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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And also, thank you to everyone for taking time to read the request and to formulate thoughtful responses![/quote]

Everyone -

Again, thank you for taking the time to provide thoughtful responses.  This would be so much easier if we were all in a room together.  It's so difficult to interpret the tone of one's comments, and there's no nonverbal communication occurring.  Please know that I'm not being dismissive of anyone's comments/input.  I'm trying to watch this thread closely, and am sometimes responding from my iphone in free moments between things.

I hesitated to describe my kiddo's profile, knowing that my statements could be over- or under-interpreted.  In the end, I opted to provide a basic description in hopes of eliciting more relevant responses.  I was not crowing or in anyway intending to make a statement about IQ and ASD, others' abilities, IEP eligibility and IQ, etc.  It was just a description.  And please know that I'm very aware of my kid's limitations - we've had an abundance of evaluations that point out challenges in painful, clinical, and somewhat judgmental-sounding detail.  (Thank God they also speak in detail about strengths too!)  I was hoping you guys would trust me to know those challenges and to be able to use that information, combined with other input I'm receiving -- including from this board -- to find the right fit for my child.

I want to identify the options, and was hoping you guys could help.  I particularly need help identifying mainstream privates.  The high-quality SN schools that specialize in ASD/ADHD/NVLD were relatively easy to identify. They have great reputations, etc.  We toured some of them already and will be touring others this fall.  But they are crazy expensive and are a long drive to get to.  So, I'd like to see whether there are any mainstream privates closer to home that I should approach to assess their potential fit.  A mainstream private a little further away would be good to know about, just in case the neuropsych testing suggests a mainstream setting would be best and there aren't any closer to home.  I want to avoid wasting time contacting those mainstream privates that are unwilling, etc., or simply don't have the capabilities, culture, etc.  I was hoping people would be able to offer suggestions on who to contact, or even who to steer clear of.  And please rest assured we intend to disclose the diagnosis, provide the latest neuropsych testing, etc.

Regarding public schools.  We don't have good options.  More importantly, however, is that kiddo does better in a small class, which makes public schools more difficult.  Kiddo seems to thrive with about 15 - 17 kids max.

Moving is not a good option either.  We've had this family home for a loooong time.  Moving would be upsetting to the grands, taking them out of their home, their daily orbits, and potentially forcing them to find new doctors, etc.  The move would also be hard on the sibs.

Lastly, we are working with a team.  It includes an educational consultant and a neuropsychologist.  We're doing another round of testing.  Their advice and insights will be heavily weighted.

I hope this clarifies things further.

So if you are able to provide names of mainstream privates that I should contact or avoid,  I would sincerely appreciate that.  TIA![/quote]

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