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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am disgusted. [b]You'd think the co-head of school would have a bit more intelligence and class to not categorically dismiss a whole group of kids in a public statement.[/b]

I'm sure this won't make you feel better OP but this school is only good for a specific type of kid. They make kids who are not that bright seem bright by lowering the standards. It works for kids who feel stupid because they can't cut it in a mainstream environment by building up their self esteem but it doesn't really provide the support you'd think the do. It's a trick in some ways because they are not achieving more. They are just changing the goal posts but I do think this service is valuable to some kids.
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You actually don't know she said it the way OP presents it.  The McLean School is clear in its literature that it's not for autistic students.  The schools are clear in their mission statements.  Here's a list of the SN schools in the area. For autism you should look at St. Colletta, Ivymount, Phillips School and Kennedy Krieger.  https://www.washingtonian.com/2007/11/01/special-needs-private-schools-in-dc-maryland-virginia-1/[/quote]

A school like Mclean cannot categorically reject students based on a disability. Hopefully they get sued. [/quote]

They aren’t categorically rejecting students based on disability. They say they don’t serve students with asd well not that they don’t admit students with asd.

Someone posted info from their website: we are most successful with bright students whose primary challenge is not behavioral, SOCIAL, or emotional." By definition every one who has been diagnosed with asd has or had deficits in SOCIAL communication and interaction. That’s part of the criteria: “Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history”.

So if it just by history and not current social deficits that the school is not able to accommodate then OP should have applied.

It’s interesting because when it is convenient to discriminate to get a benefit then I guess it is ok. If your kid has adhd insurance is NOT mandated to provide any behavioral therapy. But if they have autism then insurance has to pay. Often times the behavioral issues are exactly the same. [/quote]

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