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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our children are increasingly neurodivergent but MCPS has not kept up with staffing/programs to meet these needs. If anything they've pushed an inclusion model that does not work for anyone.  For all their talk of equity, if you have a neurodivergent child in this era, you have most likely paid a lot of money out of pocket for their care. Any neurodivergent child without resources is pretty much doomed in the model (or lack thereof) set-up within MCPS. [/quote]

Many kids in the past and currently go without the support they need in school.  Nothing new. Wealthier parents or those with insurance will address it outside.  [/quote]

The amount of neurodivergent kids have increased dramatically in the last 10 years. Ask any educator. Yet special ed programs have systematically been dismantled. We used to be able to service well, the kids with autism, learning disabilities, ADHD. No more-- so yet it is increasingly on the parent to fill in these large gaps, which only the well off can do. [/quote]

No, they haven't.  What has changed is the access to get kids diagnosed and the criteria for diagnosis.  Most teachers and admin ignore red flags and concerns and as a parent you have to get a diagnosis and fight.[/quote]

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