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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]&lt;&lt;+1. The severity of the disability is meaningless. I have a mentally ill child in a very restrictive environment (a private special-ed only school). His school is a much more restrictive environment than that of our neighbor's nonverbal son, who is in the general ed classroom in our neighborhood school part of the day. Maddux is a special ed only school, which is a more restrictive environment than any kind of school other than a residential school. However, put the two of them in a room together and our neighbor's son seems &quot;more&quot; disabled. &gt;&gt;

+1. I think this passage gets to the crux of what has been bothering me about this thread. From a LRE standpoint, Maddux is just as ''restrictive'' as a Kingsbury or similar special ed school.

I think what the Maddux posters are trying to say is that they believe the kids at Maddux are less disabled than the kids at Kingsbury or similar schools. If that's what they believe, they should really just say it.

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I am a Maddux poster and I only know about the kids at Maddux since that's where we go... So I can comment on what the kids there are like, but not elsewhere. My son would not stand out in a crowd other than being a little less coordinated physically, socially in some environments, and more easily distracted. No idea if that fits the profile elsewhere but Maddux is perfect for him. I think the concept of LRE is an odd one to focus on when thinking about a private school setting where you are selecting for a very specific profile. It seems more relevant to the public setting as a restrictive SN classroom might have a big mix and range of kids and needs.[/quote]

My kid has a similar profile and he does not stick out mainstreamed with IEP.  Most people observing the classroom would never guess he has an IEP and it sounds like most of the kids at Maddux would not be placed in a restrictive SN classroom were they in public school.  However, from the description  Maddux IS a SN school for kids with issues however mild and by definition in the same category as schools like Kingsbury.

The main difference between Kingsbury, Ivymount, Lab etc and other SN schools like Maddux, auburn, commonwealth, etc is that the students are private pay and not placed and paid for by their respective school systems.[/quote]

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