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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the parent of a child with dyslexia and ADHD, I appreciate having options for schools that specifically target children like mine. ASD is a very different diagnosis and it would be detrimental to try to serve children with ASD in the same environment as children with LDs.

I’m not sure why OP can’t appreciate that and target schools that would serve her daughter well.[/quote]

Because kids on the spectrum can also have LDs and ADHD. You cannot just discriminate against a disability category as a blanket matter with no consideration of the details of the case. If Mclean wanted to have criteria about not taking kids with histories of behavioral or disruptive issues, low IQ, or observed inability to participate in group work  - or the child just needs more educational supports than the target student population- that’s fine. But many many kids on the spectrum don’t have those issues. [/quote]

They didn’t categorically say anything except that they don’t serve ASD kids as well.

Of course there are kids with ASD who would do well there. There are also kids with ASD who would not do well. All they did was acknowledge that.[/quote]

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