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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child graduated from McLean School last year. He had several friends in his class with ASD and we have known several over our years at the school. Perhaps what the Co-Head of School meant was that McLean serves less well those with ASD who need more support than they have available. I would agree with one of the other posts that being transparent can be helpful in searching for a new school.[/quote]

It would be nice if they clarified what they meant. It’s even possible that Mclean is too low achieving academically for many kids on the spectrum. Lots of autistic kids are gifted and mainly just need more flexibility and acceptance but not support for learning disorders and attention. But I’m sure the Mclean head would never say “We are an option for kids who need more academic handholding - kids mildly on the spectrum will do better in a mainstream private.” [/quote]

That isn’t fair to kids with LDs. My kid is dyslexic and has ADHD, but her IQ is 136 and she maxed out the visual spatial reasoning sub test. That’s not unusual for kids with dyslexia. So to say McLean is too low academically is a bit insulting.[/quote]

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