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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not 19:29 and I happen to know at least two of those schools that have ASD kids and by definition they all need social supports -- maybe they don't consider it a priority so the parents so ask but trust me they could all use it. By the way, there are plenty of NT kids at my kids school that could use social supports. We point to kids with ASD as having social communication problems, but those are not the kids that are bullying, making fun of, or excluding children.... they could all have a positive benefit of the other kids despite their own challenges. [/quote]

19:29 here. One of the kids I know who was counseled out because he didn't understand social boundaries. He made fun of other kids and bullied some kids. And I mean badly bullied. Teachers talked to him and his parents, he and his parents  spoke to the school's counselor and to the head of school. He wasn't a bad kid; what he needed simply wasn't offered there.   At his public school, with social supports in place, he does extremely well academically and works with the social issues for less than an hour a day with people who are trained to help kids on the spectrum.

As another poster mentioned, I'm sure there are high functioning kids with autism at all the schools mentioned. As a parent, with professional guidance, you have to decide where your child is best served. Don't do your child a disservice by putting her in a private school (or any school) that doesn't have the resources she needs.

Call the learning specialists and/or counselors at these schools. You don't have use your real name. Ask them honestly if they could meet your child's needs. [/quote]

And take what they say with a huge grain of salt. They may really think they can do it, but not know what they're in for.  Ask questions specific to your child and your child's behavior.

I was repeatedly assured by the head of a private school with 50+ years of experience that her school could handle my kid with HFA. They couldn't. They didn't have the training or the resources. My kid was unhappy. I was unhappy. The school was unhappy. The other kids and parents were unhappy.  He is currently doing very, very well in a public school with minimal supports. [/quote]

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