I think that you will find that most of the posters have younger kids. If you are in Montgomery County, I suggest that you get on the mcneeds listserv (mcneeds.org). Lots of posters with high school and college age kids.

I guess it depends what kind of special needs you are talking about. If the class includes up to age 21 that sounds like fairly intense needs. My DC has ADHD and various other LDs but goes to a regular, competitive private high school. Classes look like most private schools (10-15 students per class) and the workload is intense. DC has some accomodations (extra time on tests and typing english and history tests being the key ones).

If you are concerned I suggest you visit a number of programs that would be suitable for your child and see what would work best.

Also what is an EC class? Without revealing yourself here can you tell what jurisdiction you were in? MD, DC, VA, NW DC, DCPS, etc?

Were there other neuro -typical kids in the class? You say it was an inclusion setting: how many kids were in the class total? You also said you were a sub: did you get a sense from the principal that you were doing what they normally do, or was this an unusual day (short bell day for testing or some other reason...)

Why no responses? Do the parents here not have highschool-aged children? Really wondering now-

This was an inclusive classroom with 7 kids on the autistic spectrum. Is this what you expect at a high-performing public high school? The kids were age 15-21. Parents, is this your experience? Just wondering - thank you.

What are your kids doing in HS? Today I worked as a sub in an EC class - high school level. It was my first time working in this type of class. I saw: a lot of work sheets, gym time, walking on the track, watching a cartoon video. What is typical?