Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Try, Acutely Spoiled Disorder

That's more like it in this part of town. Overly diagnosed and overly medicated brats like their parents (similar to the tobacco habits of the Marlboro generation)!

Just so we are clear, there's more than 1 parent of an autistic kid defending our children here. I don't jump in at every opportunity to discuss my child and his problems. I was troubled by the PP who was so judgmental and yes I do personalize because I am often in a situation that could be taken as my child being a horrible spoiled brat and I'd like to think people in the world had more compassion than to actually be thinking that. Apparently I was incorrect. Luckily he doesn't go out much, partially because he feels so bad about himself when he has a meltdown such as what you were describing.

I didn't post anything else, but I'm glad the 2 posters above were called out for their prejudiced, disgusting comments. Do you also make racist comments? I do take such comments personally because my son has to live in this world, as do all the other autistics kids, soon to be teenagers and adults and it's sad to know he'll have to deal with the likes of you. You are talking about children. I'm glad your child never cried to you about how he doesn't deserve to be on this earth. Maybe if he did, you would understand the use of anti-depression meds in children. It's a tough decision, but it can be the only thing that keeps our kids alive.

So, to be clear, there are other parents of autistic kids sickened by your comments. Now, back to your regularly scheduled discussion of the relative merits of paying a school to make your child self-confident and self-aware vs realizing that that comes largely from home.

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Anonymous wrote:You may win for the most annoyingly obnoxious poster ever. Your first post is pure rhetoric; there is absolutely no content, and the question is unanswerable. The follow-up just makes you look like an insufferable asshole.

The question isn't rhetorical. Many parents on this site ,"private school forum" are on here because we are trying to find out things about a school that we may be considering applying to for our DC. Admissions directors will share their perspective of a school,but personally I think that what a parent who has had their child in the school for 12 years has to say is invaluable. So I posed the question about something that matters to me: not "what percentage of graduate from X school go on to Ivy or top 25 school is US according to what some magazine has researched, a subject which gets a lot of air time on this forum ,BTW,but rather at what schools did parents feel that their teens were encouraged by the atmosphere of the school to really develop and get a sense of themselves. I would also welcome feedback from HS Seniors as to how well they feel that they are prepared to choose a coarse of study in college and what experiences in their school years led them to make that discovery. I am not soliciting bashing of a school. I'm more hoping to hear positive comments about a given school in the following list : Sidwell,Maret,GDS, Cathedral Schools. Thanks for staying positive.

Anonymous wrote:The posters you reference a 2 different posters.

There is nothing disgusting about the observation that more kids in today's culture (American industrial health care system) are overdiagnosed and over medicated. I agree with this supposition and there is data to support this in the neuropsychiatric literature. This has no bearing on appropriate diagnosis and treatment. There is a valid point here that is not meant to offend autistic individuals. Neither is the overdiagnosis of coronary artery disease and the use of stents in our health care system meant to offend those with ischemic coronary artery disease!

Homeschooling is generally for folks who don't want their kids mixing with certain kinds of kids. Maybe your kids did well but how are they going to make it in the work world? Really.

Just so we are clear, there's more than 1 parent of an autistic kid defending our children here. I don't jump in at every opportunity to discuss my child and his problems. I was troubled by the PP who was so judgmental and yes I do personalize because I am often in a situation that could be taken as my child being a horrible spoiled brat and I'd like to think people in the world had more compassion than to actually be thinking that. Apparently I was incorrect. Luckily he doesn't go out much, partially because he feels so bad about himself when he has a meltdown such as what you were describing.

I didn't post anything else, but I'm glad the 2 posters above were called out for their prejudiced, disgusting comments. Do you also make racist comments? I do take such comments personally because my son has to live in this world, as do all the other autistics kids, soon to be teenagers and adults and it's sad to know he'll have to deal with the likes of you. You are talking about children. I'm glad your child never cried to you about how he doesn't deserve to be on this earth. Maybe if he did, you would understand the use of anti-depression meds in children. It's a tough decision, but it can be the only thing that keeps our kids alive.

So, to be clear, there are other parents of autistic kids sickened by your comments. Now, back to your regularly scheduled discussion of the relative merits of paying a school to make your child self-confident and self-aware vs realizing that that comes largely from home.

Anonymous wrote:

Try, Acutely Spoiled Disorder

That's more like it in this part of town. Overly diagnosed and overly medicated brats like their parents (similar to the tobacco habits of the Marlboro generation)!

I'd also say that if we're talking about "return on investment" here, homeschooling potentially seems like the least efficient option. I'd guess that few parents have the knowledge, ambition, and skill to provide a homeschool experience in all subjects that is equal to one of the local $30k/yr private schools. And I'd further guess that most parents possessing such knowledge, ambition, and skill could obtain a job that pays far more than $30k/year. So by homeschooling, your investment of time and energy far exceeds the $30k cost of private school.

Note that I'm not criticizing PP's decision to homeschool. Every family has different factors affecting its decisions, so it's impossible to judge someone else's choice. For my family, the best choice is one of those $30k private schools. For some other family, public school will be best. And as for PP, it sounds like she and her children are best suited for homeschool. I'm not sure why some people posting here feel the need (or the competence) to criticize the choices others made.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your short, sweet, simple, concise and clear definition of what real education is and how much it costs. Since I homeschooled my national merit finalists and Ivy graduates they both lack a real education. I prefer their unreal education to your real variety. You can pay $30,000/yr for 12 years of primary and secondary education. Lest I forget, in addition to your annual real estate taxes -- a partial subsidy for public school education. But, I suspect you're a lifelong renter.

That is great. But, I can't home school because I have to work and I'm a single parent.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your short, sweet, simple, concise and clear definition of what real education is and how much it costs. Since I homeschooled my national merit finalists and Ivy graduates they both lack a real education. I prefer their unreal education to your real variety. You can pay $30,000/yr for 12 years of primary and secondary education. Lest I forget, in addition to your annual real estate taxes -- a partial subsidy for public school education. But, I suspect you're a lifelong renter.

Anonymous wrote:What is a real education? Why does a real education cost $30,000/year in your world? Does one have to spend $30,000/year at your child's school to get a "real" education? Preposterous faulty thinking in my opinion.