Friend of Newton Founder, would love to see what you wrote about Newton on your site/blog, whichever it may be.

If your child is happy in school why change, especially if your child has friends? There are costs to joining a special needs school, esp. loss of typical peer models. That said, if you really think it's necessary, you need to look very carefully at these schools and observe as much as you can. Both are newer schools which means they don't necessarily have all the kinks worked out.

Chill out, 10:48.

Anonymous wrote:My friend is the founder of the Newton School and the school is absolutely amazing. The founder literally created the school for her son and after visiting it I don't know if I can adequately put it into words. It is a bright, cheery place and everyone knows everyone's name. I was reporting about it for my website and had seen nothing like it. They are expanding into a new facility because of demand. I would strongly recommend you checking it out.

So because a school is cheery and bright and they know everyone's name (which is pretty typical for most private schools) you recommend it. How about some concrete things? Like what are the academics like, what are the supports, what type of child they are looking for? More useful than cheery and bright.

My friend is the founder of the Newton School and the school is absolutely amazing. The founder literally created the school for her son and after visiting it I don't know if I can adequately put it into words. It is a bright, cheery place and everyone knows everyone's name. I was reporting about it for my website and had seen nothing like it. They are expanding into a new facility because of demand. I would strongly recommend you checking it out.

Hello, I have a student at Auburn in Herndon. The extremely small class sizes should help with the attention span issue and the teachers are great. Definitely call and get a tour, only seeing the school itself can help you decide if it is right for your child. It was the best decision ever for our child, but it isn't right for everyone obviously.

hello parents,

found this 2010 post on Auburn, and wanted to see if anyone out there has feedback on this school for this current year. We are considering this school for our DC who has been mainstream during preschool and K-5 but will do better (we think) in a school that caters special Ed support. currently we have a ST helping and a shadow (part time) is going well, but as DC gets older certain things become harder, attention spam one of the most important ones. DC has benefit from wonderful peers that have been great role models for behavior and language at preschool and now K, but something else is missing. DC is happy and adaptable, just trying to decide what's best.

thank you all.

Hi again -- I'm the middle school mom of an Auburn student -- just wanted to jump in to say that Auburn's tuition covers all related services that are part of the program -- speech, OT, social work all are part of the curriculum; not parceled out separately (even if your child is receiving 1:1 attention for a particular issue) -- so there are no "hidden" charges for services as at other schools. I would urge you to call the school directly! 703.793.9353 See also: www.theauburnschool.org

Oakwood has run at least one such seminar.

The whole quote was supposed to be red -- there is no reason for the differentiation in color.

This is from IRS Publication 502 regarding Medication Expenses. Interpret as you want but at most of these schools an "ordinary education" is more than an incidental part of the purpose of the school.

[i]Special Education

You can include in medical expenses fees you pay on a doctor's recommendation for a child's tutoring by a teacher who is specially trained and qualified to work with children who have learning disabilities caused by mental or physical impairments, including nervous system disorders.

You can include in medical expenses the cost (tuition, meals, and lodging) of attending a school that furnishes special education to help a child to overcome learning disabilities. A doctor must recommend that the child attend the school. Overcoming the learning disabilities must be a principal reason for attending the school, and any ordinary education received must be incidental to the special education provided. Special education includes:

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Teaching Braille to a visually impaired person,[/i]
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Teaching lip reading to a hearing-impaired person, or
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[i]Giving remedial language training to correct a condition caused by a birth defect.

You cannot include in medical expenses the cost of sending a problem child to a school where the course of study and the disciplinary methods have a beneficial effect on the child's attitude if the availability of medical care in the school is not a principal reason for sending the student there. [/i]

See irs.gov Publication 502