Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20% of children nationally have learning differences. 20% of students at the top 3 have learning differences. Don't assume that your child can't be accommodated, because if s/he is bright and curious, s/he will do just fine in any school.

Selective admissions processes and subsequent counseling out mean the students at the Big 3 do not mirror the general population. That's why people pay the big $.

If you have big$'s or are a prominent alumni, your kid is going to get in regardless if they have learning differences or not. It happens more than you think.

Also GDS counsels out kids with learning differences. I know of 5 who left middle school last year. We love GDS but it is not a good fit for kids who need support- kids are smart, free thinking, self-starters and the teachers expect the kids to perform. It's not a great fit for one of our kids who has executive function issues but he loves it so we are coping/supporting him. Our other child is super smart, fast-processor and he is doing great but he already feels the pressure in late middle school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20% of children nationally have learning differences. 20% of students at the top 3 have learning differences. Don't assume that your child can't be accommodated, because if s/he is bright and curious, s/he will do just fine in any school.

Selective admissions processes and subsequent counseling out mean the students at the Big 3 do not mirror the general population. That's why people pay the big $.

+100 No way 20% of the kids at the Cathedral schools or Sidwell have a learning difference.

Agree - counseled out by upper school seems to be the norm

I agree that its probably less than 20% but it is absolutely not true that they are all counseled out. I think you misunderstand ADHD. DD thrived at NCS, including very high grade, in spite of ADHD because of the right accommodations. This would not be true of every child so I agree with the recommendations for schools like Field and Maret. But there are a range of learners who have this diagnosis and there absolutely are kids with ADHD at every school.

Can you share what the right accommodations were for your child?