<p>My sister-in-law has had great success with a Friends school for children who had special needs related to attachment disorder. She has found it a very nurturing environment, after some dreadful experiences in other private schools (not in your area). Her children also have a mathematical and scientific aptitude that she felt was being suppressed in their other schools, and they have blossomed beingin a smaller setting seemingly more dedicated to their well-being as people (as opposed to students first). I wish you the best of luck. I think it is very admirable for you to have been forthright, and that any school that will hold that against you is truly not the setting you want for your son.</p>
<p>HFA is actually a learning disability and a great majority with HFA have trouble succeeding academically. The ones who succeed academically are in the 1% or less percentile. I mean, for the first time in my life, I tirelessly busted my ass off in school and barely got under a 3.0 (which I need to get much higher for my 4-year college transferrable units and I think I didn’t get strong enough grades due to executive function issues, but will fix those problems and I have faith in myself that I will do it). I have HFA and overcame a great majority of with disability related issues (which I struggled greatly in high school with), meaning I am well liked by my peers, I talk normal, I can dress normal, I can get along well with everyone at my community college, I go out many places with freinds, I am 100% fluent at driving, I have quite excellent motor skills (I rode my bike 60 miles in one day once), I can go to parties and socialize at them withouth no problem and so on. No one can tell that I have dealt with these issues unless if you personally know me.</p>