Hi all,
This my first post, though I have been very impressed by what I have read!
My DS is 13, highly gifted and diagnosed with mild Aspergers (really social issues only). He is a Julliard level pianist and violinist, off the charts on math and a pretty good swimmer. Our psychologist (who really understands this stuff) says that he needs a private school -- the best local one has a strong (but not world class) music program and no swim team. Our DS really wants to go to our public high school -- which has a tremendous academic program, a world class music program and a swim team, but is very large. DS is coming from a small private school where he has worked really hard to have friends and is happy (there is no option to stay) but the bulk of his friends are going to the public high school.
Any thoughts on how to evaluate options, e.g. how hard is it for AS kids to navigate a large public high school? how much support/if any will we get? how advantageous is it to find a place where he has lots of individualized instruction? Thanks, in advance!
