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June 2009
Re: Student with mild aspergers looking for high school
Has your daughter visited either of the schools you're looking into?
Our child's visit at Orion and the impressions shared with us told us
a lot. I think that many students find a respite from teasing and
bullying there and find it easier to make friends, but it's hard to
say how an individual will fit in without trying it. The director's
book will give you a good idea about the school's approaches and
program. If you'd like to chat with us about our experience with
Orion, you can contact me at yahoo.com.
another parent
Oct 2001
Does any one have any experience with, or information about, Orion Academy
in Moraga? It is a very new private school for children with learning
disabilities which we are considering for high school. They are having an
open house this month which we will attend, but we are hoping for objective
info since it is so new and very expensive. For other parents looking for
alternatives, the open house is Oct. 17 from 6:00 to 8:00. Their phone
number is 925 377-0789, and you need to RSVP by Oct. 12 for the open house.
I think you will find when you attend the openhouse this month that Orion is
a school designed for a very specific kind of disability, namely those
disorders which fall along the autistic scale and kids who have been
diagnosed with NLD (non-verbal learning disorder). It is probably a great
school and is a true godsend if it is what you need. For those of the rest
of us with kids with your more dyslexia kind of stuff, there is not really
much out there. We are always looking. It's kinda scary. We are at Raskob
right now, we always have parents return to talk of their experiences at high
school after Raskob (which goes through middle school). Some schools work
out, some do not. Some work with the kids even though they have no one on
staff who has the specific training, some boot the kids out after a couple of
months because they (the schools) are college prep and don't consider these
kids college material. It is far easier, we hear, to find a college for these
kids than a high school in this area. This is still so unbelievable to me
since there is such a need, and the numbers of kids who could benefit is
astronomical.
Regarding Orion school. I have heard the director speak at a
professional meeting for therapists in Alameda County. She struck me
as professional, caring and realistic about the progress severely
learning disabled children can accomplish. She was speaking regarding
Asperger's disorder.
Peggy
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