Amen brother.
I witnessed more 'ODD' behavior in the staff and adminitration than my son ever exhibited.
Add to that lying and manipulation. Suggesting that I lie to my son. Breaking confidence. Interfering with contact with my son. Having their head shrink impress on the court that I was 'advarsarial', non-supportive to the 'treatment my son needed', causing conflict on campus, harrassing staff at home. All fabrications. Worked well for them and my ex. They got to keep the money and my ex defeated my efforts.
BTW, my son was not 'diagnosed' prior to going to HLA. They provided that dx after a brief visit with my ex and were not interesting in taking a family history from me- the parent he'd spent the most time with. They honestly were not interested in my opinion and observations of my son. That was the first big red flag for me.
I took my ex to family court, asking that my son be brought back for an evaluation to determine if such an austere placement was in his best interest- I knew it would be found not to be. My ex testified that if my son came home he'd loose $110,000 in pre-paid tuition. They got HLA staff on the phone during the hearing to confirm that, also to sway the judge to believe that my son needed their 'treatment'. I didn't know it at the time, it was very early in the process, but their refund policy states nothing of the sort.
These people are grossly out of control and misuse their power and influence.