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DOES ANYONE ANYWHERE KNOW WHAT STATE/CITY THAT OFFERS A GOOD SPED PLAN??? (I.E.P) THAT FOLLOWS IT! ↓
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| Name: Julie | Date: Apr 10th, 2006 2:49 AM |
| I am in Virginia, terrible state for an autistic child. ↑ |
| Name: mary | Date: Apr 10th, 2006 3:16 PM |
Check this out:
http://www.autisticsociety.org
/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=5
and
http://www.aboutautismlaw.com/f
ull_article.html
and
www.naar.or
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| Name: MOM/LAURI | Date: Apr 11th, 2006 4:03 PM |
| THANKS JULIE FOR THE INFO. I' M AT THE POINT WHERE I'LL MOVE ANYWHERE!!!!! I LIVE IN WESTERN MASS , (SPRINGFIELD) . I DID'NT THINK THERE COULD BE ANY PLACE WORSE!!! ↑ |
| Name: cheryl | Date: Apr 16th, 2006 3:06 AM |
| wisconsin has many different program options for autistic children like a 3 year intensive at home program for toddlers and early children in the school system when children turn 3. ↑ |
| Name: Loree | Date: May 24th, 2006 5:53 PM |
| We have a 5 year old son who will be starting kindergarden next year and we are also planning on moving to an area with better services. It sounds like North Carolina has a state-wide program for children with autism you might want to check out. Good luck, maybe we'll see you there! ↑ |
| Name: Cass | Date: May 25th, 2006 12:12 PM |
| My niece received her Spec. Ed. degree in Michigan and was very involved with the schools. After coming back to Ohio, she can't believe how messed up Ohio schools are. So, YES for Michigan; NO for Ohio. ↑ |
| Name: hope | Date: Jun 16th, 2006 7:48 PM |
| I am in the worcester,massachusetts area and my son has the BEST Early interevention teachers and therepist. They even volunteer on there on time to help with coming to my appts at hospitals etc. [email protected] ↑ |
| Name: Michelle | Date: Jun 18th, 2006 3:31 AM |
The Poway Unified School District of Poway, California has one of the best programs I have come across. My daughter started their full day autism preschool class the day she turned 3 years old. Her progress has been tremendous. The class has one main teacher and one aid for each student. She receives Behavior Intervention, Speech Therapy, OT and twice a week she spends an hour in the regular preschool class for mainstreaming. She also attends a summer school program that runs for 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. The district provides bus transportation free of charge for the regular year and summer school session. Unfortunately, the cost of living in Southern California is so prohibitive that my family is now attempting a work transfer to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If anyone has any info on the special education for autism in that area, I'd love to hear about it.
[email protected] ↑ |
| Name: Colleen | Date: Jun 19th, 2006 5:19 PM |
| We live in Delaware and my 2 3/4 year old son was diagnosed one month after his 2nd birthday. In January of this year he began school at a state/local public school for children with autism. It is a public school. He goes from 8am to 2:40pm he has a teacher, an aide, a speech therapist, a psychologist, he also gets OT, he has Gym class, Music Therapy and Art Therapy. They are very open to parent involvement. They go all year long. He got a week off between spring and summer semesters and will get close to 2 weeks off between Summer and Fall for cleaning of the school etc.. We have only been in the program for 5 months but I am getting the feeling we are very lucky to live in Delaware. ↑ |
| Name: Catherine Augustine | Date: Jul 3rd, 2006 12:20 AM |
| In Ma. I think it is the best I made a terrible mistake and moved to Va. and they have nothing. Good Luck. ↑ |
| Name: MOM-Jodene | Date: Jul 21st, 2006 7:07 PM |
| Unless you have a typical child you are out of luck in every state! Watch for fake grades that will socially pass your child through. Always ask what is the exiting requirements of the previous grade level your child is entering to make sure your school isn't lying to you about meeting the IEP goals. Call your state board of education and ask for a copy of the learning standards of your state. Always ask for a draft copy of the IEP one week prior to the staffing so you are never surprised at what they are going to say to you when you get there and never go alone. Ask for all confidential reports on any testing that is done, they will not just hand it to you, you have to ask for it. Keep everything your child brings home for at least 3 years so you can always go back and check the progress he or she is making. This is the only way you will be able to make a case of ongoing non-progress. No child left behind in the state of Illinois doesn't mean a thing. You must beat them at their game. Learn their languauge, learn the laws, learn what your child is entitled to then fight for it. It is your child's right to have it make sure they get it. ↑ |
| Name: Jodene | Date: Jul 21st, 2006 7:57 PM |
| P.S. It is very hard to take advice from anyone who hasn't been in the system for a long time. I trusted the schools, I believed too. Keep your guard up, always, always keep your guard up. Keep in mind, the schools get federal funding for your child based on his or her disability, make sure it is being used on your child. ↑ |
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