How do I figure out where to find a public school with a good special education program? A friend of mine has a son with Autism and needs to move to be closer to work.
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How do I figure out where to find a public school with a good special education program? A friend of mine has a son with Autism and needs to move to be closer to work.
Others will give you thier personal experience, but I just want to include a note that what’s best for one kid might not be the best for another.
ABA (ABLS is based on ABA) is often considered the best for most kids, but it turned out to be kind of overrated for my niece. She gets board with the repetition & does not require constant reinforcement. But a modified version is still very good for her.
I think your friend needs to contact all the public schools near the area in which she or he will need to move to be closer to work.Perhaps asking the employer for the “local” opinion as well as contacting a real estate agent would add to the information.
Each school system should have a parent resource center to contact which would provide the name of the special ed director and autism program supervisor. Your friend might arrange to meet with both of the those persons to seek information and ask to observe classes.
Good Luck!
you need to determine what teh needs are
options include
ABA
GreenSpan/DIR
Miller
Inclusive
LD class etc….
find a group of parents in taht area–and talk to them
I would go observe the classrooms that the public schools have where your friend is thinking about moving to. I would also spend that time to talk with the teacher. I teach an adaptive behavior classroom and I have a student with autism that fits perfectly with my emotionally disturb students, but another student with autism might not work so well in that setting. Depending on the skills and level that your friends child is on could help make the decision about which program he or she should be in.
I don’t know about schools, but these people prescribe developmental programs for autism. They do ‘distance programs too.
The teacher is the bottom line. I agree that you should go to the school you are considering and speak to the teacher and ask them questions. They should be able to tell you their background and how they run their classroom, etc. However, all schools legally have to provide appropriate services for every child in special education. That includes (if needed for that child) ocupational therapy, speech therapy, etc. As a parent, you have alot of protections. If your child is in special education right now, then they have an individualized education plan and the new district is legally obligated to follow through with that same plan until they review it (this has to be within the first 30 schooldays). You will be a member of the committee that reviews it and will have input on revisions.