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Best State to liveI was just wondering if anyone knew of the "better" states to live in when you have an Autistic child? We are in South Carolina right now but my husband will be retiring from the Air Force in about 5 years and we want to move to another state, but not sure where. We will basically be able to move wherever we want and I want to narrow it down to a few top choices. We are originally from Floriday but I have no big desire to go back. I was wondering if anyone can give their opinion if they feel their state is pretty good with providing special needs children with what they need. Also, you can give specific town names too, that would be helpful as well. Thanks :) I'm eager to find out this information too. My husband will retire from the Army in 2 years and we trying to find the "best' location for our daughter.Texas ROCKS!! Their programs, if you know where to live, are amazing! Our school has a great staff, and they all go out of their way to make sure we have anything we need. There are retreats on the weekends for the siblings of the special kids. The workshops they have are so helpful to our normal children! Tells them they are not alone, not forgotten, not unappreciated. There are meetings monthly to discuss issues we all worry about. Long term care. What they will be like/do when they reach adulthood. What the next year may bring. What the laws and healthcare is doing to address this epidemic. I highly suggest Texas. Well, I have to tell you it's been a real God send. They practically drove to my house to get him enrolled in the summer program. No kidding. I don't understand it, but I'm thankful, I can assure you. Many people I talk to do not get the same 'services' we get. I know that. I had no idea what an in-home-trainer was, much less that Connor was applicable to have one come to the house. It is an aMAZING service!!! Really, I don't know what I'd do without Michael. He's helped us teach Connor how to point, how to put on his shoes, how to chew, how to use sign language, then how to speak correctly. He labelled our entire house with words Connor would need to know to function in 'our' world, like 'drink' 'door', etc. Well, I could go on and on about what all Michael's helped us with, but the point is that in-home-training isn't something that most people are aware of, yet is a service many people need, and should get. Geez, I am a lucky lucky girl, aren't I? has been wonderful to me and my 2 children. School all yr long!!!!!!  Keep on moving north!! British Columbia in Canada is fabulous... not only great weather, fab scenery but the services are the best in Canada! I have never had such a support school (without having the legit BC dx, they still worked things for a f/t EA), the dr acknowledges me as not only a human being, but one that actually knows about thier own child!!! plus the service providers go above and beyond the call of duty... picking my son up when I don't have the car, dropping a x-mas gift at home after hours and letting me slide on payments untill I can get funding! haha, I'm dreading when we are going to get posted next, BC has been so supportive!!! I rarely get dirty looks in public, but instead smiles as parents can relate to the temper tantrums :0) All I need now is the streets to be paved with gold and my dream job to materialize :P Pan Emilysmama...i'm in South Carolina too. Where abouts are ya girl?It all depends on the individual school system. Here in morris county NJ I have found the services amazing , but the cost of living has gotten harder and harder..toonietoons I am in Sumter, SC. About 45 minutes from Columbia and about 2 hours from Charleston. Where are you? I really liked the school system in Bellevue Nebraska, they were very hands on, small classrooms, lots of aids in the classrooms, always kept me in the loop and they were very educated and very enthusiastic about helping my son, I hope to one day move back there when hubby retires, he still has a long time in the military though  i'm in Beaver County, Pennsylvania - 25 miles north of Pgh - services we have received here are wonderful - plus we're close to Children's Hospital. We really haven't had any MAJOR issues, but we do stay on top of things are very involved.
We live in northern California.Still very new to all this,but so far the regional center here has been awsome! We have got to know a few families in our area going through this & have not heard anything negative about the services from the state.Whatever your child needs,THEY GET! Unfortunatly it is a little expensive here. Lots of sun I live on Long Island in New York. In our state, there is a special section in the law JUST for autistic rights. Each state is required to pass regulations based on IDEA, the Federal special ed. law All states have to provide at least what is in the law, but each state CAN provide more. To read the Part 200, NYS's regulation, go to New York State Dept. of Ed., click on publications, then special education. The Part 200 will be listed there. Go to 200.13 and you can read the section on education autistic children. Of course, the best way to get what you want for your child, wherever you go, is to become his BEST advocate. To start on THAT journey, check out www.wrightslaw.com Emily...I live in Charleston. I've found our services to be pretty good here, so far anyway. Have you had a good experience?toonietoons: Well Emily (my daughter) was just diagnosed in December so I'm really just getting started. But so far it seems good. She's been in speech therapy since July because before we knew she was Autistic we knew she was speech delayed. She recently started occupational therapy too. I know if a few months I will have a meeting with the local school district to discuss her starting special education preschool in August. From what I've heard it's a pretty good program here so I am excited for her. Oh, and we recently found out our insurance will cover $2500 a month in ABA therapy so we're working on the paperwork to get that started soon. I foung the "Pro Parents" website that offer classes too and I'm going to be taking a few of them next month too. Like I said, I'm pretty new to this so I'm not sure if there's more I should be doing or not. We think our daughter is pretty high functioning but not sure. She talks ALOT, but I always explain it as she talks "at me" and not "to me". Does that make sense? We have never had a conversation with our daughter, but she expreses herself all the time. This morning she walked in the kitchen and said "it's dark in here". But if I were to ask her what she wants for breakfast she would not answer me. But when she gets hungry she will tell me "waffles" or "eggs" for instance. She goes to a regular daycare right now, and she does ok. She doesn't turn away from the other children, she will play beside them but she doesn't exactly start it either. Well I see this has gotten way too long!!!!! Maybe we should email each other directly? My email is Lindalou23@yahoo.com I look forward to chatting with you further!! hello all, I live in shallotte nc. chris is 12 he is counting the days til he is 13 2 more months April 14 he will be my teen WE LIVE IN PITTSBURGH, PA (ALLEGHENY COUNTY), SO FAR SO GOOD. I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH THE SCHOOL SYSYTEM YET SO, I CAN'T HELP WITH THAT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT SOME OF THE SUBURB SCHOOLS DOING WELL BY OUR KIDS. I LIVE IN THE SHALER SCHOOL DIST. AND HAVE BEEN TOLD GOOD THINGS. WE HAVE EARLY INTERVENTION UP TO 3 YRS. OLD. YOUR CHILD GETS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE NO MATTER INCOME. I PAY NOTHING FOR WRAPAROUND, I PAY NOTHING FOR SPEECH, OT PT OR DEVLOPMENTAL. YOU GET REIMBURSED FOR MILEAGE (TAKING YOUR CHILD FOR SERVICES). WE HAVE RESPITE CARE, THOUGH I HAVEN'T USED IT. WE HAVE GOOD SUPPORT GROUPS HERE. I'M SURE THERE IS MORE BUT I JUST BEGAN THIS JOURNEY A FEW MOS. AGO. GOOD LUCK, IF YOU MOVE HERE LET ME KNOW, WE'LL GET TOGETHER. OH, DID I MENTION THAT WE ARE KNOWN TO BE VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE. PITTSBURGHERS ANYWAY. AND IF YOU LIKE FOOTBALL, WELL, WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT TOO. GO STEELERSI live in rural northeastern Calif and am satisified with our services. They are improving my the month here. We get alot of support from the regional center and other agencies that help peole with developmental disabilities. If we lived in a larger area, the services would be even better. It depends on your school district also. Some are MUCH better then others. I live in Mesa, Arizona (a suburb of Phoenix). In general, the school systems in this state are not very good. But I have to say the exception to the rule is the SPED programs in the Mesa School District. They have been great! They have been very responsive to our daughter's needs. She's in kindergarten in a class of 7 kids. This class alone has a teacher, and 2 aides. They bring in Speech and Occupational Therapists a couple of times a week. They also will attempt to mainstream the child where appropriate. For instance, if the child does well in math, they will put the child in a mainstream math class, but they remain in the SPED class for the rest of the time. Princeton NJ they have a school for autistic children. [QUOTE=ModelRRer]They also will attempt to mainstream the child
My son's elementary school did this as well, and it was wonderful! He only needs SPED support for English because of his learning disabilities, so he was mainstreamed for all other subjects, and they hand-picked the most appropriate teacher for each subject, rather than having him attend just one mainstream class for most of the day. Not only did it show that they wanted him to have the best all-round education, but it was a wonderful transitioning tool for middle school, where he is now flourishing academically in a mainstream environment (still some social bumps in the road Long Island, NY has great services for preschool AS kids. Lots of funding, support and programs. |
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