High School for Level 1 autism

[Anonymous]

Are there good private high schools in the are for Level 1 autistic kids? Not interested in public, just high schools with social skills support, not academic support.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

OP's terminology is fine.
-- Also an autistic person

[Anonymous]

I’m not aware of any high schools in the area geared toward HFA kids and provides social skills support. That would be amazing though. If you do find one please report back!

[Anonymous]

Have you tried social skills groups or classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

Not OP, but the psychologist who diagnosed our child provided this exact diagnosis one year ago. Has the DSM been changed in the last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not aware of any high schools in the area geared toward HFA kids and provides social skills support. That would be amazing though. If you do find one please report back!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

I don’t think anyone has the right to tell everyone else in the world how to speak. It’s getting kind of tiring to keep up with and doesn’t really affect anyone and people need to focus on their own lives not what other people are saying

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

Thank you for this informative article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

I don’t think anyone has the right to tell everyone else in the world how to speak. It’s getting kind of tiring to keep up with and doesn’t really affect anyone and people need to focus on their own lives not what other people are saying

PP was asking, not telling.

I'm sorry it's tiring for you to be respectful, it's not actually that difficult for most of us. We make a mistake and say "oh, I'm sorry" and then, don't do it again. It really, really isn't hard. At all. I promise. Being respectful doesn't mean being perfect. It means TRYING.

[Anonymous]

OP, I’m assuming you have a newly diagnosed teen. High School is around the time that social skills deficits become most apparent.

You probably aren’t going to get your child’s social skills needs met by any high school (public or private). Private services are going to be your best bet. You’ll need to try different social skills groups, classes, etc. until you find something that really helps your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

I don’t think anyone has the right to tell everyone else in the world how to speak. It’s getting kind of tiring to keep up with and doesn’t really affect anyone and people need to focus on their own lives not what other people are saying

PP was asking, not telling.

I'm sorry it's tiring for you to be respectful, it's not actually that difficult for most of us. We make a mistake and say "oh, I'm sorry" and then, don't do it again. It really, really isn't hard. At all. I promise. Being respectful doesn't mean being perfect. It means TRYING.

Level 1 or HFA are perfectly fine terms to use. Nobody is going to stop using those terms. Please focus on the OPs question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hey, Level 1 is an outdated term. As is "high functioning" Please avoid.
- autistic person

How would you prefer the various points on the spectrum to be referred to?

Autistic, needing support in A and B but not C. https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

I don’t think anyone has the right to tell everyone else in the world how to speak. It’s getting kind of tiring to keep up with and doesn’t really affect anyone and people need to focus on their own lives not what other people are saying

PP was asking, not telling.

I'm sorry it's tiring for you to be respectful, it's not actually that difficult for most of us. We make a mistake and say "oh, I'm sorry" and then, don't do it again. It really, really isn't hard. At all. I promise. Being respectful doesn't mean being perfect. It means TRYING.

Level 1 or HFA are perfectly fine terms to use. Nobody is going to stop using those terms. Please focus on the OPs question.

I assure you that I'm in dozens of online groups where autistic adults beg parents not to use those terms to describe their kids.

The answer to OPs question doesn't exist. There's no magic school with ONLY social supports. How woudl that be possible? To serve such a narrow group of kids?