Help! - Best pre-k for autistic child?

[Anonymous]

My 3 year old was just diagnosed as autistic and lottery applications are due tomorrow!! Our in bound school is payne on capitol hill. We are putting school within a school first but need major help with rest of list.
Is payne ok? Any others that will do well with a high functioning kid but needs social help and some hand holding? I know we wont get into maury, ludlow, brent peabody without in bounds status so not sure which others to put on our list? I'm very worried and would appreciate any help!

[Anonymous]

hi OP - I don't have the answer to your question but at some point you need to look at Auburn and Diener (yes both $$$)

[Anonymous]

Did you go to early stages? The can find a placement for your kids based on his IEP

[Anonymous]

It’s really going to be based on which school can support the IEP. If you’re doing home based services where there may be school crossover be certain the school principal allows “outsiders”.

[Anonymous]

I would list inspired teaching. I have also heard good things about JO Wilson's special ed PK program. But having school close by is valuable too, so there's no harm in just listing SWW and Payne and being done for tonight! If he gets an IEP, they will find him space at a school that can meet it. Next year is going to be an adjustment no matter what, as the IEP is developed and your kid matures--they change a lot from 2 or barely 3 when you're entering the lottery to the end of PK! You'll have a better sense at that point of what type of classroom he'll be in and how services work.

[Anonymous]

JO Wilson is moving apparently so I wonder if the swing campus will have the same services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JO Wilson is moving apparently so I wonder if the swing campus will have the same services.

Of course they'll have the same services. They're legally required to. Plus their budget just came out, it shows exactly what they'll have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you go to early stages? The can find a placement for your kids based on his IEP

This. Early stages will place your child as soon as they turn 3. Of course you can also do the lottery but that doesn't guarantee that school has an appropriate classroom for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you go to early stages? The can find a placement for your kids based on his IEP

This. Early stages will place your child as soon as they turn 3. Of course you can also do the lottery but that doesn't guarantee that school has an appropriate classroom for your kid.

OP depending on the level of services necessary, working with Early Stages is the best bet.