Preschool for ASD child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would focus on setting your kid up for success. Maybe intensive ABA therapy for the scratching and running away. Even a SN preschool would have difficulty managing these behaviors and he' quickly become a pariah at a NT one or likely be kicked out.

This is what I'm afraid. I'm afraid DC will be kicked out if DC goes to a regular preschool. Are you saying that even county can kick out a child from their prescool (age 3 and above?)

[Anonymous]

No, the county won't. But he doesn't sound like ready for regular preschool.

[Anonymous]

What about therapeutic preschools?

[Anonymous]

Wait till his behavior is better and make try activities like an adult and child gymnastics class instead to get some of the social in.

[Anonymous]

Isn't there a class he can enter at 3 in the public schools through early intervention/child find? I do not believe a typical preschool would be able or willing to handle those issues and he would not last long in a typical preschool environment.

[Anonymous]

When will your child be 3? Traditional preschool is not able to handle issue like elopement. If you find one willing to try, I would start from day 1 with s trained shadow. I speak from experience.. Son just turned 4 and is able to attend a NT preschool 2 days a week (it is only a 2 hour program) but we are sending him with a trained shadow. We also have him Ina class 1 year younger than his true age. Is your child verbal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would focus on setting your kid up for success. Maybe intensive ABA therapy for the scratching and running away. Even a SN preschool would have difficulty managing these behaviors and he' quickly become a pariah at a NT one or likely be kicked out.

This is what I'm afraid. I'm afraid DC will be kicked out if DC goes to a regular preschool. Are you saying that even county can kick out a child from their prescool (age 3 and above?)

The county won't. Your kid doesn't sound ready for traditional preschool. There are limited SN options, especially for a child so young. Often SN schools try to balance the kids the types of kids they accept in a given class. A child who elopes will be especially challenging and a private SN school might not accept two kids for example with this profile.

I think your main goal is safety and working on the elopement issue. The second is the aggression. For peer interaction, there may be appropriate classes or playdates. So there are ways to make that happen. GL. I hope you find some workable solutions.