Any DC parent of a Special Needs child specifically Asperger's/HFA happy with DC public or charter

[Anonymous]

For K? Could you name the school. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Barnard has a robust autism program. My child is NT, but one of my playground mom-friends praises the program to the heavens for how it's helped her son.

[Anonymous]

OP: Thanks! Specfically, we're looking for main stream classrooms (not self-contained autism programs) with push-in and pull-out services. Is Barnard an inclusive program?

[Anonymous]

Bridges PCS has inclusion classrooms. They are planning to expand to K next year (pending charter board approval).

[Anonymous]

Actually, Bridges has both inclusion classrooms and a non-inclusion classroom. Garrison ES also has an autism program that has at least one inclusion classroom.

[Anonymous]

My child with HF Asperger's is doing great at Yu Ying and we couldn't be happier with the quality of his sped services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child with HF Asperger's is doing great at Yu Ying and we couldn't be happier with the quality of his sped services.

Thank you for posting a success story. I have heard so many bad things about YY's SN services that it is nice to hear something to the contrary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child with HF Asperger's is doing great at Yu Ying and we couldn't be happier with the quality of his sped services.

Could you describe the services the school provides? Our developmental pediatrician who went to the school to observe DC was not impressed. Said the culture and the way the school is set up is not a good fit for our HF Asperger's child. He is fine with the immersion language part. The dev ped is an expert on autism and consulted to DCPS to try to improve their program. We are torn since we really love the school and hope to stay with an IEP.

[Anonymous]

NP, here. I love the school, but I know a few kids with HF Aspergers at the school. The students seem to receive pull-out OT and counseling unless they exhibit difficult behavior, in which case there are vigorous attempts to get them placed privately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP, here. I love the school, but I know a few kids with HF Aspergers at the school. The students seem to receive pull-out OT and counseling unless they exhibit difficult behavior, in which case there are vigorous attempts to get them placed privately.

Uh, no....the only private placement for a kids with asd was at a parent's request (she and i are friends). sped services are delivered inclusively and through pull-out, depending on the iep. like any other school, there have been kids with severe mental health issues and there were issues with whether it was appropriate placement. the sped program is implemented with integrity and the teachers are great, at least in my opinion and the opinion of MANY other sped parents. I do know that one private program actually sent its teachers to observe at YY, because what they were doing was considered to be top of the line best practice.
Remember, each kid is different, and no one school can meet everyone's needs.

[Anonymous]

I hope you are authorized to speak on behalf of parents because you sound suspiciously knowledgeable to be just any random "parent".

[Anonymous]

I am a parent there and we're a pretty tight group

[Anonymous]

Anyone happy with their middle school for an Aspie boy who does ok academically but needs behavior support?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP, here. I love the school, but I know a few kids with HF Aspergers at the school. The students seem to receive pull-out OT and counseling unless they exhibit difficult behavior, in which case there are vigorous attempts to get them placed privately.

Uh, no....the only private placement for a kids with asd was at a parent's request (she and i are friends). sped services are delivered inclusively and through pull-out, depending on the iep. like any other school, there have been kids with severe mental health issues and there were issues with whether it was appropriate placement. the sped program is implemented with integrity and the teachers are great, at least in my opinion and the opinion of MANY other sped parents. I do know that one private program actually sent its teachers to observe at YY, because what they were doing was considered to be top of the line best practice.
Remember, each kid is different, and no one school can meet everyone's needs.

19:47 I'm glad to hear that so many parents are happy with the services. I love the teachers and personally like all the SN staff I've had contact with but am concerned b/c everyone is young with little experience. Our developmental pediatrician and educational consultant have nearly 40 yrs of experience between them dealing with Asperger's so we'll see if we can get a workable IEP that can be successfully implemented. We'll see how it goes.

[Anonymous]

While there are some parents who are very commited to making this school work for their children, I wouldn't say it's an optimal environment. These kids are not adequately supported and are disruptive.