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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you so much. My daughter is at home only. She didn't go to any day care.[/quote]

PP here. If I were you, and if I didn't have to work, I would keep the child home with me, do all the therapy Strong Start offers you, and add in therapeutic activities (Strong Start has free therapeutic playgroups, and other organizations may have them too) and daily social activities with NT kids. There is a cooperative preschool/playgroup program at DC rec centers and the cost is quite low (may even be sliding scale). Look into this. It's mornings only and would give your daughter some time with NT kids every weekday. (Don't worry if the other kids are a little younger than her, if she has social and language delays she will probably relate to younger kids better than ones her own age.) If your daughter is too old for that, maybe you can join a neighborhood playgroup, or a private part time playgroup/preschool? Honestly, this is going to be a lot of work for you to manage and coordinate, but if I didn't have to work outside the home and I was in your situation it is what I would try to do.

You may find that your daughter cannot handle/doesn't do well in the inclusion settings, or that you don't feel like she's making any/enough progress. Then talk to Strong Start about moving her to a full time autism/special ed classroom in DCPS. You should have therapists and a services coordinator assigned to you by Strong Start and this team can help you decide if you've got your daughter in the right environment. Good luck. I feel like all of us are just learning about this as we go along, doing trial and error . . . [/quote]

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