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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here-First off, just wanted to mention that I know of two families that are very happy with Little Buds and have seen lots of progress. At this point, it’s just not the right program for us for a few different reasons.

I so appreciate the feedback on Karasik-sounds awesome! I may even just head down to the office to catch a Sharon in person as she still hasn't gotten back in touch with me. That sounds great that they get extra social story and special education time too at the nap time.

I am sorry but we are new to this-what is the LISS lottery? Is that the same thing as an autism waiver?

Just wanted to add that we toured Potomac Glen Day School and I was blown away-so impressed. They are not a special needs preschool but they are very knowledgeable and have Infnats and Toddlers, PEP itinerant, ABA aides, private speech and OT therapists come to the school to work with the children. They work hard to incorporate a child’s IEP goals if they have one. They are really well trained in sensory processing issues and do consults with the awesome folks at ITS about how to best address these issues. They have different sensory strategies to help kids with their tough spots in the day and also offer noise cancelling headphones and other tools to help kids with auditory processing issues. I wanted to mention this as I don’t hear this school listed that often when people are looking for nursery/preschools that are great with the anxious/sensory kiddos like my son. [/quote]

Karasik parent again.  The LISS lottery is different than the autism waiver.  The LISS website is: https://dda.health.maryland.gov/Pages/liss.aspx.  Note that his has not been updated for FY19, but figure the dates are the same for 2018 as they are for 2017.  The application for the LISS lottery is located here: https://dda.health.maryland.gov/Documents/2016/FY16%20LISS%20Random%20Selection%20Application.pdf.  You can send the application for round 1 in by June 30, 2018 (date of receipt, not postmark date).  If you live in MoCo, you mail it to: Maryland Community Connection - 4401 Nicole Drive, Lanham, Maryland 20706.  You can also drop it off in-person if you forget to mail it in early or if you want a lot of extra assurance that they received it.  Generally, an IEP is not enough to qualify for LISS lottery funds, but it's worth applying since you'll hopefully be getting a diagnosis before the paperwork needs to be submitted for the $2,000.

I didn't know about Potomac Glen Day School.  I just checked out the website and it says nothing about MCITP, PEP Itinerant, ABA, or other therapists.  Are they private for each child?  The big difference at Karasik is that there is a specific MCITP team and a specific PEP team assigned to the school.  Any school can have teams visit for the specific hours in the IFSP or the IEP.  It's also a Christian school, whereas Karasik is secular.

I also want to add that, for the same hours, Karasik will be about half the price as Potomac Glen.

If you're on the local listserv for Silver Spring moms, send an email to the list looking for me and I'll get you in touch with Karasik.  If you're not on the list and you're on Facebook, ask a friend to add you because it's a pretty large list.  Some of the emails go to spam, so if you email me, just let me know here and I'll check for it.  That way, I can make sure Sharon H gets back to you.[/quote]

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