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[quote=Anonymous]Have you looked into MCPS’s twice exceptional learning programs to see what’s available and if they could be a good fit for your child?

[url] https://inte.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/enriched/gtld[/url]

There’s a Montgomery County non-profit group called xMinds that has education resource lists for autistic students:

[url] https://www.xminds.org/[/url]

Also, what about adding in something at home like Outschool? Although it’s online, it’s a live, small class setting with a teacher. They support neurodiverse students and have offerings from ages 3-18.

[url] https://outschool.com/[/url]

Finally, I understand that parents of course have concerns about social interactions and their autistic children. But, please, please, educate yourself about the social needs of autistic people.  There are so many voices speaking up now from the autistic community. Neurotypical parents need to work at seeing through the autistic lens — the double empathy problem. If we are just forcing outward neurotypical behaviors on our autistic children for the purpose of “fitting in”, it can come at great cost to their mental health down the road.[/quote]

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