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[quote=Anonymous]My good friend lives in northern VA with her sweet autistic son who is 2.5.  She’s done all of the evaluations to get him into free preschool programming.  She had the IEP meeting this week and toured the proposed placement and was extremely disappointed (teachers on phones, kids watching cartoons, etc.).

I would love to help her look at private schools/preschools/daycares that could best serve her kid.  Her son is very sweet and social (good eye contact, plays peek a boo, loves to be chased, etc.), but he only has a few words and doesn’t follow simple verbal instructions.  I don’t know the full extent of his diagnosis, but these are the parts she’s shared with me—language processing disorder, severe non verbal autism diagnosis. She’s not on DCUM, so I told her that I would post and see if anyone could make recommendations.  Her ideal environment for him would be a joyful, language-rich preschool.

She lives in northern VA and works in DC so she’s looking in those areas.  She’s middle class, so may need the possibility of financial aid (though I have the sense that she’s willing to invest every spare dollar in finding a great school for her son).  He’s currently in a daycare, but now that he has a diagnosis, she wants an environment with truly excellent educators who understand autism.

If you have ideas for preschools and daycares in the area that are great for autistic kids who need lots of language and stimulation, please provide your suggestions!  [/quote]

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