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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is fully verbal and conversational, but can't keep up socially with NT peers (she's a girl, which I think makes it even harder). She's done best in spaces that attract autistic kids who also share a common interest. [/quote]

OP here. This describes my child perfectly. Can you share what those places are? My kid is into theater, music, and artistic pursuits. Know anyplace you might recommend? [/quote]

I’m not that poster but the previous one. My kid is also very into theater, music and art. I recommend Vis Arts, DC Peers and Imagination Stage.[/quote]

For Imagination Stage did you do regular program or programming specifically for kids on the spectrum?[/quote]

We did regular programming. My kid did classes and camps there from age 6 on. They have an accessibility liaison person who will talk to you about what kind of support your kid needs and they try to provide it. My kids needs varied from year to year and from program to program. Sometimes they had an extra person in there to help with any kid who needed extra help, sometimes it was just breaks. She did a musical theater production camp for many years and there were inclusion staff who helped kids who had support needs. They would spent some 1:1 time with my kid at lunch or when she got overwhelmed. It was pretty great until my kid hit a mental health crisis in her teens that they couldn’t really handle (but honestly, neither could anyone else). [/quote]

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