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[quote=Anonymous]I would look in Rockville.  The Connections program moved to College Gardens elementary.  Without an IEP, you won't have access to the self contained classroom, but the staff in the building are familiar with ASD and how to support those students.

Rockville puts you on the red line for relatively easy commuting and the prices for housing in Rockville aren't too outrageous.

Your MS would be Julius West.  As with most school districts, MS is the worst level in the school system.  JW does not offer a specific autism support but they do have the SESES program which is the social emotional program.  If you were able to get an IEP with placement in elem, you could make a strong argument to transfer from Connections to SESES based on it being located at your home school.  The placement for MS for Connections students is often the Bridge program which is located at Hoover MS.  If your child were to be placed there for MS and you lived out of bounds, MCPS will provide transportation.

JWMS feeds to Richard Montgomery HS and the SESES program continues at RM.  By the time kids get to HS, the lines between the different programs becomes much looser than in elem.

xMinds provides a lot of support for families in MCPS.  It's not an MCPS organization but they do a lot of work WITH MCPS and educating parents/families.

https://xminds.org/placements  [/quote]

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