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[quote=Anonymous]What do you mean by moderately functioning? How is he doing socially? Academically? There is actually a pretty wide range of ways MCPS works with kids with ASD. As PP said it does sometimes seem to defy logic but seem to have an overall philosophy.

The highest functioning kids who are doing well academically and okay socially are mainstreamed with some supports. Some of these children did fine in mainstream preschools with no supports while others come from programs like PEP.

HFA kids who are okay socially but have some academic issues are in learning centers or LAD classrooms with kids with other disabilities. They spent part of the day in self-contained classrooms and part of it in mainstream classrooms. I have heard of them putting some kids with social delays in these programs as well if their parents push for it.

HFA kids who are on or above grade level academically but have social challenges can sometimes to the Asperger's programs but that's usually for kids at the older end of elementary and these programs are very hard to get in to.

Children who are more impacted both academically and socially can be in the self-contained autism classrooms. Many of these students are not verbal. There are usually no opportunities for mainstreaming in these classrooms but they have a very good reputation.

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