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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a 5 y/o nonverbal autistic child, high support needs. We decided to take a year off from DCPS and attended Easter Seals (Silver Spring location) where my child’s ABA provider (RBT and BCBA) provided therapy daily, three hours per day, Mon-Fri, in the classroom. There are releases that must be completed and we had no issues. We saw great progress with use of AAC device, tolerance for sitting for circle time, interest in socializing/play with peers. We paid out of pocket for Easter Seals childcare (they have an early childhood care center- mostly neurotypical peers with a sprinkle of neurodivergent). Katie Beckett Waiver (TEFRA) through DC paid the daily copays for ABA. Also BCBS FEP primary.

DCPS will not allow private (insurance paid) providers render services at the school. [/quote]

Was Easter Seals very expensive?  Did they have a waitlist?  And did you return to DCPS after at grade level?  I understand they don’t allow redshirting anymore which is another concern we have…[/quote]

Easter Seals is similar in price to other day cares. There is one in Columbia Heights that is a Community Based Option (so potentially free but likely won't have space at this point) and one in Trinidad that isn't, in addition to the Silver Spring one. I know families who've sent kids to all three and had good experiences. I also wonder if you asked Appletree what its policy would be if you could have a private provider do ABA in the classroom and/or have your kid picked up early (like before naptime) for therapy. Several of their campuses are on the short waitlist page of myschooldc so if they'd allow it, I bet your odds would be good of getting in.[/quote]

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