Check out The Katie Beckett or Deeming Medicaid Waiver which is not based on your income but your kid's income. It may help but you have to apply for it because the experts in autism in Georgia don't volunteer that kind of info. OR try

http://www.autismspeaks.org/resource-guide/stat...

He has a 504/IEP and I've requested another meeting with them to review possible processing issues. My pediatrician is helping by writting letters to the school.

My daughter has trouble in writing as well. We were told that she has trouble copying from the board because she is slower to process the information due to her dyslexia and dysgraphia (writing/reading disabilities). With autism children are slower to process information as well as output the information. I was stunned to find out in 4th grade my daughter had dyslexia, because she could read but had no decoding skills. Social studies presents information kids have no prior knowledge to and it is hard to relate to the information. Also it is on a higher level of thinking where you have to make inferences and go beyond the written word which is where kids with autism struggle. I would make sure his comprehension and reading levels were at grade level and if not have some district testing done.

I would try to get your Occupational therapy either in or out of school, which should help with the handwriting issue. Also see if your son can be tested for technology on his IEP. Then he may be allowed to type all assignments

Does he currently have an IEP? My 12 yo son's IEP has additional time for assignments written in to account for his slower processing speed. We also found that typing was easier for him than pencil to paper so he is allowed to use word processing instead of writing. Getting the school to stick to the IEP is another story :)