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Hi everyone! I’d love to hear about your experiences in general education versus special education classrooms. What kinds of supports or classroom setups made you feel most welcome and helped you learn best?
And if there were things that didn’t work well for you, I’d be interested to hear about those too. Thanks so much for sharing your insights!
@A MyAutismTeam Member You’re honestly so lucky so many parents share how hard it can be to get their kids time in general education again once they move to a more supportive setting. It sounds like your team is going above and beyond for your son,.Thanks for sharing.
My son's school has tried to have him spend time in the gen ed classroom with an aide but he was overstimulated and would begin messing with the teacher's things, student things, etc. Come to find out he has some anxiety being in a large group. So hopefully he will ease his way into gen ed. His team has done a great job to outline a plan of slowly adding time in gen ed. He'll get there when he's ready.
The spec ed class has been a haven for him. Lots of supports. A teacher and three aides. His team has gone above and beyond.
https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/autism-101-ed...
Found an article for this
Autism services near Redwood City, California, include therapy centers like Center for Social Dynamics and Redwood Pediatric Therapy Associates, which offer services such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and social skills groups. Other options include the educational program at the LEARN Academy and the clinical services provided by the Stanford Autism Center at Stanford Children's Health.
Therapy and support centers
Center for Social Dynamics: Provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and culturally sensitive therapy services for individuals and families with Autism and other developmental conditions.
Redwood Pediatric Therapy Associates: Offers summer camps and small group programs for children ages 3 to 21 to develop social, sensory motor, and community skills.
Stanford Autism Center: Part of Stanford Children's Health, it provides clinical services and conducts research on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Educational programs
LEARN Academy: An autism school that integrates support services like speech therapy, occupational therapy, and social skills development into its curriculum.
Other resources
Children's Service Center (CSC): Offers services for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, with staff trained in Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Parents Helping Parents (PHP): A regional center that provides various services, though their main offices are not in Redwood City.
State and national programs: Resources like the In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program may be available through a 1915(j) waiver for personal care services, as discussed by Kids' Waivers.
General education places students with autism in mainstream classrooms with the goal of inclusion, while special education provides more individualized and structured support in a separate setting, often with modified curriculum and a lower student-to-teacher ratio. Special education classrooms are designed for students with special needs, with teachers using individualized instruction and tailored plans like an IEP to address specific challenges, whereas general education typically uses whole-group instruction. Both approaches aim to help students learn and grow, but they differ in the level of support and the methods used to achieve it
My daughter was in a general education class before I placed her in spec ed. General Education classes do not get Autism. They will not understand your child or want to. If your child has learning, emotional, social issues, do not place them in there. Special Education will get your child's issues and learning issues. My kids were in the very small spec ed class and the bigger spec ed class. The smaller one has more supports and less kids. Then there is both a gen ed and spec ed class combined. I took my daughter out of this class due to her being delayed socially, and emotionally for her age. The General Ed teacher of this class is the main teacher just to let you know. So that's my experience.
@A MyAutismTeam Member Thank you so much for taking the time to share this information I really appreciate it. My son is 5 years old, currently in a general education classroom with a 1:1 aide and support from an Education Specialist, but he’s not showing academic improvement. I’m trying to figure out which areas could be strengthened. It seems like his general education teachers don’t fully understand the needs of students with ASD, and that might be affecting his progress.
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