I'm looking for the best southern state with the best resources. We're trying not to move back to Ohio, but we're not receiving much help where we're at.

Im doing research looking @ poss moving to rich va dc bethe or balt ml and I was wondering for those who hv kids on the autism spectrum & with add/adhd learning disability & speech probs how educated are the teachers & staff in the public school sys? If your child doesn't go 2 public where do they go & are your pleased with that facility? Also how are the psychiatric/ psychologist/therapists the areas listed above not to mention family doctors? Also is the a clinic in or near the ares pisted… read more

We have been doing ABA at home now for almost a year & I sometimes wonder is it helping or is it not ?? It is so expensive & we have been thru 3 different people , not by our choice they left the company & And now my 4yr old knows that he has work , stuff to do when the ABA person comes over & he tells her No & to go home ..His Aggression has seem to getting worse:( Any advice or opinions would be greatful

Lady who gave me report was on her last week. Spent a month online, overwhelmed myself w/treatment options. Called insurance, they can’t tell me anything w/o specific treatment (report lists areas of focus, no type). Called diagnosis place few wks ago, was told they’d see about diff clinician looking over report & advising me. Still waiting. Pediatrician gave me list of 3 centers to try. One closed last year due to funding. One is too far for continual treatment. 3rd is place I’m already dealing… read more

He'll be 5 in July.

Hi
i have a 12 year old with ASD and we want to move closer to our family for more support.
We are looking for Texas or New jersey/Massachusetts area .
WE are desperate and want to go all in with therapies and alternative therapies for kids with ASD.
plus we are also looking at transition services once he turns 21.

which states are best in terms of support and Therapy.

Thanks
ila

We live in middle Tennessee, south of Nashville. Our daughter is 4 years old, diagnosed with autism 2 years ago. She's been attending a great preschool and has fabulous therapists. We have been blessed, she has worked very hard and is doing very well. With that being said we have been looking for a private education for her. We have toured schools, made many phone calls, totaling almost 14 different places
We have been flat out told no to the options we thought she had. There is not a school… read more

Hi, I have a 6 years old son with Autism and is entering to Kindergarten this fall, I have some question regarding on his current service and hope somebody can give me some advice
My son is receiving 30 hours of ABA at home since Jan/2012 and will be end at the end of August/2012, the school district didn't provide any service that fit his need and I am plan to go to due process with the district but at the mean time, how can I invoke my son's service to "stay put" so he will still continue… read more

We live in Texas and we would like to know what services are available for our 6yr old son who has Autism at another state?We don't have private insurance,Our son receives ABA therapies covered by Medicaid but just for 2 years,we still have 5 months left and we are considering moving any other state(Illinois,Ohio,Florida,Maryland,Pennsylvania).i would like to know what states or school districts cover ABA services?lAny advice is welcome.