Re: what services have people used for their spectrum kids under 3?

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When does he turn 3? Autism scholarship is up to $20,000 per year (I know, it's

a pathetic amount, but it's better than what most of our school districts are

providing). We take our DS to a preschool in Middleburg Heights called

Middleburg Early Education Center, but it's only 2 hours a day (his preK

class is 2.5 a day). The staff there " get " autism and are so knowledgeable. I

have learned so much from the other parents who are there, too. We then run a

home ABA program (only 11 hrs a week currently--our one tutor is just coming

back from maternity leave), and have private speech and OT. All told he receives

around 26 hours per week. I would like it to be closer to 30 and 35 would be

better, but finding good tutors which have openings in their schedules don't

always make this possible. Feel free to email me offline. Good luck!

Amy

> From: speedingkiwi <dhoffman@...>

> Subject: [ ] what services have people used for their spectrum kids

under 3?

>

> Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 3:58 PM

> Hi everyone,

> My son's center-based autism class will not exist next

> year. Technically because he'll be 3 it doesn't

> affect us but I am personally bothered enough that I'm

> thinking of starting a non-profit specifically for kids

> under 3.

>

> (This is assuming people who can't afford 60K a year)

>

> Other than what was the Day class, I know

> kids with a Medicaid card can go to the Cleveland Clinic as

> young as 18 months. Other than that...every program I can

> think of only starts at age 3. Medicaid will cover ABA

> tutoring, but I'm not sure how families who can't

> afford a parent at home full time would swing having a tutor

> come in, and what they would do the rest of the 40 hours of

> the week.

>

> What we did was I was at home with him handling the various

> appointments and scheduling, doing the Responsive Teaching

> method with him myself, and having other students come in to

> help. But, if both people are working, you can't do it.

>

> What do other people do? If there already exist great

> resources out there that I missed somehow then a new program

> would have no purpose.

>

> Any thoughts appreciated...Deborah Hoffman