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

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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