Re: best school for austictic teenagers as well as autistic kids in

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am a retired Special Ed teacher living in Texas. My 3 year old grandson

is doing an in home ABA program at my house. I suggest you pose your

question to the Texas Autism Advocacy group. Mothers of all age children

are on it. Good luck to you.

Patsy

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am a retired Special Ed teacher living in Texas. My 3 year old grandson

is doing an in home ABA program at my house. I suggest you pose your

question to the Texas Autism Advocacy group. Mothers of all age children

are on it. Good luck to you.

Patsy

[Guest guest]

I agree - Texas Autism Advocacy is a great resource for families:

Autism Treatment/ Another great

resource is FEAT-Houston: www.feathouston.org You'll find most of the ABA

resources available in Houston on the FEAT website.

Texas doesn't have a good reputation for serving individuals with autism, but I

think things are starting to move in the right direction. In fact, Texas is

starting to look at an autism scholarship, much like Ohio's, which should go a

long way to making quality services a reality for Texas families. If your

family is destined to move to Texas, I think you'll be much better served in the

urban areas, in particular, Houston, Dallas, and Austin. I think you might also

be able to find ABA resources in San , but don't count on any in cities

like Corpus Christi, El Paso, Lubbuck, or anything smaller.

Here are some possible private options in the Houston area:

a.. Aim High serves a wide range of ages, but they seem to have more

adolescents than most of the other ABA schools. www.ahacademy.net

b.. BTTC has a wide range of services (outreach, private day treatment and

short-term residential) and serves all ages. Some of the services at BTTC are

free if you live in an area served by Texanna (a local Mental Health and Mental

Retardation Association). www.bttcdaytreatment.com

c.. I'm pretty sure that Texas Young Autism Project also serves adolescents.

www.texasyoungautismproject.com

d.. Spectrum of Hope is starting a new program, that will be set in a

classroom that looks more like a regular public school classroom. I'm not sure

if SOH has any teenagers right now, but as that new program gets started, I

expect SOH will have more late elementary/adolescent clients.

www.spectrumofhope.com

There are several other very good private day treatment options in the Houston

area, but I don't know if they serve teenagers. www.shapeofbehavior.com

www.learningrepertoire.org

www.includingkids.org

I live in Spring Branch ISD, and the services for students with autism seem to

be somewhat better than in other districts in the Houston area. Other districts

you might consider are Katy ISD and Spring ISD. Those districts, like SBISD,

have already established ABA-based programs or have made a commitment to get

teachers trained in ABA. Conroe ISD seems willing to work with families.

Cy-Fair ISD and Lamar Consolidated have BCBAs, but I keep hearing mixed reviews

from the families there. Houston ISD seems to be spotty. Most families in HISD

seem unhappy, but there seem to be schools here and there in HISD that are

getting it right (Condit Elementary seems to be one of those good ones!).

Geraldine

[ ] Re: best school for austictic teenagers as well as autistic

kids in

Hi

I am a retired Special Ed teacher living in Texas. My 3 year old grandson

is doing an in home ABA program at my house. I suggest you pose your

question to the Texas Autism Advocacy group. Mothers of all age children

are on it. Good luck to you.

Patsy

[Guest guest]

I agree - Texas Autism Advocacy is a great resource for families:

Autism Treatment/ Another great

resource is FEAT-Houston: www.feathouston.org You'll find most of the ABA

resources available in Houston on the FEAT website.

Texas doesn't have a good reputation for serving individuals with autism, but I

think things are starting to move in the right direction. In fact, Texas is

starting to look at an autism scholarship, much like Ohio's, which should go a

long way to making quality services a reality for Texas families. If your

family is destined to move to Texas, I think you'll be much better served in the

urban areas, in particular, Houston, Dallas, and Austin. I think you might also

be able to find ABA resources in San , but don't count on any in cities

like Corpus Christi, El Paso, Lubbuck, or anything smaller.

Here are some possible private options in the Houston area:

a.. Aim High serves a wide range of ages, but they seem to have more

adolescents than most of the other ABA schools. www.ahacademy.net

b.. BTTC has a wide range of services (outreach, private day treatment and

short-term residential) and serves all ages. Some of the services at BTTC are

free if you live in an area served by Texanna (a local Mental Health and Mental

Retardation Association). www.bttcdaytreatment.com

c.. I'm pretty sure that Texas Young Autism Project also serves adolescents.

www.texasyoungautismproject.com

d.. Spectrum of Hope is starting a new program, that will be set in a

classroom that looks more like a regular public school classroom. I'm not sure

if SOH has any teenagers right now, but as that new program gets started, I

expect SOH will have more late elementary/adolescent clients.

www.spectrumofhope.com

There are several other very good private day treatment options in the Houston

area, but I don't know if they serve teenagers. www.shapeofbehavior.com

www.learningrepertoire.org

www.includingkids.org

I live in Spring Branch ISD, and the services for students with autism seem to

be somewhat better than in other districts in the Houston area. Other districts

you might consider are Katy ISD and Spring ISD. Those districts, like SBISD,

have already established ABA-based programs or have made a commitment to get

teachers trained in ABA. Conroe ISD seems willing to work with families.

Cy-Fair ISD and Lamar Consolidated have BCBAs, but I keep hearing mixed reviews

from the families there. Houston ISD seems to be spotty. Most families in HISD

seem unhappy, but there seem to be schools here and there in HISD that are

getting it right (Condit Elementary seems to be one of those good ones!).

Geraldine

[ ] Re: best school for austictic teenagers as well as autistic

kids in

Hi

I am a retired Special Ed teacher living in Texas. My 3 year old grandson

is doing an in home ABA program at my house. I suggest you pose your

question to the Texas Autism Advocacy group. Mothers of all age children

are on it. Good luck to you.

Patsy