San Franfransico / Bay area questions

[Guest guest]

Hi All-

Long time lurker from Guam here. We have finally decided to

leave our island home of 20 years to look for better educational

opportunities for our son . My company has an office in San

Francisco where I will transfer in the next 4-6 months. Just wondering

if anyone has experience, good or bad, with Bay Area schools or other

resources that we can possibly tap in to. We had a great experience in

the Walnut Creek area at Behavior Analyists Inc. the summer before

last when we went for an assesment but thus far that is the only

resource we know of. Any comments or advice would be greatly

appreciatiated!

My Best to you all,

Chris

Mom to ,

age 12 /DS-ASD/non verbal/hitting puberty/center of our universe

[Guest guest]

I am mom to DJ, age 13, DS/ASD, and I am located in the Sacramento

area. It sounds like you have already been stateside and received

some support. As you might know, California has a Regional Center

system and that is how many services are provided for residents with

developmental disabilities. You must contact your local regional

center and go through intake processing to gain from this system for

your child. http://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/rclist.cfm will tell you where

to go for the area you choose to settle in.

The educational system varies from district to district as to what

services are offered, but no matter what, they are all governed by

IDEA and must follow the same protocols for IEP's. Learning about

how to advocate for your child in the system is paramount and there

are many supports offered through parent support groups in the

area. I have heard of Parents Helping Parents in the Bay area as

being a strong supportive organization. You might try contacting

them: http://www.php.com/

We have a similar group in Sacramento area but the name and focus is

different.

Prayers for finding a new home in the states and for finding good

educational opportunities for . It must be hard to leave your

island home, but I pray you will be blessed with opportunities and

open doors here.

Hugs,

Donnell

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> Hi All-

> Long time lurker from Guam here. We have finally decided to

> leave our island home of 20 years to look for better educational

> opportunities for our son . My company has an office in San

> Francisco where I will transfer in the next 4-6 months. Just

wondering

> if anyone has experience, good or bad, with Bay Area schools or

other

> resources that we can possibly tap in to. We had a great

experience in

> the Walnut Creek area at Behavior Analyists Inc. the summer before

> last when we went for an assesment but thus far that is the only

> resource we know of. Any comments or advice would be greatly

> appreciatiated!

> My Best to you all,

> Chris

> Mom to ,

> age 12 /DS-ASD/non verbal/hitting puberty/center of our universe

>