Re: [autism-Georgia] County Schools?

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

The school you are thinking of is Coral Wood

and it is in DeKalb. I happened to grow up in that same distinct and it has

always been an excellent school! I have seen it mentioned in this group many

times.

I live in Cobb County

and my son goes to Kincaid Elem. He started at Blackwell Elem. @ 3yrs. old in

their Special Needs Pre-K program (Kincaid does not have a Special Needs Pre-K program)

and then he transitioned to Kincaid (our home school) for Kindergarten. He is

now in first grade at Kincaid and doing very well! I cannot say enough good

things about Cobb

County and I feel as if

God truly put us here for this reason.

Best of luck to you and please do not

hesitate to shoot me an email off line @ kgb5@...

if you would like more info.

Thanks!

Krista Brown

From:

autism-georgia [mailto:autism-georgia ] On Behalf Of M Finch

Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011

10:10 PM

To: autism-georgia

Subject: County

Schools?

Greetings

and Happy New Year!

I'm writing to ask for guidance about Georgia County Schools.

My grand-baby, age 4, has not been formally diagnosed and has never

been to school. She displays several of the symptoms

of autism.

Her parents currently live in Gwinnett County,

but will have to move soon.

I wonder if folks on this list might be willing to share their

experiences with different county public schools with us. (Good, bad or

indifferent).

I understand that there is a school called Coral..... ok, my

memory is slipping here, coral woods or bells I think, that is very good, I'm

not sure what county it is in though, perhaps Dekalb. Does anyone know about

this school?

I heard that the City of Decatur

schools might have few resources due to its small size.

Please share your experiences so that my daughter and son-in-law can

get a good idea of which county might be best to move to.

Thanks In Advance!

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

Can you guys say what is good about these particular schools in detail please?? Anyone know of programs to help high functioning autism, asperger's in the Atlanta area they have first hand experience with. Public would be best. My son can do grade level but autistic behaviors would send him to special ed so right now doing cyber academy online public school but want him in society.

Our experience in Cobb County has been awful as other parents I've spoken to also. Our elementary Vaughan stinks for special needs. They don't recognize the real medical situation and just really want to keep their great stats up and are not interested in helping but blaming, really sad and really closed minded. My son was constantly suspended and never hit, etc. another student. It seems they just don't want to deal with any differences and are really good only for the golden students with no learning differences. Stay away from West Cobb and esp. the upper crusty Vaughan.

RE: [autism-Georgia] County Schools?

Hello ,

The school you are thinking of is Coral Wood and it is in DeKalb. I happened to grow up in that same distinct and it has always been an excellent school! I have seen it mentioned in this group many times.

I live in Cobb County and my son goes to Kincaid Elem. He started at Blackwell Elem. @ 3yrs. old in their Special Needs Pre-K program (Kincaid does not have a Special Needs Pre-K program) and then he transitioned to Kincaid (our home school) for Kindergarten. He is now in first grade at Kincaid and doing very well! I cannot say enough good things about Cobb County and I feel as if God truly put us here for this reason.

Best of luck to you and please do not hesitate to shoot me an email off line @ kgb5@... if you would like more info.

Thanks!

Krista Brown

From: autism-georgia [mailto:autism-georgia ] On Behalf Of M FinchSent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:10 PMTo: autism-georgia Subject: County Schools?

Greetings and Happy New Year!

I'm writing to ask for guidance about Georgia County Schools.

My grand-baby, age 4, has not been formally diagnosed and has never been to school. She displays several of the symptoms of autism.

Her parents currently live in Gwinnett County, but will have to move soon.

I wonder if folks on this list might be willing to share their experiences with different county public schools with us. (Good, bad or indifferent).

I understand that there is a school called Coral..... ok, my memory is slipping here, coral woods or bells I think, that is very good, I'm not sure what county it is in though, perhaps Dekalb. Does anyone know about this school?

I heard that the City of Decatur schools might have few resources due to its small size.

Please share your experiences so that my daughter and son-in-law can get a good idea of which county might be best to move to.

Thanks In Advance!

[Guest guest]

That is great advice! EAST COBB schools

seem to have the better reputation.

What I meant by “great” (and I

do mean GREAT vs. GOOD) is that

each teacher my son has had genuinely seems to care about him and his well

being and his progression. I haven’t had to fight to get ST or OT

services - ever. At one point in special needs pre-k he was only getting 30

min. per week of OT and I simply asked if we could up that to one hour per week

instead. An addendum to his IEP was called immediately and the change was put

into force immediately.

Another example…. At the conclusion

of our IEP meeting during his Kindergarten year at Kincaid (this was in December

of 2009) if was determined that my son to be pulled out the following year (1st

grade) for almost everything – math, reading, social science. In April

of last year I got an email form his teacher asking if I could come in for an

IEP addendum meeting. I was SCARED TO DEATH! When I got to the meeting, it

turned out that they felt as if he had made significant progress in the past 4

mos. and they suggested just trying him in an inclusion class all day for 1st grade and

not being pulled out for anything.

Here we are in January of 2011 and he is

thriving in his inclusion class. There is a special ed and a regular ed

teacher in the class, and although he does need frequent redirection, for the

most part he is doing really really well. I feel as if his Kindergarten teachers

“went the extra mile” by calling this meeting and making this

change. They could have easily (and lazily) left things as they were and just hoped

for the best for him.

I hope that helps!

Krista Brown

From:

autism-georgia [mailto:autism-georgia ] On Behalf Of cmrosh@...

Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

9:09 AM

To: autism-georgia

Subject: Re: [autism-Georgia]

County Schools?

Hi folks,

Can you guys say what is good about these particular schools

in detail please?? Anyone know of programs to help high functioning autism,

asperger's in the Atlanta

area they have first hand experience with. Public would be best. My son can do

grade level but autistic behaviors would send him to special ed so right now

doing cyber academy online public school but want him in society.

Our experience in Cobb

County has been awful as

other parents I've spoken to also. Our elementary Vaughan stinks for special needs. They don't

recognize the real medical situation and just really want to keep their great

stats up and are not interested in helping but blaming, really sad and really

closed minded. My son was constantly suspended and never hit, etc. another

student. It seems they just don't want to deal with any differences and are

really good only for the golden students with no learning differences. Stay

away from West Cobb and esp. the upper crusty Vaughan.

County

Schools?

Greetings

and Happy New Year!

I'm writing

to ask for guidance about Georgia County Schools.

My grand-baby, age

4, has not been formally diagnosed and has never been to school. She

displays several of the symptoms of autism.

Her parents

currently live in Gwinnett

County,

but will have to move soon.

I wonder if folks

on this list might be willing to share their experiences with different county

public schools with us. (Good, bad or indifferent).

I

understand that there is a school called Coral..... ok, my memory is slipping

here, coral woods or bells I think, that is very good, I'm not sure what county

it is in though, perhaps Dekalb. Does anyone know about this school?

I heard

that the City of Decatur

schools might have few resources due to its small size.

Please

share your experiences so that my daughter and son-in-law can get a good idea

of which county might be best to move to.

Thanks In

Advance!

[Guest guest]

Greetings a,Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.  This will be a major help.I'm also very happy for you and your  family.  Its a wonderful feeling when you know that your child is in the perfect place for him.   

I had heard that Cobb County had good schools for children with autism.  Thanks so much for the confirmation.I'm forwarding this information on to my daughter and son-in-law; hoping that it will be helpful to them as they look for housing.

Peace to You and to Your Family,

 

Hello ,

 

The school you are thinking of is Coral Wood

and it is in DeKalb.  I happened to grow up in that same distinct and it has

always been an excellent school!  I have seen it mentioned in this group many

times.

 

I live in Cobb County

and my son goes to Kincaid Elem.  He started at Blackwell Elem. @ 3yrs. old in

their Special Needs Pre-K program (Kincaid does not have a Special Needs Pre-K program)

and then he transitioned to Kincaid (our home school) for Kindergarten.  He is

now in first grade at Kincaid and doing very well!  I cannot say enough good

things about Cobb

County and I feel as if

God truly put us here for this reason.

 

Best of luck to you and please do not

hesitate to shoot me an email off line @ kgb5@...

if you would like more info.

 

Thanks!

Krista Brown

 

From:

autism-georgia [mailto:autism-georgia ] On Behalf Of M Finch

Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011

10:10 PM

To: autism-georgia

Subject: County

Schools?

 

 

Greetings

and Happy New Year!

 

I'm writing to ask for guidance about Georgia County Schools.

My grand-baby, age 4, has not been formally diagnosed and has never

been to school.  She displays several of the symptoms

of autism. 

 

Her parents currently live in Gwinnett County,

but will have to move soon. 

I wonder if folks on this list might be willing to share their

experiences with different county public schools with us.  (Good, bad or

indifferent).

 

 I understand that there is a school called Coral..... ok, my

memory is slipping here, coral woods or bells I think, that is very good, I'm

not sure what county it is in though, perhaps Dekalb. Does anyone know about

this school?

 

I heard that the City of Decatur

schools might have few resources due to its small size.

 

Please share your experiences so that my daughter and son-in-law can

get a good idea of which county might be best to move to.

 

Thanks In Advance!

[Guest guest]

OK, looks like I have to find a school district map showing East Cobb!! :)Thanks So Much!

 

That is great advice!  EAST COBB schools

seem to have the better reputation. 

 

What I meant by “great” (and I

do mean GREAT vs. GOOD) is that

each teacher my son has had genuinely seems to care about him and his well

being and his progression.  I haven’t had to fight to get ST or OT

services - ever.  At one point in special needs pre-k he was only getting 30

min. per week of OT and I simply asked if we could up that to one hour per week

instead. An addendum to his IEP was called immediately and the change was put

into force immediately. 

 

Another example….  At the conclusion

of our IEP meeting during his Kindergarten year at Kincaid (this was in December

of 2009) if was determined that my son to be pulled out the following year (1st

grade) for almost everything – math, reading, social science.  In April

of last year I got an email form his teacher asking if I could come in for an

IEP addendum meeting.  I was SCARED TO DEATH!  When I got to the meeting, it

turned out that they felt as if he had made significant progress in the past 4

mos. and they suggested just trying him in an inclusion class all day for 1st grade and

not being pulled out for anything. 

 

Here we are in January of 2011 and he is

thriving in his inclusion class.  There is a special ed and a regular ed

teacher in the class, and although he does need frequent redirection, for the

most part he is doing really really well.  I feel as if his Kindergarten teachers

“went the extra mile” by calling this meeting and making this

change.  They could have easily (and lazily) left things as they were and just hoped

for the best for him.

 

I hope that helps!

 

Krista Brown

 

From:

autism-georgia [mailto:autism-georgia ] On Behalf Of cmrosh@...

Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

9:09 AM

To: autism-georgia

Subject: Re: [autism-Georgia]

County Schools?

 

 

Hi folks,

Can you guys say what is good about these particular schools

in detail please?? Anyone know of programs to help high functioning autism,

asperger's in the Atlanta

area they have first hand experience with. Public would be best. My son can do

grade level but autistic behaviors would send him to special ed so right now

doing cyber academy online public school but want him in society.

Our experience in Cobb

County has been awful as

other parents I've spoken to also. Our elementary Vaughan stinks for special needs. They don't

recognize the real medical situation and just really want to keep their great

stats up and are not interested in helping but blaming, really sad and really

closed minded. My son was constantly suspended and never hit, etc. another

student. It seems they just don't want to deal with any differences and are

really good only for the golden students with no learning differences. Stay

away from West Cobb and esp. the upper crusty Vaughan.

County

Schools?

 

Greetings

and Happy New Year!

I'm writing

to ask for guidance about Georgia County Schools.

My grand-baby, age

4, has not been formally diagnosed and has never been to school.  She

displays several of the symptoms of autism. 

Her parents

currently live in Gwinnett

County,

but will have to move soon. 

I wonder if folks

on this list might be willing to share their experiences with different county

public schools with us.  (Good, bad or indifferent).

 I

understand that there is a school called Coral..... ok, my memory is slipping

here, coral woods or bells I think, that is very good, I'm not sure what county

it is in though, perhaps Dekalb. Does anyone know about this school?

I heard

that the City of Decatur

schools might have few resources due to its small size.

Please

share your experiences so that my daughter and son-in-law can get a good idea

of which county might be best to move to.

Thanks In

Advance!