Guest guest Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi Steve, I agree it can be a burden to take on the schools, but we've done it before without spending a dime and we'll do it again need be. Staying on top of LRE and FAPE laws and insisting schools deliver on their obligations is the only way to make a change in the system. And what it's worth in the end is what it's ALL about - our little boy. But it seems we've found a VB school in Orlando that processes all eligible insurance themselves and covers the tuition. Thing is we may need the public school system for a year under an IEP to be eligible for the McKay Scholarship and receive more services. Plain and simple - everyone wants to do what is best for their children. Not everyone knows what is available or persistent enough to obtain it. You can two families at the very same school with the same diagnosis of autism and one child may sit in a special education class all day with no progress while the other has a 1:1 aide in an inclusive environment (if decided upon by the parents) with an IEP full of measurable goals and services such as ABA, Speech, OT etc... and updated regularly. Florida has many good looking private schools and we may or may not end up there - but I will certainly research the heck out of it. From: sList [sList ] On Behalf Of mainshipper34 [ssmoyer@...] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:13 PM To: sList Subject: Re: Moving to Florida Hello , re this statement: " So we are not afraid to make the schools do what they are legally obligated to, but again we want them to be onboard willingly. " With all due respect to the 67 School Districts in Florida, you may spend more time and money making them do what they are leaglly obligated to do than what it's worth in the end. As said so simply, " People don't move here for the services " Now with that said there are some parents that are very pleased with what the public schools proivide. My personal opinion of this is that their children just happen to fall into the range of disability that the schools are good at teaching in. My son is severely affected and what they initially brought to the table at our first IEP after being " out of system " for 7 years was insulting. regarding this statement: I will not accept a job unless it meets the State requirements for the Autism Bill. Even children that qualify are finding it hard to get services. The office of insurance regulation has told me that some of the tricks the insurance companies are using are legal such as requiring high deductibles or limiting to " in network " and then having only a small network that is overburdened. That insurance bill was written by insurance company lobbyists. Steve > > > > Hello. My wife and I arfe moving to Florida with our beautiful 4 1/2 year old son who has autism. Will is mostly non-verbal but uses American Sign Language to communicate and does well with that. He attends a home & school based ABA/AVB program and has done so since he was 18 months old. We are rtrying to find out everything about Florida's autism services that we can. We are specifically looking for a Verbal Behavior program that utilizes sign language instead of PECS. We are interested in the McKay scholarship (but have to be in FL schools for a year; Medicaid options; insurance options; public school districts w/ verbal behavior, private schools with verbal behavior, and any other pertinent info. If you have knowledge about what we're trying to find for our son we'd love to hear from you! > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi Steve, I agree it can be a burden to take on the schools, but we've done it before without spending a dime and we'll do it again need be. Staying on top of LRE and FAPE laws and insisting schools deliver on their obligations is the only way to make a change in the system. And what it's worth in the end is what it's ALL about - our little boy. But it seems we've found a VB school in Orlando that processes all eligible insurance themselves and covers the tuition. Thing is we may need the public school system for a year under an IEP to be eligible for the McKay Scholarship and receive more services. Plain and simple - everyone wants to do what is best for their children. Not everyone knows what is available or persistent enough to obtain it. You can two families at the very same school with the same diagnosis of autism and one child may sit in a special education class all day with no progress while the other has a 1:1 aide in an inclusive environment (if decided upon by the parents) with an IEP full of measurable goals and services such as ABA, Speech, OT etc... and updated regularly. Florida has many good looking private schools and we may or may not end up there - but I will certainly research the heck out of it. From: sList [sList ] On Behalf Of mainshipper34 [ssmoyer@...] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:13 PM To: sList Subject: Re: Moving to Florida Hello , re this statement: " So we are not afraid to make the schools do what they are legally obligated to, but again we want them to be onboard willingly. " With all due respect to the 67 School Districts in Florida, you may spend more time and money making them do what they are leaglly obligated to do than what it's worth in the end. As said so simply, " People don't move here for the services " Now with that said there are some parents that are very pleased with what the public schools proivide. My personal opinion of this is that their children just happen to fall into the range of disability that the schools are good at teaching in. My son is severely affected and what they initially brought to the table at our first IEP after being " out of system " for 7 years was insulting. regarding this statement: I will not accept a job unless it meets the State requirements for the Autism Bill. Even children that qualify are finding it hard to get services. The office of insurance regulation has told me that some of the tricks the insurance companies are using are legal such as requiring high deductibles or limiting to " in network " and then having only a small network that is overburdened. That insurance bill was written by insurance company lobbyists. Steve > > > > Hello. My wife and I arfe moving to Florida with our beautiful 4 1/2 year old son who has autism. Will is mostly non-verbal but uses American Sign Language to communicate and does well with that. He attends a home & school based ABA/AVB program and has done so since he was 18 months old. We are rtrying to find out everything about Florida's autism services that we can. We are specifically looking for a Verbal Behavior program that utilizes sign language instead of PECS. We are interested in the McKay scholarship (but have to be in FL schools for a year; Medicaid options; insurance options; public school districts w/ verbal behavior, private schools with verbal behavior, and any other pertinent info. If you have knowledge about what we're trying to find for our son we'd love to hear from you! > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs. Thank-you Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you are asking about farms/ranches for therapy. You can check this site and contact them. http://holistictherapysolutions.com/index.htm slp4children@... The only residential farm I am familiar with is in Palm Beach, and that is the hydroponic farm run by Seagull - Their contact info is Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. 3879 West Industrial Way West Palm Beach Florida 33404 There is some info about the farm in the news story at this site: http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/11/17/smallb1.html Glenda Broward or , > > hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? > I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs. > Thank-you > Jody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you are asking about farms/ranches for therapy. You can check this site and contact them. http://holistictherapysolutions.com/index.htm slp4children@... The only residential farm I am familiar with is in Palm Beach, and that is the hydroponic farm run by Seagull - Their contact info is Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. 3879 West Industrial Way West Palm Beach Florida 33404 There is some info about the farm in the news story at this site: http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/11/17/smallb1.html Glenda Broward or , > > hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? > I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs. > Thank-you > Jody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you are asking about farms/ranches for therapy. You can check this site and contact them. http://holistictherapysolutions.com/index.htm slp4children@... The only residential farm I am familiar with is in Palm Beach, and that is the hydroponic farm run by Seagull - Their contact info is Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. 3879 West Industrial Way West Palm Beach Florida 33404 There is some info about the farm in the news story at this site: http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/11/17/smallb1.html Glenda Broward or , > > hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? > I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs. > Thank-you > Jody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Please, keep this subject public, i.e. on the List. I have nothing to contribute, sorry, but very interested in this subject. Thanks! Mike Wintzer Subject: Moving to FloridaTo: sList Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:41 AM hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs.Thank-youJody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Please, keep this subject public, i.e. on the List. I have nothing to contribute, sorry, but very interested in this subject. Thanks! Mike Wintzer Subject: Moving to FloridaTo: sList Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:41 AM hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs.Thank-youJody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Please, keep this subject public, i.e. on the List. I have nothing to contribute, sorry, but very interested in this subject. Thanks! Mike Wintzer Subject: Moving to FloridaTo: sList Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:41 AM hi- I would like to find out info about south florida/broward county farm choices for 22 year old autistic adults. We are very interested in this program & need info about it. Is the farm a free program? Is there a contact person & phone number I could speak to & find out more info about the farm programs? I am looking forward to hearing from you & appreciate your help with the farm programs.Thank-youJody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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