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I am living in South Oklahoma City, where my children are going to Moore Schools. My son is moderatly autistic. He's going to Apple Creek Elementry. He's been there for just over a year and I love the progress I've seen. I like the child to teacher ratio. There are eight children in his class and there are three to four teachers in his class. When he started he had about 10-15 words he would use and now he's around 70. He's in class Monday-Friday for about 2hrs. I would like to find some other classes for him though and would like to know what else is available in the OKC area.
I am glad I found this thread and would love more information as well. My husband is in nursing school on Oklahoma and I choose to stay in California with our kids due to our oldest sons special needs. He has a diagnosis of autism/pdd nos (Depends on which doctor you ask) and in our school district we receive occupational therapy and then he is pulled out of his kinder class for 1 hour per day for resources. Outside of school through our regional center he receives respite care and aba therapy. Our health insurance provides occupational therapy and physical therapy once a week as well.
Are these things we would still receive if we moved to the area or would I be looking at him seriously losing services? Is kindergarten there full day or half day? Are there any good pediatric neurologists in the area? I am missing my husband and they are missing their daddy so I want to look at the option of moving but I am thinking it still would not be the best environment for our son...
Please think very carefully about moving here if you have a child with anything on the Autism spectrum, especially if you're happy with the support you have currently. You will not get it here. Programs are very few and far between and people are incredibly intolerant of kids with AS. If you don't have family or friends in the area you will be isolated. Our family will be moving away from here in 2011.
My son is very high functioning; we're not asking for much - he's not even getting regular speech services which he would need even if he didn't have AS. He has a lisp and other issues that make it difficult to understand him when he talks. We sat for his last IEP and they refused to update his goals insisting that they were working on the next step even though it wasn't on paper. It's very very frustrating.
I'm so sorry that your family is separated. I can't imagine how hard that must be. Obviously you would be happier if you're together. But I do want to be honest and tell you that your son will not get anything like what you're used if you move to OK. If you're willing to become his primary therapist or have the money to pay out of pocket for therapy or school then you'll manage. Schools here do not have the resources to provide an acceptable level of services for children with AS and people aren't interested in paying taxes to improve the schools. Most of the system is federally funded.
I was just reading the blogs about the school systems, I have a 9 year old autistic son and he is in the Moore school district. We did have some issues on what school he was going to, but finally got him into Fairview Elementary, and it has been a wonderful experience. He has a full time aide with him and he is now in 3rd grade and is maintained in a regular class for all but 45 minutes. The Special Education teacher is absolutly the best. She has an autistic child so she knows how far to push them and when to back away. I would recommend Fairview to anyone. I am so sorry others have had such a bad experience.
Thank you all so much for your response. Unfortunatly looks to be a move that we are definatly making. I also heard that Edmond schools are good and we are looking into Midwest City area. Does anyone know anything about here?
I am very nerous about this move because my son really does get good services in Texas and I hate to move somewhere he might possibley regress.
I have read all the posts and have a 13 year old son with Aspberger's Syndrome. He is now improving drastically with simple TLC and support from his family. It does improve with age. Our main issues are his obsessions and social development. I would love to start a support group in the area we choose to move to. I am not a fan of MW City. Edmond is very upity and judgemental. We are looking to move into Mustang School District with confidence. My dear friend has a teenage daughter with Cyrebral Palsy and has had so much love, support and help in that school district. I highly recommend it to you. Love and Support.
a mother of a 9yr old in yukon im not a happy camper the situation sounds a lot like deer creek we came from okc and i loved her ele school but not excited about middle school i heard great things about mustang
a mother of a 9yr old in yukon im not a happy camper the situation sounds a lot like deer creek we came from okc and i loved her ele school but not excited about middle school i heard great things about mustang
Both of my step kids are in Mustang. I was seriously not impressed. My DSS's mom was told that they would consider him for GATE, but only if she put him on ADD meds. My DSD has a form or MS and gets no support services outside of extra tutoring. She is allowed to sit out for gym. Physical therapy would be a lot more beneficial.
It's possible that other people have had much better experiences - I am only one.
For the last 6 yrs, I have specialized in working with individuals with disabilities. I have done so from Florida, but I am relocating to OKC in the near future. If you have an adult with a disability, there are work-training programs through an entity called NISH and their Ability One program. The Ability One program is designed to train/employ adults with disabilities on federal contracts. They also produce products and employ individuals to work.
You can find organizations that have NISH (aka Ability One) programs through the NISH website. That is www.nish.org While there, you can go to the top tab "for people with significant disabilities" then scroll down to NPA locator. I wouldn't put in your zip, because it might come up with nothing, but put in the state you live in. This will give you a list of agencies with this program. Most of these NPA agencies also have other programs available for adults with disabilities. Many of them know of resources in the field as far as schools and other places to go for different types of services. Also with work-related opportunities for individuals with disabilities, you can look at the state vocational rehabilitation. Goodwill also has a lot of programs for this.
if you are on facebook friend me and I will add you to a mom's group specifically for those who have autistic children. It is an amazing resource and alot of fun too : ) Edmond btw is a big no. They direct everyone to John Ross and it was a terrible experience for us. Good Shepherd school is fantastic. It's expensive, but they have a one on one tutor all day who is specifically trained on dealing with kids who have autism. My son actually started having less seizures once he started going there he was so much happier. Hope this helps some. Oh and I have some wonderful therapists. Shannon Roberson for Total Possibilities (she has a son on the spectrum and is amazing). She also works with Marla Galbrath and Betsy Wingo who do speech. They are great also! Best of luck and God bless!
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