Special Needs Schools (Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill: chapel, best school, move to)

[kmminor73]

Hello everyone. I am considering a move to North Carolina and need some information on schools. I ave two daughters, ages 7 and 3, with Autism. If anyone has any information on ASD schools or public schools with great programs, please let me know. Thank You!

[HollyMarshall]

I would contact TEACCH (http://www.teacch.com/. They are great at finding the services you need in the area you are going to.

[Chapel Hill Recreation]

Here's a few local listings. I think the parent listserves are invaluable (more in depth) but you may get a mix of opinions (one parent's child has a great experience & it's the best school. Another child in the same class has an awful experience...you get the picture-take all opininons with a grain of salt):

[SIZE=3]Autism Society of North Carolina[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Autism Society of Orange and Chatham County(Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, & Chatham County (Pittsboro, etc.)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/asncoc/[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]and the listserve from this group is a yahoo group:[/SIZE]
asncoc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

[SIZE=3]Wake County (Raleigh, Cary, etc.)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WakeCountyASNC/?yguid=284283658[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]TEACCH (at UNC hospital- a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of Autism & Asperger’s):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]http://www.teacch.com/[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Mariposa School (In Cary, a suburb of Raleigh):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]http://www.mariposaschool.org/[/SIZE]

[tri_crazy]

Here is another thread in this forum about Special Needs schools in Wake County. This might be helpful.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/ralei...ke-county.html