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I am currently in New Bern NC and we are not having any luck finding resources at all...
Anyone that has any suggestions, please feel free to email me... Our almost 4 year old was diagnosed autistic almost 3 months ago... We have not received any therapies for her at all... None were suggested... She is on a waiting list for the closest teach center (an hour away) but it's a Very long list...
We tried getting her in the preschool program through the school, but it's nothing more than a waiting game...
What can I do to help her???
Lynn
You need to contact the school system and tell them you want an evaluation. If he is autistic, I don't see how he could NOT qualify for their special education program (unless he did qualify and you're just waiting for a spot in their program).
I have been battling the special education system as well in NC since my daughter was born 7 years ago. It is an uphill battle, but one worth fighting.
There is a wonderful resource in Raleigh called Project Enlightenment. Call them, and maybe they can point you towards some local resources. Their number is
nat and maddies mom, contact the school system in your area. If your child is over 3 and has been diagnosed they have to offer you services. They will want to do their own testing to see what areas need help. Once all of the testing is done they will set up an Individual Education Plan for your child. You may also want to try the Autism Society of NC. They have some wonderful parent advocates to help you through the whole process. I think I posted the link to the website earlier. The help is there if you know where to look. Stay on the teacch waiting list. It may seem to take forever. My son got into the teacch center 4 months earlier than they originally told me. The ASNC usually has local chapters that have monthly meetings. It is a great way to connect with people in similar situations. It is also great to get ideas on working wioth your child. I wish you and your family the best. Please feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
Summer33ny, I sent you a private message with some additional info. I am in Union County and this area has been wonderful! I could not be any happier wtih the services affered to my child. Best of luck to you.
Hi,
I read your quote and was wondering if you could provide me with some information. I am an ABA therapist living in South Carolina, but I'm moving to the Cary/Raleigh area in NC in August. I'm having a very tough time finding agencies that provide ABA services. Do you know of any? I really appreciate any information you can provide me with.
Carolina Family Frontiers in new to the area and advertising on Craigslist!
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Experienced ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) provider available to work with your child. I have over 10 years experience and hold a Master’s degree in psychology. Specialize in working with newly diagnosed children with autism (ages birth- 5 yrs). I will develop a program based on your child’s needs. Services are provided in my Fort Mill, SC home and to children in York County, SC and the Ballantyne/South Charlotte area. Please call me at (803) 389-0776 for more information or reply to this ad via e-mail.
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Go down to post April 9 by Kerry. She is in Charlotte, looking to work with families. And of course, you can post a request for a local therapist. Topics - ABA Resources Bulletin Board
The Parker Autism Foundation
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More job listings in NC for those who want to work with kids on the spectrum. But aside from that, this website has tons of resoruces for families! Check it out. Wonderful, wonderful site and FREE Membership.
For years I didn't know about special ed law and children's rights. But I learned alot at a boot camp given by Pete Wright, a special ed attorney who goes around the country with his wife teaching about this.
nat and maddies mom, contact the school system in your area. If your child is over 3 and has been diagnosed they have to offer you services. They will want to do their own testing to see what areas need help. Once all of the testing is done they will set up an Individual Education Plan for your child. You may also want to try the Autism Society of NC. They have some wonderful parent advocates to help you through the whole process. I think I posted the link to the website earlier. The help is there if you know where to look. Stay on the teacch waiting list. It may seem to take forever. My son got into the teacch center 4 months earlier than they originally told me. The ASNC usually has local chapters that have monthly meetings. It is a great way to connect with people in similar situations. It is also great to get ideas on working wioth your child. I wish you and your family the best. Please feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
I am planing to move to Asheville in a few months. Could anybody please, give me informacion about daily programs for my 22 yrs. old autistic girl.?
Thank you.
My e-mail is mariamacias@bellsouth.net
Honestly, if you can. And this comes from a Mom who fought the NC schools and won NOTHING,
MOVE to a state you research to have much better services. The south is behind the times so badly and with the influx of northeners the wait will be long due to over crowding of schools.
Research, TEEACH is politically modivated so the wait may not be worth it. I have been through TEEACH and its a slow machine and honestly, your better off with getting service through Developmental Delayed department DD services of your local department of mental health or socail services. There is a portal you have to go through. Beg, cry and carry on, the ones who moan the best get in first. If your health insurance will pay, have your doctor order speach and language therpy, OT, PT, etc. Your better off using your private services at this age because you will lose time with your childs development or lack of waiting for NC to help you. The cold hard fact is NC priority is with the mentally retared and don't believe anyone who says different. Until we have someone in office with a autistic child it will not change quickly.
I understand if you child was in school a new task force has been assigned to schools but the wait it long.
I am not trying to be cruel just the truth. You need to know what your up against.
Rose
I keep reading that south carolina is the best place for autistic kids at least school wise. But then I have a low functioning, non-verbal daughter. Why is it so hard to find a place to live where these kids will be accepted?
Autism services, and special ed services in general, can be difficult to obtain without pushing the school system, no matter where you live. Any child 3 or older needs to be assessed and educated by your local public school system. I believe in most states, if you do not agree with the school's evaluation, you can get an independent evaluation done. If they do not offer adequate services for your child's needs, then you may need to hire a lawyer or advocate to bring them to mediation to obtain the services necessary for your child to make progress. Contacting the NC Autism society is a great way to begin gathering info and resources on different therapies and the education laws in NC. Every state will have slightly different laws or ways of doing business.
Each school system may have different therapies offered in their schools. There are a variety of interventions that target children with diagnoses on the autism spectrum. Generally, school systems offer the basic special education classroom with 1:1 Speech & language therapy, Occupational therapy, and physical therapy. A child may or may not need all of these therapies. Applied Behavior Analysis, and all of its subcategories (verbal behavior, pivotal response training, discrete trial teaching, natural environment training, etc, etc.) can be applied within Speech therapy, OT, and PT, but not all therapists are trained in behavioral interventions. A BCBA, or Board Certified Behavior Analyst, is a clinician who has taken certain courses in behavior analysis and passed a board exam. BCBAs may have their Master's degree in any of a variety of areas (Special Ed, OT, Speech/Language, Social Work, Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Nursing, etc.). In most states, a clinician does not need to be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to call themselves an Autism specialist, behavior analyst, behaviorist, behavior therapist, etc. There are many who are not certified who have great knowledge of behavior analysis, but having the BCBA certification sets a certain standard and lets consumers (parents) know what they're paying for. Experience, and the specific doctoral/master's degree the clinician has completed, also can tell a lot about how effective he/she will be. There will be good and bad of any type of therapist/clinician depending on how dedicated and creative the clinician is to treating your child. A list of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts (BCaBA) can be found on the certificant registry at http://www.bacb.com
I live in MA which is the birth place of behavior analysis (Skinner at Harvard) and there are still gaps in special ed services no matter how wealthy or poor the school district is. A lot of your child's education is up to the parents educating themselves about their child's disability and effective interventions for it. For example, I am a strong proponent of verbal behavior analysis (www.carboneclinic.net or www.marpisaschool.org), however, none of the well known schools for children with autism and PDD use a VB approach up here.
Goodluck!
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