Best Schools for Special needs kids, public or private?

[swampfox05]

Originally Posted by Thoth1978

My son is autistic, and he loves sea creatures. We recently went on a vacation to Sea World and he came alive like I'd never seen before. I've never heard him laugh like he did when Shamu splashed us.

After seeing him so happy, we're considering moving down there from the Rochester, NY area.

My wife has a lead a on a great job with a lot of potential. Her industry has high pay regardless of the location in the country, as her skills are in demand. I work from home, so it doesn't matter where we live. Depending on the details of the job she's interested in, we could be moving down there as soon as September.


So we've been reading up on the area, and we've read that the schools aren't great. We'd initially moved to this area because of it's excellent programs for autistic kids, and we don't want to abandon the progress we've made with our son.

So, are the public schools as bad as we've heard? If so, how are the non-religious private schools? We don't feel that school is the place for religion- it's a family matter for us.

Anyway, thank you very much in advance.

I also heard horrid things about the Florida schools. I did not find anything I heard to be true. My son has multiple disabilities. He attends Lake Silver School in a class for special needs. The teachers, nurses, therapist have all been exceptional. They quickly accepted his IEP and made adjustments to improve it. They are making a difference for him everyday. I applaud his education.