tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post700746308876227415..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Economic Crisis Takes Autistic Boy's ABA TherapyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-71435925610228085752008-12-24T13:27:00.000-04:002008-12-24T13:27:00.000-04:00Greetings,Our experience with WA State schools has...Greetings,<BR/><BR/>Our experience with WA State schools has been horrible. Both of our sons are affected by Autism, and were students of the Auburn School District. While our elder son had a wonderful teacher who had worked as an ABA therapist while she was training to become a Spec. Ed teacher, our younger son was denied the very help that he needed to succeed. The district refused to include ABA therapy due to cost ("we only have so many quarters to go around"), and PECS in his IEP ("He can make all of the sounds. He's just lazy." said his SLP who we believe molested our son...he had no language at 3yo, and now at 8yo all language is echolalic in nature), no physical therapy (though hypotonic), no para-educator support (they said, "we'll see how he does")...I could go on all day. We withdrew our sons from public school November 2007. We proudly homeschool all 4 of our children, and we warn any parents who would consider moving their children to WA State...if you live in WA State, please homeschool your Special Needs children. The schools are told by the State Superintendent to not write what the child needs into their IEP's, because it will cost too much money. They won't even train their teachers on the basics of working with children with Autism. All of the teachers that our youngest son had told us to put him on medication so that they could do our job with the rest of the class.<BR/><BR/>We are thankful that we are given the option in WA to homeschool on our terms. We are a family of very little means, and WA refuses to pay for ABA therapy for children with ASD who are on Medicaid.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for allowing me to vent, and if you remove my comments, I fully understand.<BR/><BR/>Have a beautiful day,<BR/>Lesleyautismtymz2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10546138125037913217noreply@blogger.com