Anyone know how the services are in PA?

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Registered: 02-08-2006
Anyone know how the services are in PA?
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Sat, 06-09-2007 - 9:45pm

Hi everyone.

     

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Registered: 02-20-2001
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 10:40pm

Well in Pa things are done sligthly differently.

 


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Registered: 05-16-2006
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 10:43pm

Hi Denise

I live in Pittsburgh and a good website to help you get started into things is www.aboard.org

I hope this helps out

Nora

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Registered: 08-27-2006
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 11:52pm

Hello!

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 06-10-2007 - 8:22am

We're in Central PA-Centre County-near Penn State, we are a fairly small community but I think the services are great. Tom just turned 5. He attends a 3-hour/day, 4 day/week preschool in the autism support classroom. While there he gets ST and OT. He could have PT if he required it. They have a psych on call and a behavior guy on call. In the same preschool they have a longer class for kids who need more stuff and a regular preschool with some inclusion kids, Tom visits this class sometimes. This is all through our intermediate unit (instead of school district) and is free in prep for kindy. As the pp's said medical assistance is available and will pay for most additional therapies.

Tom is going to kindy in the fall and our school district has been wonderful about accomodations for his needs. This is not always the case but we really did luck out.

And I know someone who transferred their IEP into our intermediate unit and they had no trouble at all getting a continuation of services.

Good luck.

Heather

                                

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Sun, 06-10-2007 - 7:14pm

Denise,


I know nothing about PA, but I am on long Island. There are at least two other Long islanders on the board. (and they say it's not an Autism cluster...).


I live near Huntington, but on the Nassau side.


-Paula


-Paula

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 06-10-2007 - 10:26pm

Just wanted to say that I've heard that Central PA is an autism cluster too. There is some debate about whether it is some kind of naturally occurring thing or whether people move here on purpose because of the services and proximity to a university with a major speech program etc.

Heather