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Registered: 08-04-2003
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Sat, 12-31-2005 - 7:55am

Hi. My name is Amy. I live in Georgia with my husband, Andy and our two daughters. Andy is currently deployed to Iraq, but is due home within the next couple of weeks. My daughter,Kelsey, has Asperger's and Bipolar Disorder. She is currently in an RTC, and it hasn't been easy without her dad here. My youngest daughter, Alyssa has had preliminary diagnosis of bipolar disorder and OCD, but now that things have quieted down with Kelsey, we will be having her evaluated to know for sure what we are dealing with. I was wondering if any of you have ever relocated to find better schooling for your children, and what your experiences were. Are there any areas that have excellent public school resources for children with Asperger's. I really don't want her to go back to the public school here after she gets home. They have really done nothing for her there, and I may be wrong, but I didn't take it as a good sign that the guidance counselor didn't know what Asperger's is.

Amy

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Registered: 08-22-2003
In reply to: lil_amy30
Tue, 01-03-2006 - 7:43pm

Hi, I recently moved from NJ to NC. In NJ there was an Asperger school called the Yale School in Medford Lakes, NJ. My DS was too young (I think its for middle school years). Any way I have a friend whose DD went there (on her district's dime) and she loved it.

NJ housing is pretty expensive but Medford is in South Jersey (much cheaper than North Jersey) and its a really nice quaint little town. Taxes are high in all NJ, though.

Shelley

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