In my last post we talked about public school as one option of educating your child or teen on the autism spectrum. There are some advantages to utilizing public school services as they are free and your child will have access to a team of school personnel (aides, teachers, and possibly speech and occupational therapists) all working to help your child. Yet some parents find that the disadvantages of the public school experience outweigh the positives and end up searching for an alternative....
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