Southeast Wisconsin Services

Wow your week there sounds amazing! Wisconsin is very pretty but in a different way--lots of lakes and forests. Folks from IL travel up there for recreation quite a bit. Milwaukee is pretty since it's right by the lake, and Chicago is not a far drive or train ride. I've been in the Chicago area for most of my life and think people are pretty nice here, but they seem even nicer up there. I hope that you find that, too. :)
Does your new school district have a special education association? Sometimes you can get referrals from other parents through those.
I hope you are moving spring/summer. That is a very nice time to be in this area as long as you don't mind the humidity! :)
Quoting all4gumby:I am lookin for any helpful resources, I am sure that there are sevices offered that I haven't heard about. I know we need ABA therapy, OT, and a Developmental Pedicatrician. I would love a parent support group, because it is going to be tough.
We have the Military insurance.
I haven't tried vision therapy, please let me know how it goes, I would love for my son to read better.
I am going to miss California. This week we hiked to the Hollywood sign, saw the Endeavor shuttle, and took a train to San Diego, it was a cool week here at 60 - 70 degrees, Wiscosnin will be a bit of a shock for our systems next winter...even the summer rain will be a shock. When we moved here I thought it was very strange to go four months without seeing rain.
Quoting brennan5882300:I live in a western suburb of Chicago. I've heard of this place: http://archmedicalcenter.com/ They are a biomed place, but they might know of local resources for what you're looking for, like a local parents group?
We are just about to try vision therapy (www.covd.org) for my son who is in 5th grade. His reading comprehension is at a less than 1st grade level, but he can decode like a 10th grader. If your son qualifies under certain diagnosis codes and your insurance (through the military?) honors it it may be an option? Or have you tried this?
I love the midwest, but I don't know how I would feel about leaving CA! :)

There are a ton of options for support in that area. I am in the fox valley so I really cant help you with schools. There are ABA services all over the area.
http://www.asw4autism.org/
www.assew.org

Thank you. That would be great. Do you know if there are any private schools for Autism in the Waukesha area?
Quoting smarieljlee:There are a ton of options for support in that area. I am in the fox valley so I really cant help you with schools. There are ABA services all over the area.
http://www.asw4autism.org/
www.assew.org
- all4gumby
on Apr. 4, 2013 at 8:28 PMI am lookin for any helpful resources, I am sure that there are sevices offered that I haven't heard about. I know we need ABA therapy, OT, and a Developmental Pedicatrician. I would love a parent support group, because it is going to be tough.
We have the Military insurance.
I haven't tried vision therapy, please let me know how it goes, I would love for my son to read better.
I am going to miss California. This week we hiked to the Hollywood sign, saw the Endeavor shuttle, and took a train to San Diego, it was a cool week here at 60 - 70 degrees, Wiscosnin will be a bit of a shock for our systems next winter...even the summer rain will be a shock. When we moved here I thought it was very strange to go four months without seeing rain.