What Cities in USA are best to live in for Autism Treatment?

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What Cities in USA are best to live in for Autism/Asperger's and ADHD Treatment? We are specifically wanting to compare Denver to San Diego. I would like to have somebody jump start us with links to information. Like, should we be happy with San Diego + California Regional support, verses the support in Colorado? Or other Cities?

'Treatment'? I don't like the sound of that. Elaborate please?

Since our son was diagnosed, we have lived in Pittsburgh,PA and Sacramento, CA.

We have not used any wraparound or therapy services in Pittsburgh, but our son is currently enrolled in terrific state-provided social skills classes. Our school district is really great (North Allegheny) and we have no complaints all around.

We lived in Sacramento, CA right after our son was diagnosed at age 5 with PDD-NOS. The state provided good therapy/wraparound services, and we were very happy with our therapists. The school district was a nightmare, and there was nothing that could be done about it. That is why we very quickly moved back to Pittsburgh.

I am thinking that our experience with California may be similar in other areas, such that the state provided services will be good, but California schools are generally usually awful and are hard-pressed to provide the needed services for autistic children. They can't afford to spend the money required, because they are already spending so much money for minorities moving into the state.

Kris

I have lived in Indianapolis-area, Northern Calif., and Tucson, AZ.
Indiana was okay for private pay, but no state services to speak of, very low standards in their schools.
NorCal had a great school district with okay state services (respite, some living skills training, and access to recreational programs). But we had to move as it was too expensive to live (for the availability of jobs and wages).
Tucson has great recreational programs but the school district is horrific, I had to pull out my son and am homeschooling him. State services are pending but I signed up a long time ago.

California (if you can afford it) has a regional center system in which you can receive/access services. It's the only state that requires itself to provide services and support for people with developmental disabilities (the Lanterman Act).

Treatment isn't my favourite word, either. The best cure is acceptance.

My apologies go out to all for the word treatment and my wife is going to give me a talking too also. I am an engineer and I tend to use the wrong words for things. My wife talks as if she has extensive prefessional experience.

My son #1 recieved a diagnosis as Ausbergers Syndrome 4 years ago and is now 7. He receives OT, Speech, APE, Vision Theoropy, 1 hr tutor / day in classs for writing and reading workshop, all provided by the local public schools as an fully included student. In addition he receives more speach and OT on our own personal monies. He is very high functioning and extremely brilliant when it comes to math. We are hopeing to get him some social behavior help. He also goes to a California Regional service twice a week in a group environment with peers, and we do receive a little help with respite. He is doing better but I would like to do more for him and not less. A possible move to the wealthy areas south of Denver City Proper in either Littleton or Highlands Ranch, CO would be a big change. We hear that his IEP will automatically transfer to Jefferson County Public Schools, but we were advised that the Colorado state services are greatly overwhelmed and we may not get the equivalent help as with the California Regional.

My son #2 is 4 and the pre-school services of our local schools refuses to give him a diagnose and say it is like just plan standard ADHD. But son #2 speaks in a fashion that he is hardly understood. He is bright too in his manorisms but has many tendencies as son #1. But no diagnosis by the local schools. We think they are trying to tighten up on their budgets, and we are looking at spending a lot of big monies to look elsewhere for help.

Yah, there is also son #3 and he is almost two. He does not speak much yet. So we are seeing a pattern develop.

So I am specifically looking to move to South Denver area to get our expenses more in-line. But I worry that we may be unhappy with Colorado services. Maybe we should stay put here in California? I just wish I know where to buy professional consulting on this matter from some expert.

And again, sorry for the miss-spoken words.

I don't think treatment is the right word either. I believe the correct word is 'guidance' cause for what I see it, the world isn't just going to up and change for aspies. There actually is no so called 'treatment' plan with meds and such, but there are plenty of counslors who help kids get through it. In my opinion, group therapy with other AS people helped me the best to learn how NT's think better then I once did, but that's just me. I can hardely speak for every Aspie in the world ;D

belevin,

WOW, THREE AS SONS! They are LUCKY! What kind of OT, APE, and Vision Theropy?

Steve

In my town they say "Whatbergers?" nobody knows what it is and they treat me like an average weird person. It's great.

I live in Phoenix, Arizona, every school I've been to is crap.

Since I've been in high school, there's been one teacher that hasn't treated me like crap, and that teacher was one who had just finished a paper for college on Asperger's. Makes sense, huh?

I'm going to stay out of the treatment argument. I don't particularly think I need treatment, but I know that I am High-Functioning.

No the word treatment is completely find to use in context of getting help for
the commom comorbid problems associated with autism spectrum. To use the word treatment in the context of autism is politically incorrect with most people here(I care less), but the truth is there is no treatment for autism spectrum so you made a logic
error not a sin(next time have a lawyer, autism expert and two friends review your
post )

I will search to see if I can find any info you can use.

The member TheGreyBadger said she visited family in Denver but she has not logged
on in two months.

Here is another member who lives in Denver she posted this (it was her last post Dec 19 2005 !)