ISO Best western states for ASD resources in Public Schools

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Hi everyone, I just joined today so be gentle

To get right to the point I am the father of an 11 year old girl diagnosed with Asperger's when she was 8. When she was diagnosed we lived down in Vicksburg, MS and let me tell you the schools there were horrendous. The staff did not know a single thing about any level of ASD nor full blown Autism. Sis was bullied, pinched by teachers, called names by the students... she even attempted to run away once. (interesting side-note, after learning about Asperger's I realized that I most likely had it as well, as a kid I was diagnosed with ADHD/HA and took Ritalin for a few years)

Fast forward a couple years and luckily the company I work for has a facility in Central Michigan and the admin there quit, So I was offered the position and for them to move us so my entire house jumped on it like a Bengal tiger.

So we have been in Michigan now almost two year and let me tell you.. Mount Pleasant, MI has some of the best public schools that any of us have ever known about. Sis get's 1:1 help, OT's, you name it they attempt to accommodate. And what's best IMO at least, they care. They care so much and it really shows.

Now here's where my situation get's complicated. The kids, the wife and myself don't want to live here forever.. they hate it because it's farmland. During the spring/summer there;'s nothing but corn/soybean fields everywhere. Couple that with (and surprisingly to me) there's almost nowhere reasonable to go camping at within an hours drive. I try to keep the kids interested in outdoor activities and it's hard because the biggest thing we all enjoy is camping. With all the farmland there are zero state/national parks within an hours drive of home. Plus the land is so flat and uninteresting the kids including Sis our Aspie just doesn't want to get out and do anything. I know these things seem like small potatoes and in the overall grand scheme of things probably shouldn't matter much, but with a possibly two Aspies in the same house the little things pile up and become great things.

So anyway on to my actual question. I've heard that New Jersey and Wisconsin are supposedly great states for ASD resources.. what about some western states like: Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah?

I've already heard two opinions, Montana, or the Bozeman area had nothing to offer. And another person said 'Oregon had nothing good'.. but I'm here for parental opinions, hopefully ones generated by personal experience.

Thanks so much!

Judging by the lack of response and the board activity thus far.. did I post this in the wrong area? I did not see another sub area that felt more appropriate than here. Maybe a mod could move this to the Parents Discussion area please?

So no mods.. and no one with any interest. That's ok, I'll just double-post.

Hi, I don't have the information you are seeking but I just wanted to tell you that there is a thread where you can contact the mods.

The thread name is "MODERATOR ATTENTION: How to get help when you need it" in the "WrongPlanet.net discussion" subforum.
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What I noticed is that location-specific queries like yours don't tend to get many responses. So please don't be discouraged by the lack of responses. Good luck.