Colorado
The following is a list of autism schools in Colorado. I try to update this list several times a year. If you know of a new autism school in Colorado, please contact me.
Colorado Institute of Autism
PO Box 50254
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80949
Phone: The phone number I had on file for this school is no longer active. If you know how to contact the school, please send me a note.
Temple Grandin School
Lafayette, Colorado
Phone: (303) 554-7363
The Joshua School
2900 South University Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80210
Phone: (303) 758-7171
Fax: (303) 758-9044
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hello my name is kati i’m a mother of four boys three of my childern have autism i’ve looked at info on the autistic schools in colorado and i’m sad to say i’m disappointed that these schools have no sort of programs that are for people like myself who want to send there childern to one of these schools but cant afford it the public do try very hard to work with kids like mine but still it is lacking in so many ways and the only way for kids like mine to get what they need is to send them to a special school but sad to say if you don’t have money there are no other resources such as these schools to give my childern the oppurtunity to sucessfully make it i find that very hard on so many parents in the same situation how can i provide the right education for my childern if no one is willing to lend a hand so to speak
We are moving to Colorado and are trying to decide whether to move to Colorado Springs or Denver. We have a 16 year old son with Autism. He is nonverbal and low-functioning. We are going to move to the district that has the best program for him. We have heard that Districts 8, 11 and 49 have schools for low-functioning children. We have also heard about Cherry Creek and Joshua School. We cannot afford the tuition on our own. Do districts fund private programs for low-functioning children? Any suggestions about the best high school programs in the area?
I agree completely with Kati. I have a six year old grandson who lives with me along with his mother and brother who is 14 months old. Gavin is on the autism spectrum and we so far have not had much help. We live in Jefferson county and there is little or no help for Gavin. He is in a kindergarten in a public school but I feel that he isn’t getting what he needs. My daughter had to quit her job two years ago because Gavin was so out of control. There isn’t any way for Gavin to go to these private schools because we can not afford to pay the prices. Gavin would benefit so much from one on one care right now. And of course the public schools will not give him that. What do families do that do not have money for the special care that their child needs?
It was very beneficial for me to read these posts. I am considering moving to the area and have a MS Ed degree in Autism from Connecticut. These posts help me consider even more moving to the area and opening my own practice.
Hello, this is Dr. Annelise Spees, MD. I am Board-Certified in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and work with families “on the spectrum”. There is an excellent charter school in School District 11 called the “Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning” which is K-8 and specializes in “Twice Exceptional” children. Many of the students are on the spectrum as gifted, Asperger Syndrome. The web site for the school is http://www.academyacl.org.
Hi my name is Stormi Santiago, and i have an elven year old autistic boy name Nigel. i have been trying to find a program to help him. See my son doesn’t talk and he has behaviors. but i to am in the situation that i cant afford to pay for these programs. i also don’t understand why all the programs they offer like autism speaks never has a way to contact them how are they suppose to help or hear a story if they have no real way to contact or to speak to someone. i see it this way my son has the same rights to an excellent education as any other child does so why is there so many limits for autistic child. my son deserves the right to a great future as well as any other child. so please any help on links or info would be greatly helpful. sincerely stormi santiago
Hello. It was really hard to read all these post about the schools and how our kids are so limited. In July 2011 we were told that our son was on the austim specturm but the doctors are not sure where on the specturm to place him. Our son is curently enrolled in WSD3 for Preschool in Colorado Springs. Our concern with our son in school was that he would be overwhelmed by the classroom. So far we are right. Our son comes home and is so tierd. Our ABA thearpy service has a contra ct with WSD3 adn is able to go in and observe the classroom but my husband and I are really looking for a better school for our son.
Now you know why I was so upset to learn that the schools that are able to help our son are out of our reach for him. I agree with the rest of the post, there should be a way for every child on the austim specturm to attend a school that works for them. Our kids have a right to a better school. Those schools should be in our reach and they are often not. I do udnerstand that the public schools do not have the funds to provide proper education for kids on the spectrum but maybe they could look at spending the funds for enrollment ion these better schools.
If your child’s school does not have the appropriate classroom setting for him or her to learn it is your school districts responsibility to provide it to them at the cost of the district not the parents. It took me 2 years to get my daughter in the right school. But with determination and the right paperwork I was able to get her into a great school that has been able to benefit her.
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