Any comments on Giant Steps school for Autism

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I need to know if any of you have experience with Giant Steps. I s it good

school to place my son. I observe the school, and I love it.

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Hi.

My daughter has attended since the early days of GSI. She s now 18 and I

have only wonderful things to say about the staff and their care.

Unfortunately, due to my daughter's many health issues and recent years of

my divorce, I don't get to participate in many of their activities -

fundraising, community, support - so I do feel a bit out of the loop but

some friends have recently had their son start at GSI and they are very

happy as well.

Best of luck

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:54 AM, gzlaaa2011 <gzlaaa2011@...> wrote:

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Giant Steps was an excellent support for our autistic (non-verbal) child, as

well as for our family. Not only was the staff able to deal with my son's

autistic eccentricities during his childhood years, but Giant Steps provided

excellent inclusion support and services to the local school district during

his elementary, middle and high school inclusion journey. is now 18

and a senior in high school. It took work but we are accepted by the school,

teachers, kids and community and I believe we have paved the way for other

families with developmental disabilities. He is gracefully navigating the

transition program, has terrific life skills and will complete college to

live a fully independent, verbal and rewarding adult life. I contribute much

of our success to early intervention and Giant Steps.

In addition: is taking Namenda and we have seen significant

improvement in is communication and social skills. In our case, after all

the hard work, I am a believer that autism is reversible, with knowledge,

individualized support, science (and God's grace).

Re: Any comments on Giant Steps school for Autism

Hi.

My daughter has attended since the early days of GSI. She s now 18 and I

have only wonderful things to say about the staff and their care.

Unfortunately, due to my daughter's many health issues and recent years of

my divorce, I don't get to participate in many of their activities -

fundraising, community, support - so I do feel a bit out of the loop but

some friends have recently had their son start at GSI and they are very

happy as well.

Best of luck

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:54 AM, gzlaaa2011 <gzlaaa2011@...> wrote:

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I am a huge proponent of the Least Restrictive Environment and advocated hard to

keep my child in our community with typically developing peers. However, a child

affected by autism can only realize the full benefits of their educational

program if the Local Education Agency Representative is well informed about

autism specific best practices and willing to lead their team(s)toward achieving

educational excellence.

We were relieved there was a placement available at Giant Steps. My child just

completed a full school year there and our family is very pleased. Giant Steps

works hard to achieve excellence. They understand autism, respect individual

needs and provide supports that are empowering so learning can take place.

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school to place my son. I observe the school, and I love it.

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> I need to know if any of you have experience with Giant Steps. I s it good

school to place my son. I observe the school, and I love it.

I just want to make sure that Giant Steps in Lisle-IL. Thank you so much for

your comments.

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like many are happy with Giant Steps, which is good to hear. Glad they

are getting it right!

As for autism being curable...I think that is a pretty broad statement since the

spectrum is so wide and varied. So happy for you and your son, .

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

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Yes, Giant Steps is located in Lisle.

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school to place my son. I observe the school, and I love it.

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your comments.

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