Conroe ISD/Coulson Tough Info Needed

[Guest guest]

Hello, I'm new to the group. My 4 yr old son was diagnosed with

Asperger's just a few months ago. He will start Kindergarten at

Coulson Tough Elementary next fall. Does anyone have any experience

with this school or Conroe ISD that would help to prepare me for

what's to come? In searching the old posts there seems to be a wide

range of experiences with the district.

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

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My daughter will be 4 in December. She was diagnosed with autism when she

was 2 ½ and has been attending the PPCD program at Bush Elementary within

Conroe ISD since she was 3. We have had a great experience with the school

district. When we went to have her evaluated with CISD, they even paid to

have me bring her for a diagnosis by an awesome psychologist in Houston who

was more helpful to us than the developmental pediatrician or psychologist

we had paid for ourselves. The teacher we have at Bush is outstanding.

Although my daughter was originally diagnosed as autistic, her most recent

diagnosis was PPD-NOS. She’s pretty high functioning at this point,

although speech and potty training are still big issues for us. I credit

her ABA therapy and supplements with most of this progress, but I do feel

the PPCD program has been a big part of it too. I should mention that she

only attends PPCD two days a week because she’s pretty busy with her ABA

therapy. Another thing I’m so pleased with the school district about is

that they have been extremely flexible with us in allowing her to attend

only part time.

Have you had your son evaluated by the school district yet? I can give you

the phone number of the person to call. It would seem to me that he might

qualify for a PPCD program right now. The PPCD programs within the

Woodlands run ½ days 5 days a week and might help prepare your son for

Kindergarten. I know the PPCD class at Bush does some inclusion activities

with the Kindergarten class there for the kids who will be transitioning to

Kindergarten the following year. I know services can vary by school and I’m

not sure which PPCD school Coulson Tough would feed into, but it’s worth a

try.

Please feel free to email me off list mwaybright@... or give me

a call at . I don’t live too far from you, so we could even

meet at a park someday with the kids (I have twins, so I have a son that’s

almost 4 too).

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Subject: Conroe ISD/Coulson Tough Info Needed

Hello, I'm new to the group. My 4 yr old son was diagnosed with

Asperger's just a few months ago. He will start Kindergarten at

Coulson Tough Elementary next fall. Does anyone have any experience

with this school or Conroe ISD that would help to prepare me for

what's to come? In searching the old posts there seems to be a wide

range of experiences with the district.

Thank you!