Autism Scholarship Program

As a provider of services for the Autism Scholarship Program, NCTS is approved by the State of Ohio, Office for Exceptional Children OEC), Department of Education (ODE). Specialized services include:

• Tutoring for high-functioning autism, Asperger’s and PDD clients. NCTS offers two programs for your children
• ABA Verbal Plan
• NCTS Academic Plan
•   Help parents: Apply for Autism Scholarship Program
•   Understand requirements and limitations of ASP
•   Develop an individual plan for each child based on the IEP
• Select specially trained staff to tutor client
• Prepare reports for school district and OEC/ODE

Additional Services

• Social skills group – meets weekly
• Summer camp – 6-week summer camp (see “un-school camp”)

Resources

Future Horizons (Click button on the left side of  this page)

Everything you ever  wanted to know about autism, and more. Future Horizons has become the  leading publisher in the world on autism/Asperger's.  Wayne Gilpin founded this company  primarily because his son was diagnosed with autism. This led him to write a charming little book, Laughing and Loving with Autism.  Soon other authors were taking their  books to Future Horizons in numbers so large that in a short time, the company  stopped publishing in all other venues and focused on autism.  Wayne tried to show the world some of the positives and  joys that a child with autism can bring. (Click button  on left side of this page)

Background

Established by the Ohio General Assembly in June2003, the Autism Scholarship Program provides funds to parents of qualified special education children.  It provides the opportunity for parents to choose a different implementer of the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) other than the child’s school district of residence. The scholarship funds shall be used only to pay for services outlined on the child’s IEP.  The maximum amount of the scholarships is $20,000 per school year.

Eligibility

Children/youths in preschool through grade 12 (age 3 through age 21), may be eligible if they meet these requirements:

• An ASD diagnosis for your childl
• An existing IEP (Individualized Educational Plan)
• Child no longer attending public school
• An approved ASD provider for services (NCTS)

The application form for the Autism Scholarship Program is available on the Ohio Board of Education website. Click here to visit the site, then scroll down the page to find links to the Autism Scholarship Program.

Click Contact Us to e-mail NCTS for more information about the Autism Scholarship Program or call us at 440-914-0200.