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Parents praise Timberlane playgroup and in-school ABA support after early gains for autistic child
Summary
Parents at the Timberlane School Board meeting described rapid early progress after enrolling their son in a new playgroup and an in-house ABA support program at Sandown Central, saying the services helped the child gain speech, social skills and potty-training milestones.
At the Nov. 7 Timberlane Regional School District School Board meeting, parents Lindsay and Matthew Bleich described significant progress their son Michael has made after enrolling in a district playgroup and an in-house applied behavior analysis support program at Sandown Central. Kim Rivers, the building leader and early childhood coordinator, introduced the district’s expanded playgroup and the in-school ABA supports.
Board members and administrators heard that the playgroup, open to children roughly 2½ to 5 years old, began as a single weekly one-hour session, expanded to 90…
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