| For parents of children exhibiting symptoms of autism, | | | | typically offer small class sizes of no more than 6 to 8 |
| looking for, and finding appropriate therapy and school | | | | children, allowing teachers and therapists to give each |
| options is a top priority to help their child progress and | | | | child the individual attention he or she needs. |
| develop as normally as possible. The findings of | | | | Autism preschool focuses on addressing the widely |
| different studies regarding early and intensive | | | | differing needs and abilities of children with autism. The |
| intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders | | | | autism spectrum is broad and individual children within |
| are not conclusive as to whether autistic children truly | | | | the autism spectrum have vastly different challenges |
| benefit and progress more the earlier they start | | | | and progress at different paces. A typical autism |
| undergoing therapy. However, no studies have shown | | | | preschool offers activities designed to encourage |
| that early intervention hinders the development of | | | | speech development, cognition, literacy, motor and |
| autistic children in any way, and it truly has helped | | | | social skills. |
| others. | | | | The life of a child with autism, and the challenges |
| The logical course of action for parents of children | | | | faced by the families of those children can be very |
| with autism is to enroll their child in a special autism | | | | near normal, or extremely difficult. A specialized autism |
| pres-school to give them the opportunity to participate | | | | preschool can not only help children learn to deal with |
| in specialized, structured activities and receive therapy | | | | their challenges, but it can help teach parents and |
| in a controlled, yet social setting. Autism preschools | | | | siblings to cope and feel in control of their lives as well. |