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Autism Schools & Special Education in Bakersfield

Bakersfield's main autism-specific education resource is Valley Achievement Center, alongside district and Kern County Superintendent of Schools special education programs. The supply is thinner than in coastal California, and it helps to know that going in.

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Valley Achievement Center

Autism education and behavior programs

Bakersfield nonprofit founded in 1998 providing educational, behavioral and socialization programs for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

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Kern County Superintendent of Schools - Special Education

County special education

County-operated specialized special education programs and district support for children from birth through age 21 across Kern County.

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Kern Autism Network

Family support and advocacy

Kern County nonprofit providing support, information, education and advocacy to autism families and professionals; useful before IEP meetings.

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