Durham Public Schools - Exceptional Children's Services
Public special educationDistrict department providing special education across 14 disability categories including autism, developing IEPs in partnership with families.
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Durham sits inside the Research Triangle, which means proximity to UNC's TEACCH program and Duke's autism center — arguably the densest concentration of autism research expertise in the country. Translating that into a school placement still takes work.
UNC TEACCH Autism Program
University autism programInternationally known structured-teaching autism program founded in 1972, based in Carrboro near Durham; offers evaluation, intervention, parent training and school consultation.
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State disability scholarshipNorth Carolina disability scholarship paying a $9,000 base award and up to $17,000 for designated disabilities including autism.
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