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Autism Schools & Special Education in Cleveland

Ohio funds autism education more generously than almost any state in the country, and Cleveland happens to have one of the best-known autism day schools in the Midwest. If you are in Cleveland, the Autism Scholarship is the single most important thing to understand.

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Monarch Center for Autism - Day School

Autism day school

Cleveland autism day school for ages 5-21 using a visual language immersion model combining language instruction, visual supports, technology and ABA.

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Bellefaire JCB - Autism Services

Autism services organization

Parent organization of Monarch Center for Autism, offering educational, residential, transition, pre-vocational and adult autism programs in Cleveland.

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Ohio Autism Scholarship Program

State scholarship program

State program letting families direct public education funds to a private or alternative public provider; requires a current finalized IEP identifying autism.

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Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship

State scholarship program

Separate Ohio scholarship covering multiple disability categories, with the autism category set at $34,000 for FY2026. Cannot be combined with the Autism Scholarship.

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