A wide range of services is available, including psychological counseling, occupational therapy (help with fine motor skills, such as holding a pencil), physical therapy (help with gross motor skills, such as walking), speech and language therapy.

• Your child may need help from a special education teacher in his regular class, or he may get extra help outside his regular class a few hours a week. This help is called resource room or Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS).
• Your child may be assigned to a class that has two teachers, one of whom is trained in special education. This is called team teaching, collaborative team teaching CTT or integrated co-teaching (ICT).
• A child with Asperger's (a high-functioning form of autism) may be eligible for a NEST program. Like other team-teaching classes, NEST classes have two teachers and a mix of general education and special education pupils.
• A child with severe disabilities may be assigned a separate class with other disabled children. This is called a self-contained class.
• In rare circumstances, a child with severe disabilities may be assigned to a special school, called a District 75 school. The district family advocate at District 75, (400 First Avenue, NY) may be able to provide information. Call (212) 802-1503. See also A Parent's Guide to Special Education Services for School-Age Children.