* Which public school programs provide appropriate educational programs for students with ASD?  Which do not?
    * Will public schools have to step up their services to compete with private providers?
   * Will the ASP discourage the training of educators in public schools on the unique needs of individuals with ASD?  Or will the ASP encourage more training of educators in public schools to retain their students and prevent the ASD children from seeking private providers?
    * Will the ASP help to produce autism expertise through the increase in private providers?
    * How can parents get information on which private providers provide effective and appropriate educational programs?

    * Are families prepared to pull their child out of the public school district and give up their “Free Appropriate Public Education”?
    * Will we gain or lose important statistical information on how Ohio is doing in its education of children with ASD? 
    * How can we provide more and/or better services for students in rural and underserved areas of the state?
    * ASO is committed to implementing the recommendations of the Ohio Autism Task Force including preschoolers with disabilities having the opportunity to receive per pupil funding. Will having only preschoolers with autism who choose the ASP hinder this effort in any way?

Because ASO wanted more information on these questions about the ASP, ASO opted to wait and see how these questions were answered.  ASO supports the idea that families should have an option to choose the ASP if they wish.  ASO supports the success stories that have been shared by many who have used the program along with the success stories shared by persons who have used public schools.  ASO will continue to follow the progress of the ASP and ASO will continue to listen to the base of support as ASO will continue to consider this important issue.