and support groups
Find
support and resource contacts
It can make a critical difference to find a local
family to be a mentor and help you through the many difficult times.
See also school district
listings, the international
section, and the parents'
stories - you are neither the first nor the last
in this situation.
Autism, special needs, and special education support groups
- Autism Meetups
lists over 2,000 parents seeking others to talk to
Canada, USA
Parents
groups can help you find professionals, therapists,
attorneys, and more. A very well maintained list covering North America
(from FEAT
Sacramento).- Parent
Training
and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers
offers information and parent contacts for those with special needs
children (USA only)
- The Open Directory
Special Education Support page
lists many USA state and local support organizations. Autism Support Groups has both USA
and international listings.
- The
Autism Society of America has
chapters throughout the USA
- Central
Florida Autism Institute, Inc.
- Family
Autism Center for Education,
253 French Lake Road, French Lake NB,
E2V 4E6, (506)357-2077, face@brunnet.net
- Autism Foundation of New York Autism Advocacy
Outreach Group, 1050 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island NY 10314
- New
York Families for Autistic Children, Inc., 95-16 PITKIN
AVENUE, OZONE PARK NY
11414, PHONE (718)641-6711, FAX
(718)641-4452
- Parents
of Autistic Children "Founded in 1999, POAC's mission is to
build capacity by providing scientifically-based training to parents,
teachers, and related personnel that provide direct services to
children with autism and other developmental disabilities." Chapters in
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York host speakers on ABA and
other topics.
- AJ Foundation for
Autistic Children, P.O. Box 234, Wycombe PA
18980,
info@ajfoundation.org,
(215)598-8237
- Europe
Behavioral intervention (ABA) support
groups,
organizations,
mail lists, and parent training
Some of these organizations may offer funding or
other support for behavioral intervention programs. See also the international
resources links.
- The ME-List is the original
private ABA
email list. To join, send a message to Ruth Allen at rallen@IUPUI.EDU
explaining your interest. The searchable archive contains an enormous
amount of information. (She used to publish a helpful Web site but it
seems to have disappeared.)
- ABA-PRO:
Emailing list for ABA professionals, but many parents use it too. Send
the message SUBSCRIBE ABA-PRO to LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Autism and ABA
email group is an open, moderated forum for discussing anything related
to autism. Much of our discussion centers around Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA), including areas of ABA such as teaching Verbal Behavior
(VB) and Natural Environment Training (NET).
- DTT-NET is a good-sized group,
similar to the ME-list. Yahoogroups at last count had over
30 other related mail lists, out of hundreds devoted to autism or special education.
- Español
(Spanish language): AutismoABA
discussion group
Australia
- Canada
Danmark
(Denmark)
מדינת ישראל (Israel)
Italia: Emergenzautismo.org
日本 (Nihon, Nippon, Japan)
Schweiz (Switzerland)
UK
- PEACH advocates early behavioral
intervention. The Brackens, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 8BE, Tel
no 01344 882248, fax 01344 882391
- PEAT,
Ms Tracy Wilson, Development
Officer/ Administrator, 6 North Row, Ballyhampton Road, Larne, Co.
Antrim, BT40 2SR, peatgroup.tracy@btinternet.com
- USA by state
- Families
for Early Autism Treatment has many chapters throughout the
US and Canada
- The
Elija Foundation offers training resources and scholarships,
665 Newbridge Road, Levittown NY 11756, Phone (516)433-4321, Fax
(516)433-4324, Elija@optonline.com
- Brent
Woodall Foundation
for Exceptional Children offers technical and educational
assistance and small grants in the USA and Romania, 106 Denton Tap
Road, STE 210-PMB 333, Coppell TX 75019, (800)209-9776
-
The
North Texas Autism
Education Center, 2300 McDermott, Suite 200-178, Plano TX
75025-7016, (469)682-0350,
info@lonestarlearningcenter.org
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