Residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

The Autism Academy of Learning is structured to provide every student with Autism Spectrum Disorder an appropriate foundation in the areas of academics, behavior, daily living skills, vocational skills, and independence. Our goal is to promote a higher quality of life, and the realization of the full intellectual and social development of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Bittersweet Inc. is a care and treatment facility for adolescents and adults with autism. We have five main directorates at Bittersweet: Residential; Vocational; Supported Living and Respite; Advocacy and Supported Employment. Our residential program serves 20 persons in three Medicaid Licensed homes on our main campus. The habilitation program at these facilities happens in the morning and in the evening after completing their work. The residential schedules are full of exercise, academic programs and community outings. Habilitation goals of daily living and skills of adaptive living such as laundry, personal hygiene, meal preparation, and structured social interaction play a large part in the success of our residential program. Our facility has five supported living homes. The participants come to our main campus for day programming and then go back to homes in the community that they share with other participants. Habilitation and skills development continue through all residential programs just as though they were living in our main campus housing. Bittersweet advocates and helps schools through consulting and planning, working with the local courts to advocate on the rights of individuals with autism. We also consult to groups or families to give them assistance on how to best serve persons with autism. We conduct tours to professionals and students to expose them to our model and perhaps to their first experience to someone with autism. Bittersweet offers Respite Services to families

The mission of Bittersweet, Inc. is to maximize opportunities for individual development of persons with autism by providing an array of premier services to individuals, and support to families.

I am an Early Intervention Specialist trained in ABA, Floortime, and other education/assessment tool areas. I have five years of experience working with children who have Autism, PDD, PDD-NOS, and Aspergers. I have worked at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism (2 1/2 years) and was the EI Specialist and Coordiantor for the Ashland Co. Board of MRDD. My resume is available upon request. I am looking to work with families in their homes, community, and classroom depending on the needs of the family.

The Greater Akron ChapterOHIO) of the Autism Society of America serves Summit, Stark, Portage, Wayne and Medina counties. We offer parent support groups and professional board meetings. We also have a yahoo group.

Lifespan Learning Communities, LLC offers challenging learing communities, relationships, educational and vocational programs for teaching children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury and other related disabilities throughout the life span of the individual.

Monarch School is a chartered nonpublic school in Ohio that provides ideal special education programs for children with autism. The Monarch Boarding Academy is an extraordinary residential learning environment created specifically for children and teens on the autism spectrum.

The innovative Monarch School and Boarding Academy is grounded in a language-based treatment model, The Monarch Model, created in partnership with Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, and Massachusetts General Hospital.