A full service state approved Theraputic Intervention Agency specializing in children and adults with Autism.

Amicus for Children, Inc. educates, supports, and empowers the families of children. The mission of Amicus is to unite caring professionals with families in need, to work in partnership in order to enhance the lives of the children who depend on us. Amicus has a key interest in assisting, educating, and providing resources for the parents/guardians of special needs children so that they can be their children’s "first and best advocate."

Established as Berks County Chapter for Retarded Children (later name changed to Berks County Chapter for Retarded Citizens; Association for Retarded Citizens, Berks County; to current - The Arc of Berks County). Provided preschool programs, residential and sheltered employment opportunities until 1979 when Arc staff created a new agency, Prospectus Associates,Inc., direct services were spun-off. Current focus is Advocacy - supports provided to individuals, families and agencies. A Board of Directors guides the organization.

We are a fee-paid service. We help you prepare for IEP or other school meetings, write letters, or attend meetings with you. We also review IEP's, 504 Service Agreements and show you ways to improve these documents. We also provide speech therapy, occupational therapy, social learning classes, as well as a full summer program. We are licensed by the state of PA to provide tutoring services as well.

Butler Autism Family and Friends Lending Encouragement and Support to families in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to encourage support, and educate each family through our life experiences which have been touched by Autism. We want to support our schools and communities with awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders. We are a parent-run support group with the support of AutismLink. Other Contacts available for more information are.... Stephanie Neely 724-285-8720 stephanieneely@webtv.net Sally Rugh 724-352-4271 sal5371@peoplepc.com

"Teach, Reach, & Expand Potential" Our services include educational, behavioral, and social skills assessment, programming and consultation. Please visit our website for more details. We are a company dedicated to helping individuals, families, and professionals who care about or have special needs. We commit to promoting a world where all individuals, regardless of disability, learn and expand their potential, becoming part of this world.

Behavior Counts Therapy, LLC is an organization committed to the treatment of children with special needs in Burlington and Camden Counties of South Jersey using researched “best practice” methods in order to assist each child in reaching his or her greatest potential. At Behavior Counts Therapy, we cherish every child as an individual. In addition to behavioral and educational programming, we focus on the needs of the family and its fundamental role in the success of our behavioral and educational programming. We are dedicated to providing each family with customized support and training with sensitivity and empathy.

Brett DiNovi & Associates provides consultative services for individuals with autism and other neurological challenges. These services consist of workshops & seminars, functional behavior assessment, discrete trial training, functional communication training/verbal behavior training, rapid toilet training, social skills, vocational training, IEP consultation, expert witness testimonies, and peer mentoring.

Law practice is dedicated to representing children and adolescents diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, Asperger’s, Autism, learning disabilities and other disabilities. Provides advocacy and legal services for obtaining independent educational evaluations (“IEE”), participation in and development of Individualized Education Programs (IEP), litigating due process and appeal panels’ review and federal court litigation. Services also includes litigating and negotiating accommodations in high stakes testing (e.g. SAT, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, etc.).

The Quiet Child Therapy, LLC offers Home/School/Early Intervention, Residential, Community, Vocation, FBA, BSP, Parent/Professional Training, Social Awareness Training and Counseling Services

Community Psychiatric Centers is a full-service mental health agency, owned and operated by Dr. Robert A. Lowenstein, M.D. and Dr. John Carosso, Psy.D., with offices in Monroeville, East Liberty, Mt. Lebanon, Greensburg, New Kensington, Monessen, and Leechburg, and Carmichaels. C.P.C. offers wraparound services with a specialization in treating children in the autism spectrum, as well as outpatient counseling and medication management.

Autism Special Education Coaching, Advocacy, and Consulting; special expertise in Asperger's Syndrome.

Autism Special Education Consulting, Advocacy, and Coaching services for parents of children diagnosed along the autism spectrum and those with "hidden disabilities." Workshops and training for parents, educators, and clinicians on topics including Asperger's Syndrome, Supporting ASD Children in Inclusive Settings, and Effective Parent Advocacy. On-site IEP clinics and individual support for employees. Collaborate with independent clinicians and related staff. New for 2008: Summer Camp program focusing on Organizational Skills, Note-Taking, and Writing skills.

Attorney Who Represents Parents of Children with Disabilities in Special Education and Estate Planning Matters

Specializing in Autism, Behavior and Communication

2-Day Training Opportunity Day 1-Real Life Strategies in a Classroom Setting Do you want to increase learning and decrease behaviors? Do you want to learn how to individualize a program for each student with ASD? Then this is the workshop for you. Participants will learn research-based teaching strategies for creating a successful classroom for students with ASD. These strategies are effective for students in a self-contained class, resource class, mainstream class, and an inclusion class. Practical strategies, which you can use immediately will be taught! Day 2-How to Teach Our Students! Participants will learn "how" to effectively teach skills to their students using research-based strategies. Student objectives will be broken down into "how" to teach and "how" to incorporate into functional activities across the day. Bring your objectives to the training, and we will brainstorm functional activities for your goals, role-play teaching strategies, create data sheets, and collect and average data. The majority of this workshop is hands-on learning! The location is: Receptions 10681 Loveland-Maderia Road Loveland, OH 45140 For both days: Registration: 8:00am Start Time: 8:30am End Time: 3:30 pm Lunch is on your own. Registration fee is $165.00 for each day. Group discounts for parties of 5 or more registering at the same time is $155.00 per person. Mail to Paragon Consulting Services, LLC 20 Harvard Road Wilmington, DE 19808 Visa/Master Card Accepted as well as checks and purchase orders. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited enrollment.

Clarity is a group of dedicated professionals that provide effective and caring Feeding, Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior consulting, training, and intervention in southeastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey.

The Drexel Autism Centerprovides comprehensive evaluations as well as participation in NIH-funded treatment studies appropriate for children diagnosed with PDD/autism. Long term follow up is also available.

This proactive initiative combines Child Care, Early Intervention, and Head Start with the intent to establish classroom environments (academic and social) that support and combine children from all three programs. ECEP sites have been established at River's Chase, Once Upon A Time at Reading High School, and Muhlenberg Gold in the C.E. Cole building of the Muhlenberg School District.

Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania provides services to more than 2,700 adults and children with physical disabilities and developmental delay, including people affected by conditions like cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, fetal alcohol syndrome and maternal drug addiction.