COSAC Autism Resources

 

Autism Resources

COSAC Member Agencies, Organizations & Corporations are highlighted in red.

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Early Childhood LINK – A North Carolina-based model training and technical assistance project developed to facilitate transdisciplinary early intervention service provision to young children. www.ec-link.org

The Eden Family of Services Providing community-based lifespan services for children and adults with autism and their families since 1975 www.edenservices.org

Epilepsy Foundation New Jersey – The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ), an affiliate of the National Epilepsy Foundation, is a state-wide, non-profit charitable agency dedicated to helping to improve the quality of life for people affected by epilepsy and their loved ones. www.efnj.com

Exceptional Parent Magazine http://www.eparent.com

Exploring Autism – Underwritten by the National Alliance for Autism Research, this website is the collaborative effort of Autism Genetics Cooperative. It provides general information about the genetics of autism. www.exploringautism.org

Family Service League, Inc. – A comprehensive social services organization specializing in services for families and located in Essex County. RELATE Social Skills Program for Youth and Families focuses on communication skills, non-verbal behavior, friendship skills, and specific techniques to help children experiencing social difficulties in school and in other social settings.  www.familyserviceleague.org

Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) – FEAT is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing world class Education, Advocacy, and Support for the Northern California Autism Community and beyond, offering an on-line newsletter and more. www.feat.org

First Signs – A non-profit organization dedicated to educating parents and physicians about the early warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders in early childhood. www.firstsigns.org

Future Horizons – Future Horizons is the world leader in autism/Asperger’s Syndrome publishing. The site also lists autism and Asperger’s Syndrome conferences and available materials. http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com

GRACE Foundation of New York – Getting Resources for Autistic Children’s Equality is a support and advocacy organization for Staten Island and Brooklyn families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. GRACE provides social, educational and information resources. www.graceofny.org

Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratories – Featuring the Autism Resource Center (ARC), an on-line collection of autism information and resources. www.gsdl.com/autism

Greater New Haven PDD/Asperger’s Support Group www.geocities.com/nhpdd

HelpSoft, Inc. – Visit this website for a trial version of Learning Helper software! www.learninghelper.com

Hinkle & Fingles, Attorneys at Law – The attorneys at Hinkle & Fingles have many years experience providing expert counsel and legal services to families of people with disabilities and seniors. The firm’s attorneys have argued many of the precedent setting cases affecting people with disabilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. www.hinkle1.com

The Housing Resource Center – The Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Human Services’ Division of Disability Services and the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency have launched a free online registry of accessible, affordable and special-needs housing throughout the state. Visit www.njhousing.gov.

The Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org

Interactive Kids, LLC – Interactive Kids is a social skills program for children ages 5-14 with diagnoses of higher functioning autism spectrum disorder, PDD-NOS, NLD and those with other socially related difficulties. The program is designed by a licensed and certified Speech Pathologist and a highly experienced Special Education Professional. www.interactivekidsllc.com

The JCC on the Palisades Therapeutic Nursery – A developmental communication-based parent/child program for high functioning children with developmental disabilities. Our staff, including language, occupational therapists, and special education teachers, provides individual services as well as a multi-disciplinary classroom setting. Parents receive parent counseling as well as a weekly parent support group. NJ Dept. of Education approved private pre-school for the handicapped. www.jcconthepalisades.org/programs/earlychildhood/index.html

Kentuckiana Children’s Center – An outpatient clinic located in Kentucky that offers special programs individually designed to help the child with special needs with a comprehensive array of health services that include chiropractic care, social work counseling/family intervention/advocacy, mineral analysis/nutritional planning, and dental screening.    www.kentuckiana.org