The Arc of Orange County works with and for people who have or are at risk for developmental disabilities to promote full participation in areas of life in our community. The Arc seeks to accomplish this through advocacy, education, and collaboration, as well as through provision of quality supports to individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and the community.

ASMC provides residential and community support services for people with Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury and other developmental disabilities. Residential services include group homes and Alternative Family Living (AFL). A full range of clinical supports are available when needed. These include Psychology, Speech and Language, Nursing, Dietary and Social Work. In the event of an emergency, supervisory and nursing staff are available 24-hours a day.

Butterfly Effects, the behavior change company, provides individual therapy services, courses, staffing, software, systems to individual clients, school systems, universities and clinics. Team members are experts in Learning Disabilities, Severe Problematic Behaviors, Language Delays, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Summer camp through ASA

Camp Sky Ranch serves developmentally and mentally disabled individuals of all ages, from all over the world. Children and adults with Down Syndrome, Prader-Willie Syndrome, ADD/HD, Fragile X Syndrome, and Autism attend our camp each year. We cannot accept campers with severe behavior or emotional problems. Campers must possess expressive and receptive communication skills and must exhibit behavior that is appropriate for group living. They must be ambulatory, able to dress and feed themselves, and be able to take care of their toilet needs.

To help children build key developmental skills which set the foundation for learning.

The ECU Sppech Language and Hearing Clinic is a University operated comprehensive clinci for the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders.

Camp Lakey Gap is a residential summer camp for children on the autism spectrum. We strive to support all children with autism, regardless of the degree of disability.

Foundations 2 Transitions, LLC is a developing company with the intent of serving all individuals with Autism and the needs of their families, based upon the needs recognized by our starting members and in partnership with the families that may contact us. At this time we are working toward meeting needs for pre-K/school-age children/adolescents
but hope to grow and offer early intervention and adult assisted living.
We recognize that the needs of individuals with Autism and their families are very unique and that
specialized services are required.

We provide some specialized programs and some inclusion support services for individuals with disabilities.

The Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) Summer Camp Program is a residential summer camp for individuals with autism, ages 4 to adult. The summer camp program provides a week of typical camp activities, such as swimming, hiking, boating, and arts & crafts, in a structured environment. Campers are supervised closely at all times; many counselors are assigned only one camper per week to ensure maximum attention.

Rapid Experiences, a division of Pisgah Whitewater, offers experiential summer adventure and community leadership programs for teenagers with Aspergers Syndrome. Through learning Whitewater Kayaking, our participants improve their healthy communication, teamwork, relationship building skills.

Talisman summer programs offer camps for children ages 8 to 17 with LD, ADD and ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, and high functioning autism.

Non-profit corporation dedicated to creating a community of competent communicators. Our summer camp uses a highly structured daily routine combining language development with literacy, music, movement and fun! Weekly themes integrate daily activities, including literature, snack, centers, individualized therapy, music, science, language development and outside play. Accommodations such as visual cues and graphic organizers help children understand information in order to participate in the curriculum. High teacher to staff ratio allows us to assist children with individual learning needs and styles. Children with high-functioning autism and related disorders may benefit. We also offer parent/caregiver workshops and therapy classes. Please see web site for more details.