Assistance with individuals who are on the Home and Community Based Waiver who want to do self-determination. This enables individuals with autism to live the life they dream about while not being at the mercy of an agency or service provider. They hire their own staff and pay them at the wages the individual deserves. They can supplement their lives within their families or while in a group home with activities and programs within the community.
Individuals who are self-determined are in control!

We believe that all children have a right to a safe and permanent home and deserve the support and involvement of their community when their safety is at risk or their permanency is jeopardized.

The Association for Metroarea Autistic Children, Inc. has provided services to help people of all ages with autistic-spectrum disorders, and their families, since 1961.

Support Group

The Autism Coalition Mission Statement To raise money and dispense funds to the programs and projects of existing autism organizations who have ongoing programs to fund biomedical and applied research, and provide education and services to the autistic community To speak with one voice on certain common concerns, such as the need to increase funding for autism, the third most common development disability To share information among our members to enable us to work more efficiently and effectively, and aggregate our resources

We offer free resources, support & training to families and professionals dealing with Autism and its related disorders. We also offer comprehensive consulting and coordination throughout the world. We welcome anyone and everyone - regardless of diagnosis!

Autism Networks Inc is a not for profit orginization that offers professional consultation, parent training, recreation services and more

The Autism Society of Northern New York, a local chapter of the Autism Society of America, provides education, referral services, advocacy, and support for parents and professionals in Northern New York in Franklin, Essex, Clinton, Hamilton, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence Counties. ASNNY believes that no single type of program or service will fill the needs of every individual with autism.

Autism Speaks is dedicated to helping families find answers, through funding research and education efforts and, most significantly, by spearheading the development of a national registry of autism patients. The lack of such a registry makes research all the more difficult and costly. We are committed to assembling a significant central database of children with autism that will provide, for the first time, the standardized medical records that researchers need to conduct accurate clinical trials. We believe this will facilitate the large-scale studies and clinical trials that will improve the effectiveness of treatment and eventually help lead us to a cure.

Best Buddies’ programs create mutually-enriching socialization opportunities for youth with and without intellectual disabilities through structured one-to-one friendships. These friendships offer participants a unique opportunity to promote a more inclusive school environment while establishing a meaningful personal friendship. For the child who has an intellectual disability, developing a friendship with a non-disabled peer is critical to their success in school and their transition into the adult roles of employee, colleague and community member. The benefits to children without intellectual disabilities are great as well, as they are better equipped to enter the world with a respect for the value of inclusivity and the power to challenge long-held stereotypes and prejudices about people with disabilities.

Provides advocacy, respite services, and a network of parents supporting parents to improve their child’s mental health.

The Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) is a statewide non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with brain injury and their families, and promotes prevention. Established in 1982, BIANYS provides education, advocacy, and community support services that lead to improved outcomes for children and adults with brain injuries and their families. BIANYS also offers a toll free Family Help Line, chapters and support groups throughout the state, prevention programs, mentoring programs, speakers bureau, a video library and a publications library. BIANYS plays a central role in the development of public policy on the federal, state and local level.

The Bronx Chapter - Autism Society of America is a forum to promote Autism Awareness in New York City. The chapter, through FSPDD, also provides information, referral, and advocacy for caretakers of autistic children and adults. These services include a support group for parents of autistic children.

Support Group meets with Parents of Angels group at the QSAC Building at 1968 Eastchester Road, Bx. NY 10461, the third Thursday of the Month from 7pm-9pm, child care provided.

The Broome-Tioga Chapter of The Autism Society of America is located in the rolling hills of Broome County in Binghamton, New York. We are a group of parents and professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with autism in our community and beyond. We hold monthly meetings at Lourdes Hospital, publish a quarterly newsletter, host annual conferences featuring top experts in the field of autism, and do our best to educate the local community about Autism in general. At various times during the year we hold a variety of family activity days such as picnics, carnivals and holiday parties. General information packets about Autism are available upon request.

I offer advocacy in the Westchester, New York school districts and parts of Connecticut. Teaching parents how to receive educational entitlements for their special needs children

Special Education Advocacy

The New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) is an independent, New York State government agency charged with improving the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities and protecting their rights by:
-promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life;
-ensuring programmatic and fiscal accountability in the State's mental hygiene system;
-providing individual and systemic investigative and advocacy services;
-advancing the availability and use of assistive technology for persons with disabilities; and,
-offering impartial and informed advice, training and recommendations on disability issues.

PED contributes to the development of inclusive workplace systems and communities in a variety of ways. We engage in research and produce scholarly articles, develop training materials and conduct training sessions domestically and internationally, and offer technical assistance on a wide array of disability-related matters. Our expertise embraces legal mandates and operational issues, an all-encompassing perspective that enables us to facilitate the transformation of public policy into constructive practices.

Crystal Run Village, Inc. is an independent non-profit provider of community-based programs for adults and children with intellectual disabilities, autism and spectrum disorders and, their families living in the communities of Orange, Rockland and Sullivan Counties in New York State. The agency offers housing, linkage to community services, case management, programs for learning, opportunities for employment and recreation - all for the purpose of an individual’s greater independence, community inclusion and contribution as a citizen. The human services agency was established in 1959.

Attorney Who Represent Parents of Children with Disabilities