After Care for children for children with austism and other disabilities

Easter Seals Virginia has a 50 year history of providing quality camping programs for people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Camp Easter Seals offers children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy fun and challenging activities in a supportive and cooperative atmosphere.

From campfire sing-a-longs and late night ghost stories to canoeing, nature walks, swimming, and arts and crafts, the Easter Seals Virginia camping program provides the excitement and activity of a traditional summer camp program in a beautiful, accessible setting. Weeks include adults with disabilities and children with disabilities that offer physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Our Family of Services include
agencies in six states, the District of Columbia, and Israel
assisting people with disabilities including mental retardation,
mental illness and other disabilities

We offer:
Speech, OT, PT & Art therapy, Assistive Technology Evaluations and Trainings Behavioral, Respite & Educational services and more.
We provide all services in our office or a location of your choice.

Speech/Language and Behavior Analysis Services

Dower and Associates, Inc. is a multi -disciplinary private practice with a focus on speech/language, behavior analysis (emphasis in verbal behavior), and education. It primarily serves Prince William and Loudoun Counties, Virginia and was established in 1993.

I am an instructor at a local school for children on the autism spectrum, and have 5+ years of experience with applied behavior analysis and discreet trial training. Hoping to help your child reach his/her goals!

Friendly teacher with 3 years of experience working with ASD preshoolers available to babysit while you run errands, enjoy a date night, or simply take a break. Familiar with ABA.

Autism therapist providing supported play dates, social skills classes, home therapy, and inclusion.

We provide Behavioral services for children with Autism and their families to include behavior management, behavioral assessments, respite care, and psychological testing.

LFSVA provides home and community based services for at-risk children and families. One of our programs is called Essential Pieces, and this is a free, structured, and educational program for parents and professionals who live with and serve children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This program also provides free respite care and a social group for children whose parents attend the parent group. A professional speaker leads each group, and includes presentations and Q & A sessions from individuals such as Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Founder of Autism Outreach, Developmental Optometrists, Teachers, Directors of Special Education, and many, many more individuals who serve our children.

Verbal behavior therapist for early childhood and kindergarten; Floortime and DIR; GFCF recipes and cook.

Center for Visual Learning

We provide early intervention services closing the gap between diagnosis and the start of school. We also provide respite day and night. We provide emergency care, and spur-of-the-moment needs.

In-home service provider offering behavioral, educational, vacation respite services for families of children and adults with special needs. Will provide services to anyone in U.S. Will go on vacation with family or stay at home with child. Will provide intensive behavioral interventions on weekends.

When I was a child I became accustomed to speaking and feeling like no one was listening. It was the way my life was. Understanding was something I felt was never achieved. There are so many things I would have liked to have said, but had no idea how to say them.

I don't know if my mother knew my frustrations. If she did, she certainly made no sign of knowing, nor did she make an attempt at communicating about it. I know there was no one else in my life who was aware of my frustrations and inability to express myself emotionally.

I prize understanding above anything. I don't care if you agree with me or not, but if you understand me, then I feel like we are connected. If we understand the "why" or the motive behind someone's actions, we have gained the ability to truly act in a beneficial way rather than a detrimental way.

But what happens when your children cannot say more than a word or two, or cannot speak at all, let alone express feelings to you? What happens when that child is not understood? What happens when your child has a need that remains unfilled because you do not know the need exists?

Enter Tara.

I have Asperger’s syndrome, which brings it's own gifts and challenges. I have learned to harness the gifts and continually try to minimize the challenges. One of the gifts is that I am able to feel others' troubling emotions and then translate them into words so their loved ones can understand.

I enter a home, and sit with the person who is having a struggle with communication - verbal and non-verbal alike, with or without disabilities. Then I try to put that emotion into words and translate for those who cannot speak, or cannot verbalize accurately, what they need to say. I then help families to use that information effectively to make their home a more peaceful, loving environment where patience and understanding are fostered.

Practically, this can be as simple as knowing the preferred sleep environment your child needs, and then helping you to arrange that, so that your child, and you, can get the rest you need. Or it may look like me sitting with your child and explaining some of the basic communication tools already in place but that are being misunderstood (or possibly partially understood).

If you are interested in my services as a consultant, or would like to hear more about our training seminars, please feel free to contact us. We can do consulting in person, over Skype, or over the telephone. So we are not limited to the immediate area. I also travel if there is a large enough group (usually 10 or so families) interested in my services within a 100 mile radius of each other.

Thank you for your support and letting us be a part of your family's mending process.


For information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Lisa.

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