Achieva commits to excellence in lifelong services for people with disabilities and their families. STATEMENT OF VISION -- Achieva envisions the day when people with disabilities fully participate in their communities.

Achieve Consulting assists in the development and implementation of a blended model for students with autism, including full-day training sessions, in-classroom support, and more.

Achieve Fluency is a private learning center and consulting service
that serves children with significant language delays. Our program
focuses on developing basic communication and language skills, reading
comprehension, reading fluency (decoding), written expression, basic
math skills, and reasoning/problem solving. Our highly effective
teaching methods are based on the principles and practices of applied
behavior analysis with special emphasis on fluency-based instruction.
Each student's program is highly individualized and is closely
measured to assure rapid progress in his or her areas of need. Our
staff includes board certified associate behavior analysts and
certified teachers who have extensive experience teaching children
with autism and related disabilities applying principles from behavior
analysis.

Achieve Fluency's Summer Learning Camp is a unique program that will offer children with special learning needs ages 4-12 a great opportunity to receive individualized attention for their language, academic and social development and also enjoy fun/physical activities in a safe, supportive setting. Special features include daily one-to-one individualized tutoring by trained clinicians, specialized fitness classes lead by certified instructors, arts and crafts, special events and more. The camp will be located at BreakThru Family Fit For Life, a spacious, air-conditioned fitness center in Stamford, CT, The camp will run from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from June 25 to August 3. Enrollment is limited to assure a low camper-to-instructor ratio and high quality services. If you would like to know more, please give us a call @ 203.698.0247 or visit our website www.achievefluency.com.

The kindergarten is designed to meet the needs of autistic children with severe behavioral problems. The new kindergarten will include programs that are developed to meet the complex challenges of each individual student.

Achievekids is a private, non-profit agency that serves youth with the most challenging social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties become self-reliant through family-focused mental health and education.

ARC Broward is the oldest and largest private, not-for-prifit organization providing supports and assistance primarily to children and adults with Developmental Disabilities, including Autism in Broward County, Florida. The organization provides an array of 23 various services and supports, is outcomes driven and has received the highely coveted 3-year accreditation by CARF, the Rehabilitation Commission, since 1991.

Wraparound/behavioral health in home services

The Achievement Centers for Children is a non-profit organization providing servcies and support for children with special needs and their families. We specialize in services for children on the Autism Spectrum. Our services include education, therapy, mental health services, social work and recreation.

Support organization/preschool

Achievement Services empowers persons with disabilities in their quest to live, work and pursue leisure activities as independently as possible.

A 66- year old , private, non-profit agency located in greater Cleveland, Ohio that offers comprehensive services to children with special needs and their families. Therapies (OT/Speech/PT, family support services, early childhood and mental health services, educational programs for children with autism preschool- Grade 3, summer camp and ESY programs.

ACI Learning Centers offer direct center-based Applied Verbal Behavior instruction to children on the autism spectrum. We capture a child's motivation to teach functional skills, including communication, adaptive, play, and socialization. We individualize programs and measure progress with the ABLLS-R and the VB-MAPP.

All local ARC chapters provide information and referrals to local resources. Their goal is to help people with disabilities and their families become knowledgeable about disabilities and the services and supports that are available. A variety of other services may be provided by individual chapters. If there is no chapter in your area, call the state office.

ACME Together (Autistic Children's Movies and Entertainment Together) is a Not-for-Profit organization that arranges events at a variety of theaters, restaurants and other venues in the DC Metro Area. Designed for children with Autism and other related "spectrum" disorders, ACME events are opportunities for children and their families to meet others in a low-pressure social situation. Children are encouraged to play, interact with each other and express themselves freely, as are adults, without the "social expectations" of a non-autism spectrum setting. The costs for all events are covered by a small fee, and any funds above that are used to sponsor future events, or are donated to a charitable organization.

ACT ? Autism Community Together - believes its role is to engage and support individuals, families, medical professionals, therapists and educators on effective methods to improve the lives of individuals with autism and their families in Northeast Indiana.

Private home care as well as Medicaid, Medicare and HCBS. Durable medical needs are available.

Services Provided
ABA/VB therapists who undergo continual training
Designing in-home and school-based A.B.A programs
Consulting (families and school districts)
Training (families, therapists, teachers, etc.)-on Autism, Aspergers and Related Disabilites
Advocate for IEP's
Tutoring
Social Skills Training and Training/Support Groups (one for elementary students and one for teens-early adults)
P.A.T.H. Academy (Parents and Teachers Hand in Hand) (Full-day, year round preschool for students with Autism).
Supported school placement for children with Aspergers Syndrome
Increasing palette/systematic desensitization
Testing services
Advocate for autism awareness
T-ball/Softball teams
Complete Peer Mentoring Program/Reverse Mainstreaming
Summer day camp
Walk Now for Autism Research Team
Staff includes: licensed Music Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Optician and a Certified Swim Instructor.