
This page is continuously updated, please visit
frequently.
Learning
about Autism:
Getting Help in Pennsylvania:
National Organizations
Representing Autism and Disabilities:
Educating Children with Autism:
Education and Disability Law You
Need to Know:
- State - Title 55, Chapter 4225 (0-3), Title 22,
Chapter 14 (3-21), www.elc-pa.org/THERE%20IS%20A%20LAW.htm
- IDEA – 34CFR303 (0-3), 34CFR300 (3-21), www.elc-pa.org/THERE%20IS%20A%20LAW.htm
- Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance
Network, www.pattan.net
- Education Law Center, www.elc-pa.org
- Wright’s Law, www.wrightslaw.com
- Basic Education Circulars, www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/cwp/browse.asp?a=11&g=202&K12_Nav=|3208|3209|&pde_internetNav=|
- Pennsylvania Department of Education, www.pde.state.pa.us
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- PePennsylvania Department of Public Welfare,
Services for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities, www.dpw.state.pa.us/Disable/
- PDE Education Consult Line, 1-800-879-2301, www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/cwp/view.asp?a=177&Q=61680
- Office of Dispute Resolution, 1-800-222-3353,
1-800-992-4334; TTY 1-800-654-5984, www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/cwp/view.asp?a=177&Q=61680
- Pennsylvania Disabilities Law Project, www.dlp-pa.org
Pennsylvania Advocacy
- Pennsylvania Action Coalition for Autism
Services, www.pacas.info
- Pa Protection and Advocacy, www.ppainc.org
- State Autism Task Force, www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/AboutDPW/SecretaryPublicWelfare/AutismTaskForce/
- Pa Interagency Coordinating Council, www.pattan.k12.pa.us/Early_Intervention/SICC.htm
- Parents Exchange, www.ParentsExchange.web.com
- Education for All Coalition, www.disabilities.temple.edu/programs/inclusive/ed_coalition.htm
- Parent to Parent, www.parenttoparent.org
- Parent Involved Network, www.pinofpa.org
- Parent Education Network, www.parentednet.org
- Developmental Disabilities Council, www.paddc.org
Buck County Services, Tasks Forces and Advocacy
Bucks County
Community Resources:
- Parent support group for Upper Bucks/ Montgomery County, www.autismsupportnetwork.org
- Parent support group in Newtown, Pa. A chance
to talk to other parents working with similar issues: gf/cf diet, biomedical approaches, supplements, ABA, school issues, social activities, etc... A good
place to hear "the latest research", get support, or just to
relieve stress!, email for details contact, Elsie
McHale eljoco99@comcast.net
or Theresa Lux tlux@comcast.net. Their discussion group can be found at www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bucksautism
- Community Connections for All Children, www.ccforallchildren.org
- Socially Yours, Doylestown, PA, 215-801-1119 or 215-584-3300, download brochure
- Physical and Occupational Therapy services for
Children with Special Needs, also offering Fun, Friends, & Function
social skills classes, KINETIC REHABILITATION SERVICES, P.C., 920 TOWN
CENTER, NEW BRITAIN, PA, 215-340-2216
- Southampton Psychiatric Associates (behind
Applebee's & across the street from the US Post Office), Suite 312, Morelyn Plaza, 1111 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966,
215-355-2011
- The "BuddyUp
Program" -- a social skills *Survival Program* for middle school
students with Asperger's Syndrome, Newtown, PA, click for
details
- Child & Family Focus, Inc. A non-profit,
faith based agency dedicated to building communities and strengthening
families, www.childandfamilyfocus.org
- Bucks County Library, www.buckslib.org
- Lower Bucks County YMCA, www.lowerbucksymca.org
- Bucks County L.I.F.E at www.lifeinbucks.org
- Child Care Resource for Bucks County, www.BucksChildCare.com
- Bucks County Special Needs, an informational
source for parents and providers of special needs children of athletic
activities available, www.buckscountyspecialneeds.org
- Because I Love You Support Group for parents of
troubled children of any age, www.becauseiloveyou.org
Vacations with Special Needs Children:
www.autism.about.com/od/summerconcerns/
http://healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/neuro-onc/summertips.cfm
Daily Life, Child Safety, and other Resources of Interest: