Resources
Dallas/Fort Worth Program Flyer
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San Antonio Program Flyer
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ATC Non-Public School
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How To Be Autism Friendly
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Autism Facts
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Learn the Signs. Act Early.
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Download a printable sheet of cards in English.
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Download a printable sheet of cards in Spanish.
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Diagnostic Services
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San Antonio
Autism Community Network - 210.435.1000 Children's Hospital of San Antonio Comprehensive Autism Program - 210.704.4708 Stonebridge Behavioral Health - 210.314.3476 |
Dallas
Spectra Therapies - 972.985.1100 Kristen Belloni, PhD at Lifespan Psychological Services - 469.664.0070 (Adults) Dr. Maynard - 214.517.2951 Jewish Family Services - 972.437.9950 |
Fort Worth
Dr. Teasha-Lee Frattarelli at Cooks Children Child Study Center - 817.336.8611 The Center for Psychological Services - 817.533.0825 Dr. Mike Rios - 817.310.5510 |
Parent Talk
Education & Peer Support for Parents of Children with Autism
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Keeping youth and adults with autism safe in the community. Presenter: Deputy Rodney Rangel, Bexar County Sherriff's Office Autism and Special Needs Liaison. Learn what Bexar County is doing to improve the safety of individuals with autism in our community and how you can help.
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Special Education 101 (Part 1): Effectively advocating for your child. Presenter: Juan Hernandez - Special Education Advocate and Trainer with Brighton Center. Learn how the special education system works and how you can be an effective advocate for your child during the ARD (Admission, Review & Dismissal) process. In this training you will: Learn the basics of special education and its alternatives. Be introduced to the evaluation process and eligibility for special education. Be given insight on data collection and its uses. Be given tools and tips to use in order to effectively advocate for your child.
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Special Education 101 (Part 2): IEP Presenter: Juan Hernandez, Special Education Advocate and Trainer with Brighton Center. This course will make your child's IEP - Individualized Education Plan - make sense. The instructor will take you page by page through an actual IEP so you can see firsthand what each area is and why it is there. You will gain a general working knowledge of how to use each element of the IEP to build on the different parts so that it comes together as one cohesive document. In this training you will: Get a general overview of the main components of your child's IEP Learn how to tie the different areas of your child's IEP together to make sense Gain insight on how to take charge on deciding what should or shouldn't be in your child's IEP.
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Autism Insurance - Rules of the Game
Presenter: Sara Du Terroil is a healthcare advocate and appeals specialist with many years' experience in the special needs field. Have you struggled to get your child's autism therapy services covered by your health insurance provider? Join us for this free virtual session to get tips and tools you can use to successfully appeal denied claims. Our presenter, Sara Du Terroil, will share some of the common reasons claims are denied and how to use data to make your case for coverage. |