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Autism, Aspergers Spectrum Coalition for Education, Networking and Development
AASCEND is focused on the needs of adults on the spectrum. AASCEND hosts monthly general meetings, special events, and community-building special events in San Francisco. The AASCEND Job Club (First Saturdays) is an employment initiative for adults of all ages on the autism spectrum who want to prepare for a job search and employment. www.ascend.org
Parents Helping Parents
Parents Helping Parents provides support, resources, and information about raising your loved one of any age with any disability or special needs diagnosis.
Golden Gate Regional Center
Golden Gate Regional Center provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
North Bay Regional Center
North Bay Regional Center is one of 21 Regional Centers for persons with developmental disabilities in California. Started as a grass roots movement, Regional Centers were originally established to assist persons with intellectual disabilities — and their families — in identifying and developing services and programs within their communities that help them lead more independent lives.
San Andreas Regional Center
San Andreas Regional Center provides case management and community services for residents of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey counties whose intellectual or developmental disabilities cause severe impairments in their daily lives. Regional center services are a voluntary entitlement through the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the state of California’s first-of-its-kind civil rights law for such individuals. The Lanterman Act dedicates regional centers to serve individuals with intellectual disability or other similar conditions, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy who require assistance to remain a part of their community. The regional centers also partner with the counties’ offices of education to administer and provide early intervention services for children before their third birthday who have or are at-risk for developmental delays.
Regional Center of the East Bay
We coordinate lifelong services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
RCEB works in partnership with many individuals and agencies to plan and coordinate services and supports for people with developmental disabilities, family members and community leaders in the Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Early Support Program for Autism
A joint program between Stanford Children’s Health and Children’s Health Council to provide supportive services at no cost to families of individuals with suspected or diagnosed autism.
Services Available in English & Spanish
Clinical Care Coordinator
Sharing resources and information about providers
Helping families navigate the educational and healthcare systems
Parent Education
Individualized education
Help families get started with strategies to interact & play with their child
Achieving Independence — Educational Videos from the Dale Law Firm
The Dale Law Firm is dedicated to applying our legal knowledge and expertise to assist individuals and families with various aspects of estate and special needs planning. We are committed to educating and empowering persons with disabilities, their families and the professionals supporting them, to ensure that they thrive personally and financially, and achieve the best possible quality of life..
Please note this is a partial list of resources and does not purport to include all organizations serving people with autism. Inclusion of any organization does not imply endorsement, and omission does not imply disapproval. Organizations are listed at the discretion of Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area. The information is gathered primarily from public sources and is not guaranteed to be accurate. To suggest additions, please email [email protected].