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WHAT
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WHAT
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Welcome to Autism Pittsburgh, we offer valuable guidance and connections for parents and professionals seeking information on diagnosis, care, treatment, education, medical, and habilitative services.
We Provide:
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Information and referral to parents and professionals about diagnosis, care, treatment, educational, medical and habilitative services.
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Solicit funds to help support these programs to the maximum extent possible.
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Names of facilities and individuals locally who can provide such services to those with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
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Advice and guidance to parents and families seeking necessary appropriate services for the family member.
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Autism training to businesses and organizations wishing to gain further information about autism.
We Support:
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Facilities and/or professionals who are unfamiliar with autism and put them in touch with other professionals able to supplement their efforts.
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Development and improvement of new and existing programs.
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The rights of those with autism to a free and appropriate education, appropriate care and treatment, and the rights of parents and families to obtain appropriate services for their family member with autism.
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Parents in resolving problems and obtaining appropriate services, or who feel that their family member has been excluded from an appropriate program.
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We prepare and deliver testimony on all autism-related topics, including those issues that are being litigated or considered for legislative action.
We Innovate:
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Founded a "Higher Contact" program to assist businesses in providing transitional services and pair them with individuals with autism and/or autism organizations.
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Founded S.P.E.A.K. in 1974, a specialized summer program of education and community awareness building to prevent academic and social regression in children with autism spectrum disorders during summer months.
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Co-founded, in 2000, the SPECTRUM CHARTER SCHOOL, providing community based school-to-work education and training for students ages 12-21, including those with autism spectrum disorders.
