Resources
The Lackawanna-Susquehanna Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
Serves 13,000 individuals through various local providers of mental health and retardation services.
http://www.lsmhmr.org/
Parents Loving Children Through Autism
Provides support and encouragement for families raising children with autism.
http://plcta.com/
Autism Services, Education, Research, and Training (ASERT)
Supports regional collaborations that enhance the lives of Pennsylvanians with autism of all ages and abilities through services, education, research, and training.
http://www.paautism.org/asert/
The Advocacy Alliance
Promotes mental well-being and serves people with mental illness and retardation.
http://www.theadvocacyalliance.org/
Parents Education Network
Provides technical assistance, information, skill development trainings, workshops, and referral services to parents to help children reach their full potential in educational, vocational, and community settings.
http://www.parentseducationnetwork.org/
Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
Utilizes applied science to answer questions that parents, families, individuals with autism, teachers, and caregivers confront daily.
http://www.researchautism.org/
Autism Speaks
Dedicated to funding autism research, increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/
Bureau of Autism Services
Provides state-sponsored autism services.
http://www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/autismservices/
Pennsylvania Autism Task Force
Focuses on needs, not labels.
http://www.kidstogether.org/autismtaskforce.htm
U.S. Department of Labor
Provides additional information about benefits, civil rights, community life, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.
https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/disability.htm
Herbert A. and Charles E. Kester Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships through the Pittsburgh Foundation to individuals with ASD who require substantial support and whose families do not have the means to provide them with quality experiences or learning opportunities.
