Autism Assistance Resources and Information

• Autism Cares Foundation

  Autism Cares Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization that intends to provide assistance directly to families and caregivers of individuals with autism. The foundation’s support is intended to enhance services provided by other agencies as well as provide additional support that may not be otherwise available. Autism Care Foundation [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2009, 7:42am EST
  

• Autism Cares Foundation

  Autism Cares Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization that intends to provide assistance directly to families and caregivers of individuals with autism. The foundation’s support is intended to enhance services provided by other agencies as well as provide additional support that may not be otherwise available. Autism Care Foundation [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2009, 5:39am EST
  

• ASAC Recreational and Therapeutic Stipend Program

  The Autism Society of Acadiana Recreational and Therapeutic Stipend Program provides stipends for children and adults with autism who reside in the Acadiana, Louisiana, community with stipends of up to $150 to participate in day camps, swimming programs, therapeutic horseback riding and other recreational and/or therapeutic programs. For more [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2009, 6:54am EST
  

• AutismLink

  AutismLink is an online community that provides information and resources for parents and family members of individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). AutismLink also offers opportunities for people affected by autism to connect through message boards, chat rooms and a mentoring program for families of children who have [...]
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  Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:05am EST
  

• Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program

  The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program provides eligible special education students with the opportunity to attend private schools or public schools other than the one they would normally be required to attend. To qualify, students’ parents must be current residents of Georgia who have resided in the state for [...]
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  Posted: December 28, 2008, 10:31am EST
  

• Lil MAC Autism Grant

  The Mitchell A. Callahan Foundation was formed to raise funds for families of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The foundation accepts applications for its Lil MAC Autism Grant in October and November. For further information or to find out how to make a donation, send a message to [...]
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  Posted: December 24, 2008, 3:45am EST
  

• Autism Assistance Fund of Arizona

  The Autism Assistance Fund of Arizona provides financial assistance to low-income children and adults who have autism or Asperger’s. Grants of up to $400 are awarded to pay for medical, dental, behavior therapy, job training, education, summer camp and other expenses. Click on the link for information about how [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2008, 1:43am EST
  

• Goh Foundation Scholarship Grant for Children with Autism

  The Goh Foundation Scholarship Grant provides up to $1,000 to families of children with autism under age six to help pay for independent evaluations/assessments, special education advocacy services, autism treatments, and parent training/seminars. California families with an income of $70,000 a year or less who have been denied funding [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2008, 1:40am EST
  

• Hannah’s Helping Hands Grant Program Open to Individuals with Autism

  Hannah & Friends, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities, provides funding for the Hannah’s Helping Hands (HHH) Grant Program. Hannah’s Helping Hands quality of life grants for families of adults and children with special needs who are residents [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2008, 3:49am EST
  

• Autism Support Network

  Autism Support Network is an online community that connects individuals and families touched by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with each other. Autism Support Network also provides insight and support, and serves as a resource guide for autism treatments, strategies and therapies. [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 1:02am EST
  

• Utah Special Needs Scholarship

  The Utah Special Needs Scholarship provides tuition assistance for eligible special needs students enrolled in eligible private schools. To qualify, students’ parents must reside in Utah, and students must be between the ages of 5 and 21 and must have autism or another qualifying disability. In addition, students must [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2008, 6:44am EST
  

• The Autism Puzzle Foundation

  The Autism Puzzle Foundation offers grants to help families of children who have autism and reside in Vermont pay for therapy, equipment and toys through its Assistive Technology Project. Click on the link to obtain an application or learn how you can support the foundation. [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 2:46am EST
  

• Seeds of Hope Autism Support Fund

  Seeds of Hope is a Michigan-based organization that provides scholarships for families affected by autism who have children attending Jenison Public Schools through its Autism Support Fund. The scholarships can be used to pay for family counseling, intervention therapies and continuing education. Click on the link to obtain a [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 1:00am EST
  

• Aid for Autistic Children Foundation

  The mission of the Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc. is to provide funds to families that have exhausted their earnings and savings, as well government and other nonprofit financial resources, because of their desire to better the lives of their children or adult dependents who have autism. The [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2008, 8:47am EST
  

• National Autism Association of Pennsylvania Helping Hand Mini-Grant

  The National Autism Association of Pennsylvania (NAA-PA) offers financial assistance to families affected by autism through its Helping Hand Program. Grants of up to $300 will be awarded to Central Pennsylvania families to pay for autism interventions not covered by insurance or medical assistance. Click on the link to [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2008, 2:22am EST
  

• Autism Hangout

  Autism Hangout is an online community that offers information and social networking opportunities for family members, caregivers, educators, medical professionals and others whose lives are affected by autism. Autism Hangout is a great place to check out the last news, participate in discussions and meet others who are living [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2008, 1:09am EST
  

• Easter Seals Provides In Home Services for Adults with Autism

  Easter Seals provides in home services and supports for adults who have severe physical or cognitive impairments. Adults with autism are eligible for services, including companionship/respite, homemaker/housekeeping, therapy, health services and personal care. In home care services that preserve dignity and self-esteem as well as promote increased independence [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 3:58am EST
  

• FSU Autism Project

  The Florida State University (FSU) Autism Project provides stipends for families affected by autism to attend training, educational programs and retreats. For information about obtaining a stipend or making a donation, call (850) 644-4367. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 1:39am EST
  

• Ohio Autism Scholarship Program

  The Ohio Department of Education Autism Scholarship Program allows parents in the state whose children have autism to choose to send their children to special education programs outside of their school districts to receive the services outlined in their IEPs. The scholarships are for a maximum of $20,000 per [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2008, 2:11am EST
  

• LaPeer Autism Family Relief Fund

  The purpose of the LaPeer Autism Family Relief Fund is to help LaPeer County, Michigan, families affected by autism with care and treatment expenses. For more information or to make a donation, call (810) 664-0691. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2008, 1:01am EST
  

• SPEECH PATHways Foundation Can Help People with Autism Afford Speech Therapy

  SPEECH PATHways Foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 to applicants between the ages of 1 and 16 years old who reside within 30 mile radius of Carroll County, Maryland. Children who have autism are eligible to apply for the grants, which are focused on helping with communication disorders [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2008, 5:34am EST
  

• Give Me A Break Fund Provides Respite to Families Coping with Autism

  The Give Me A Break (GMAB) Respite Fund, a program of the Autism Society of Colorado, pays trained providers to temporarily relieve families of the daily care and supervision of a loved one with autism. For more information, contact Lorri Park. [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2008, 1:20am EST
  

• Autism Pathway Foundation

  Autism Pathway Foundation provides monetary assistance and other resources for families affected by autism that reside in Loudoun County, Virginia. To apply for financial assistance or make a donation, contact Autism Pathway Foundation. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 7:14am EST
  

• The Golden Fund for Autism

  The Golden Fund for Autism is committed to helping Long Island families of children who have autism access alternative treatments and therapies. For more information or to make a donation, contact The Golden Fund for Autism. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 6:02am EST
  

• Autism Family Foundation of Northeast Ohio Grants

  The Autism Family Foundation of Northeast Ohio awards grants of up to $500 to families affected by autism. For more information, call Barb Hudak at (330) 864-4414 or Georgann Pinter at (330) 671-7731. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2008, 8:07am EST
  

• Affordable Speech Therapy for People with Autism

  Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center treats patients regardless of ability to pay. The clinic, located at Smith Hall, treats articulation, language, fluency, voice, eating and swallowing, and hearing problems. The clinic, which also provides assistive technology services, operates three socialization groups for children who have autism. The clinic [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2008, 8:32am EST
  

• Easter Seals Provides Medical Rehabilitation to People with Autism

  Easter Seals provides medical rehabilitation in the form of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language pathology, audiology, early intervention and other therapies to people have autism and other disabilities. Services are provided in Easter Seals facilities, as well as homes and schools. Funding is provided by insurance companies, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2008, 9:39am EST
  

• Colorado Helps Families Affected By Autism through Home and Community Based Support Waivers

  Colorado residents who are affected by autism can receive assistance through several Home and Community Based Support (HCBS) Waivers.
  
  To qualify for waiver services, children and adults must meet financial, medical and program criteria. Applicant’s income must be less than $1,986.00 (300% of the Supplemental Security Income allowance) [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2008, 5:31am EST
  

• RiteCare Childhood Language Program Helps Children with Autism

  RiteCare Childhood Language Program, a program of the Scottish Rite Masons, helps children with communication disorders, developmental delays and other disabling conditions through its network of 170 clinics, centers and special programs throughout the U.S. Children with autism are eligible for services through the program. RiteCare clinics provide diagnostic [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2008, 10:05am EST
  

• Children’s Therapy Fund Grants Help Children with Autism and Other Special Needs

  The Children’s Therapy Fund provides grants to help Michigan families in need pay for diagnostic and therapeutic services to help their children reach their full potential. Grants from the Children’s Therapy Fund are available to fund physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, vision therapy, hippotherapy and other [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2008, 10:30am EST
  

• Joseph Snyder Autism Fund

  The mission of the Joseph Snyder Autism Fund is to provide ongoing financial assistance to help parents of children who have autism pay for medical care, biomedical treatments and therapies that will allow their children to have a hope of a full recovery. For more information, contact info@josephsnyderautismfund.org. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2008, 8:16am EST
  

• McKay Scholarships for Students with Autism and Other Disabilities

  Children with autism who reside in Florida are eligible for the McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. The program, part of the state’s school choice initiative, offers K-12 students who have autism and other disabilities scholarships to attend private schools of their choice.
  
  Students who have an [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2008, 8:25am EST
  

• NeighborHeart Grants for Children and Adults with Autism

  NeighborHeart Quality of Life Grants are available to families caring for children and adults with autism that reside in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States (i.e., Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York). The $500 grants can be used for anything that improves the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2008, 8:01am EST
  

• Autism Support Daily Grant Programs

  Autism Support Daily assists Vermont families coping with autism through its two grant programs. Fall Harvest Grants of up to $400 are available to pay for therapy sessions, evaluations, supplements, prescriptions, medical treatments, laboratory testing, adaptive programs, communication devices, travel costs and other expenses. Applications are due by November [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 12:08am EST
  

• Autism Help Network Grants

  The Autism Help Network provides grants of up to $1,000 to provide therapy and non-experimental biomedical treatments to children who have autism. Families that have combined salaries of less than $45,000 per year are eligible to apply for the grants. To apply for a grant or make a donation [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 7:39am EDT
  

• Autism Resource Foundation Parent Partnering Program

  The Autism Resource Foundation, in collaboration with the HOPE Group, provides training and certification to Arizona families of children who have autism that enables them to receive compensation for working with other parents and their children with special needs. For more information, call Anthony Hale at (602) 324-9716 or [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
  

• Micro-Loans for Biomedical Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Lend4Health facilitates community-based, interest-free loans for the biomedical treatment of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Prospective loan recipients submit loan request forms through the Lend4Health site. Lenders make interest-free loans through Paypal.
  
  Visit Lend4Health for more information about obtaining or providing a micro-loan to pay for [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 1:29am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in Take Charge of Your Health Carnival

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information participates in the October 2008 edition of the Take Charge of Your Health Care Carnival. Visit the carnival for some great posts on health care issues. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 1:25am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in Kids and Money Carnival

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information participates in the October 2008 edition of the Kids and Money Carnival. Visit the carnival and check out some great posts on kids and money. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 1:23am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in Rich Life Carnival

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information participates in Rich Life Carnival #14. Check out the carnival for tips on healthy living, self-improvement, personal finance and more. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 1:22am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in 10 Posts About Realizing Your Potential

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information participates in the October 2008 edition of 10 Posts About Realizing Your Potential. Visit the carnival and check out some great posts about healing, grow and self-actualization. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 1:20am EDT
  

• Autism Foundation of the Carolinas

  The Autism Foundation of the Carolinas provides financial assistance to families of children who have autism that reside in the Charlotte area. Contact the foundation for information about scholarships for families in need of financial assistance or to make a donation to the Autism Foundation of the Carolinas. [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2008, 7:35am EDT
  

• Tax and Public Benefit Eligibility Reforms Needed to Help Families Affected By Autism Avoid Poverty

  Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers worldwide have united to blog about poverty. Many families affected by autism are currently facing poverty. Many more families are only a few paychecks away from financial ruin. I am hopeful that lawmakers and policymakers will read this post and make some changes [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 8:14am EDT
  

• Ann Arbor Autism Foundation

  The Ann Arbor Autism Foundation provides financial support to individuals and families affected by autism who live in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The foundation provides scholarships to help fund the cost of educational, recreational, therapeutic and support services. Scholarship application deadlines are May 1 and October 1.
  
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:14am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in Education Carnival

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information is participating in the 192nd Carnival of Education. Visit the carnival and check out posts about education news, issues and opinions. [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:10am EDT
  

• Lowcountry Autism Foundation

  The Lowcountry Autism Foundation provides financial assistance for autism treatment to families in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and the surrounding areas. Funding can be used
  to pay for developmental screenings, diagnostic evaluations, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, counseling and other services.
  
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  Posted: October 11, 2008, 10:26pm EDT
  

• Benzer Autism Foundation

  Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Benzer Autism Foundation provides assistance to children with autism who have immediate needs for housing, medical attention and assistance dealing with everyday situations. The Benzer Autism Foundation also has a number of programs for children with autism.
  
  Click on the link to [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2008, 8:11am EDT
  

• Parker Autism Foundation

  The Parker Autism Foundation provides scholarships and grants for children with autism who live in North Carolina to receive therapy or to participate in summer camps. Click on the link to find out how you can support the Parker Autism Foundation. [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
  

• Autism International Foundation

  The Autism International Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance for services to children who have autism throughout the world. The foundation’s goal is to enable children on the autism spectrum to receive humane, state-of-the-art treatments, therapies and services.
  
  In the U.S., the Autism International Foundation helps parents [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2008, 6:59am EDT
  

• Autism Assistance Resources and Information Participates in the Festival of Frugality

  Autism Assistance Resources and Information is participating in the Festival of Frugality. Visit the festival and check out posts that can help you save money on all sorts of things. The money you save can be used to fund autism treatment. [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2008, 6:57am EDT