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Family Services
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Our staff work closely with the families
of each of our students by providing:
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Training in Applied Behavior Analysis
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Arranging school observations
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Assisted home visits
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Assistance with guardianships, SSI
issues, and planning towards adult services
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Melmark New England seeks to maintain
regular communication with families by quarterly reporting, phone contacts,
parent newsletter, and school Open Houses.
Additionally, the program maintains a
Parent-Teacher Council that has quarterly meetings covering all pertinent
topics of interests to families. The council is comprised of parent
representatives.
General Resources
Spedschools
(http://www.spedschools.com)
Provides listing of special education
schools, resources, and organizations. Affiliated with Massachusetts
Association of 766 Approved Private Schools (MAAPS).
Center for
Applied Special Technology (CAST) (http://www.cast.org/)
Provides information on research and
development of innovative computer technology for individuals with
disabilities.
Family
Village
(http://familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx)
A global community that integrates
information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for
persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and
those that provide them services and supports.
The Association for
Behavior Analysis
Disability
Related Resources
Cambridge Center for
Behavioral Studies (includes a large
section on Autism)
Autism Resources
The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation
(http://www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org)
The Foundation’s mission is to aid
financially disadvantaged families who need assistance in caring for their
children with autism; to fund education and research into the causes and
consequences of childhood autism; and to serve as a clearinghouse and
communications center for new programs and services developed for individuals
with autism.
The
Autism Society of America
(http://www.autism-society.org/)
Contains information and resources on autism.
Center for
the Study of Autism
(http://www.autism.org/)
Provides information about autism to parents and professionals, and conducts
research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions.
Autism
Research Institute (ARI) (http://www.autism.com/ari/)
(http://www.autism.com/ari/)
Provides information based on research on causes and treatments of Autism and
related disorders.
Autism Biomedical
Information Network
New
York State Department of Health Clinical Practice Guideline:
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assessment and Intervention for Young
Children
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development—Facts About Autism
Brain Injury Resources
Brain
Center
(http://braincenter.org/)
Contains information and resources for
those with acquired brain injury.
Brain Injury
Information Page
(http://www.tbilaw.com/)
Created by the Brain Injury Law Office,
this site contains information, articles, and resources on brain injury.
