Support

Support Groups

You'll find the best help from other parents here http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pittsburgh_autism/ -- join over 500 parents on this local online support group and get instant answers to your questions. AutismLink Support Groups Penn State Support Group -- Contact Nicole Feaster at nmfeaster@aol.com Biomedical Support Group -- Contact Autism Center of Pittsburgh at (412) 364-1886 North Hills Support Group -- Contact Jane Maruca or Astrid Arroyo South Hills Support Group -- Cont...
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Creative Potential Program

Center-based behavioral therapy that incorporates speech & language pathology Are you tired of staff turnover, unqualified and uncaring therapeutic staff support in your home? Do you wonder how your child is supposed to develop social skills while interacting only with adults in your home? Our new center-based services will offer your child access to a unique program designed by masters level therapists and staffed by professionals who will provide a continuum of care geared specifically to...
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Helpful Info For Newly Diagnosed Families

When your child is diagnosed with autism, it is an incredibly daunting time. What is the prognosis? Will my child ever be normal? Go to school? Have friends? Get married? These are the questions that race through any parent's mind after hearing the diagnosis of autism. We understand, because we've been there. The Autism Center of Pittsburgh was founded and started by parents of children with autism frustrated with the lack of understanding of the disorder. You can rest assured that at the Autism...
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What to expect from your initial psychological evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh

When you make an appointment for an evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, your Psychologist or Psychiatrist will meet with you for approximately one hour. Your clinician will mostly rely on parent input, standardized tests and forms, and observation of your child. We do not conduct a medical evaluation for genetic disorders, etc., but we conduct a one hour psychological evaluation to determine if your child has autism, ADHD, OCD or a...
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Help! I Think My Child Has Autism

If your child is 3 or under, and you suspect a developmental delay or autism, you can call the Birth to Three program in your area. In Allegheny County, the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers can be reached at (412) 885-6000. For surrounding counties, simply go to google and type in your county and the words "birth to three program." Most programs are run out of the County mental health/mental retardation offices. The services that birth to three will provide are speech, occupational therapy, dev...
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