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Autism Money : Free Services and Grant List

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Want free autism services? Here's what to do. Autism services can be found for free in most areas. Contact your local colleges and ask to volunteer your child for speech therapists, Occupational Therapists (OT), Physical Therapists (PT), Music Therapists and Art Therapists, explains an article on the website Parenthood.com.

The writer goes on to say,  “the college students need to accumulate clinical hours before they can graduate and get their degrees.  They must put the time in somewhere, and they can hardly charge for it since they are not certified.  Generally the students volunteer their time to go alongside other therapists at private clinics.  Let them volunteer their time with YOUR child.  Sometimes, they do charge, but at far lesser rates.”

Also, for residents of New York city, remember to check the official NY governement website from time to time.

CLICK HERE to VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE of New York City.

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Autism Money : Grant List

Helping Hand Program

The Helping Hand Program sponsored by the National Autism Association. This program is designed to help parents and guardians of autistic children pay for treatments, such as needed biomedical treatments, supplements and therapy.

Source: Amy Laine. “Top 5 Grants to Help Autistic Children and their Family.” 5 May 2011. List My Five. <http://www.listmyfive.com/903ce942/The-Top-Five-Grants-to-Help-Autistic-Children-and-Their-Family>.

Autism Money : Grant List

Families First Program

The Families First program is sponsored by the National Autistic Association. The program is to help families receive counseling they need to be a supportive, loving and functional family.

Source: Amy Laine. “Top 5 Grants to Help Autistic Children and their Family.” 5 May 2011. List My Five. <http://www.listmyfive.com/903ce942/The-Top-Five-Grants-to-Help-Autistic-....

Autism Money : Grant List

The Unitedhealthcare Children's Foundation

The United Health Care Children's foundation provides funding for families with children with medical needs, like many families with autistic children. The foundation offers grant assistance to help families pay for medical expenses their insurance provider does not fully cover.

Source: Amy Laine. “Top 5 Grants to Help Autistic Children and their Family.” 5 May 2011. List My Five. <http://www.listmyfive.com/903ce942/The-Top-Five-Grants-to-Help-Autistic-Children-and-Their-Family>.

Autism Money : Grant List

Doug Flutie Grants For Autistic Children

The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation help provide funding for group and organizations that help with children with autistic needs and services. This foundation does not give grants directly to autistic families but help small groups with projects to support and educate families with autistic children.

Source: Amy Laine. “Top 5 Grants to Help Autistic Children and their Family.” 5 May 2011. List My Five. <http://www.listmyfive.com/903ce942/The-Top-Five-Grants-to-Help-Autistic-Children-and-Their-Family>.

Autism Money : Grant List

Autism Cares

Autism Cares Helps families with autistic children in time of financial distress or need. Grant help pay for necessities such as rent/mortgage payment, electric bill, car repair and daycare costs. Qualified families can get a one time grant of up to $100. Online grant applications are taken monthly.

Source: Amy Laine. “Top 5 Grants to Help Autistic Children and their Family.” 5 May 2011. List My Five. <http://www.listmyfive.com/903ce942/The-Top-Five-Grants-to-Help-Autistic-Children-and-Their-Family>.

More Grants : Autism Money

  • Here is a grant that you can share with any of your families who have a child/children with Autism.  It can cover direct therapy, evaluations, or materials! Link to information on website:

http://www.act-today.org/ACT%20Today%20Grant%20Application%20Spring%202009.pdf

GRANT from Autism Society of America

  • Autism Society of America.  Through this group you can be linked to events, fundraisers, grants, programs, local support groups, education opportunities, training for parents and much more.

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

ABA RESOURCES ONLINE

  • ABA Resources Online.  Applied Behavioral Analysis is currently the "gold standard" in autism treatment.  It's terribly expensive.  President Obama sites autism as our nation's number one health crisis and is trying to make ABA the right of every child through various means.  For now... we parents are on our own to afford this very expensive treatment.  Educate yourself!  Do what you can at home.  Start here.  They offer FREE downloadable materials.

http://www.abaresources.com/

Autism Online Education Tools

  • Online Educational Tools.  Here is one example of some wonderful websites that help with treating autism via home education.  And it's free.

http://www.dotolearn.com/

Contact Hospitals in Your Area

Seek grants through hospital training programs and studies.  When your child has autism, you learn to think outside the box!  Contact Childrens' Hospital in your area or any major hospital and ask if any autism trials or studies are being run and if your child could participate for free.  These situations are win-win because you end up trying new treatments (by and large a lot of them are behavioral, but some offer free meds and psych evals) and the doctors get to publish studies which help with treating other kids with autism.  Start at Childrens, contact the Child Development Unit and ask about any studies they may be aware of, even through other facilities.  If they don't have any trials, ask if they have any parent training seminars.  They are usually free.

http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/

 Source: The Autism Advocate. “FREE Resources for Grants, Support, Education and Treatment of Autism.” 5 May 2011. Parenthood.com < http://community.parenthood.com/FREE-Resources-for-Grants-Support-Education-and-Treatment-of-Autism/blog/138183/40337.html>

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