Resources

 

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Financial Assistance

MHM--Nueces County   

Learn how to register for important financial assistance for your child

 

CCISD--Non-Educational  

Grants for non-education services

 

www.selfdetermined.org  

Web site gives invaluable information for persons with disabilities.

 

Driscoll Children's Hospital
Financial Assistance Services
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX  78411

361-694-5111

Texas Department of Health and Humand Services Commission

Office of Eligibility (Medicaid/foodstamps/TANF)

5155 Flynn Parkway
Corpus Christi, TX  78411
or
429 Dillon Lane
Corpus Christi, TX  78415
361-857-0878
or
429 East Main
Robstown, TX 78380
361-387-8051
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 1-800-647-6558
Dept.of Aging and Disability and Other Services:

Community Living Assistance and Suport Services ( CLASS)

Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP)

www.dads.state.tx.us

361-855-9924
361-878-3452
877-438-5658

 

 

 

 

Department of State Health Services
Personal Care Services (PSC) Program
 
361-889-4370

 

Nueces County Health Department
Chronically Ill and Disabled Children's Services Program
1233 Agnes
Corpus Christi, TX  78401

361-888-7837
Long Term Care Unit:  361-888-7662

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
 
361-355-8406
Social Security Administration 3801 South Port Avenue
Corpus Christi, TX  78415

361-806-5560
1-800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov

 

 

 

Services & Therapies

Driscoll Children's Hospital  

Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, are available for the autistic child.  Contact DCH Rehab Center (361) 694-4542

 

 

Glenoak Therapeutic 
Riding Center

 

Riding lessons for children with disabilities
 Email Contact      Phone: 361-537-3495  
Robin Palmer Blue, M.A. Ed., NMT, MT-BC
Neurologic Music Therapist
Music Therapist-Board Certified

 

Music Therapy is the prescribed therapeutic use of music and music
related strategies, by a board certified music therapist, to elicit
positive changes in the cognitive, sensorimotor, communication,
social and emotional/behavioral functioning of individuals with
various disabilities.

robinlp@juno.com       361-522-0541

 

 

 

C.A.M.P. CAMP
Children's Association For Maximum Potential 

 

 

Camp for Autistic Children and their families

 

 

 

 

 

Partners Resource Network, TEAM Project

 

Autism Consulting Services

 

Lions Club--Hearing Aid Program

 

Meeting the unique needs of parents of children and youth with disabilities
[download brochure]

Autism Consulting Services - Autism Consulting Services, is a behavioral consulting company dedicated to providing professional evidence-based behavior analytic services (ABA) to children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Please contact Executive Director, Jamie Hughes M.A., BCBA for a referral at (361) 993-1070 

http://www.autismcs.com/

 

 

 

 

Education Service Center (region 2)

Trainings for Parents & Teachers at ESC2 / Parent Workshops  [download information here]

Hannah's Hope

 

The only private school for autistic children in the Coastal Bend.

 

 

 

Support Groups
 

 
P.A.K.S.

Parents with Autistic (ALL) Kids Support [download] meeting schedule.  PAKS
meets at the Rehab Center at Driscoll Children's Hospital on Alameda St.,
Corpus Christi, TX

 

CafeMom.com

Join forum for moms of Aspies!

 

 

 

 

Social Understanding and Support Group

 

 

for those with Asperger's Syndrome--Contact Bill Butler, LCSW @361-851-5111 or bbutler@interconnect.net

 

CC Sail Away Adaptive sailing for people with disabilities!  FMI Call 361-881-3325 or email: trevor.hadley@christushealth.or
     

 

 

Online Classes & Other Resources 

Center for Diesese Control Autism  Page  

CDC's own Autism Information Section

 

Americans with Disabilities Act  

http://www.adabasics.org/freeonline course

 

     
Challenger League Baseball & Softball  

League for children with disabilities
[download spring sign up flyer here]

 

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Operation Respect  

Fight Bullying in our schools

 

     
CorpusBeat Magazine First Rate Publication that is written, edited and published by students
in the Coastal Bend.  Please support the efforts of this Non-profit Org.
     
Special Olympics  

South Texas Area 2/Special Olympics/Alice Fulton-Garza, Area Director

 

  Visit the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." website for information about childhood developmental milestones and delays. You'll be able to track the developmental milestones your child should be reaching, see how milestones change as your child grows, and download fact sheets on developmental milestones for children from 3 months to 5 years, along with information on developmental screening and developmental disabilities.
Positively Autism--a Free E-Magazine Celebrating the sunny side of the spectrum

 

 

Advocacy Groups

 

 

 

Faith-Based

      We will be bringing information to you concerning the many opportunities that churches and synagogues in the area offer people with autism and other development disorders.  If you have information that you would like to share please forward it to us at cbaa4u@sbcglobal.net.

 

 

ARD & IEP HELP:  Download IEP Goals and Objectives.  This is a great tool to use when planning your next ARD.  Be sure to send copies of this form to your ARD Committee before the next scheduled ARD.

 

 

 

 

 

Please let us know if you know of any support/services/organizations that we can list on this page.


















 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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