Resources for Autism Families - Santa Clara County
Abilities United
Provides a variety of programs for kids and adults with disabilities, including aquatic therapy, education and therapy services, socialization and basic skill learning, occupational training, and adult day programs. |
Autastics
(Autistics United Together And Showing They Indeed Can Succeed) Autastics is a support group for adults with Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning Autism. They hold monthly meetings either in San Francisco or San Jose and schedule regular outings as a group. |
Early Support Program for Autism
A joint program between Stanford Children’s Health and Children’s Health Council to provide supportive services at no cost to families after diagnosis. Services include parent education, health care guidance, and help connecting with providers. |
EvoLibri
EvoLibri Consulting provides a wide variety of services, including support groups geared primarily to those young adults who are neurodiverse, with Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, Learning Differences, and Mood Disorders. Their challenges are often not severe enough to warrant state or federally-funded services, but nevertheless cause the client great difficulty in life. |
Fiesta Educativa
Offers resources to Spanish speaking families to assist them in obtaining services and caring for their children with special needs. |
Friends of Children with Special Needs
Provides programs for children and adults with disabilities to aid them in their development and integration into society. They offer recreation, adult day programs, and supported living services along with respite programs and support groups for parents. |
Jeena
Focusing on families from South Asia, Jeena is a volunteer-based organization that aims to provide support services and information to families of children with special needs. |
Morgan Autism Center A school for children with autism who need 1:1 attention, as well as an adult day program including employment, volunteerism, community involvement, and recreation services. Curriculum is tailored for each client to fulfill individual educational needs. |
PACE
(Pacific Autism Center for Education) Offers programs, schooling, and early intervention for children with autism, geared primarily toward non-verbal students and those with challenging behaviors. PACE also operates residential homes for children and adults. |
Parents Helping Parents
Supports parents and families of children with varying forms of disabilities with services such as trainings, a resource library, classes, mentoring, and support groups. |
Stanford Autism Center
Provides behavioral consultation, treatment, and counseling for children with autism and other developmental disorders. Offers half-day conferences educating parents about ASD as well as a parent support group that meets monthly. Santa Clara County Superior Court
Limited Conservatorship Workshop The Santa Clara County Family Justice Center Courthouse offers a free, practical workshop on how to set up a limited conservatorship. The workshop comes highly recommended as free way to prepare your documents for the conservatorship petition process. The workshops are held once a month and are usually filled up a few months into the future (expect to wait a few months on the waiting list and then a month or so for a workshop date). Click here to apply on the Court's website. |
Via Services
Via Services offers weekend and weeklong respite programs to provide a much-needed break for parents of children with autism. Via also provides developmental assessments, speech therapy, and occupational therapy for children. |
Please note this is a partial list of resources and does not purport to include all organizations serving people with autism. Inclusion of any organization does not imply endorsement, and omission does not imply disapproval. Organizations are listed at the discretion of Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area. The information is gathered primarily from public sources and is not guaranteed to be accurate. To suggest additions, please email info@sfautismsociety.org.