Additional Resources

(groups which have not filled out survey)

Support Groups

• Autism Society of the Heartland

• Autism Alliance of the Heartland

• Autism Alliance Resource Guide

• Northland Autism Support Group

• Parents Helping Parents

• Topeka / Lawrence Support Group (Email link)

• Lawrence Autism Society (Email link)

• Kansas Autism Society

• EFECT (Encouraging Families with Exceptional Children Together)
   

Kansas City Area

• Johnson County Developmental Supports

• Reach for Kids

• Keys for Networking

• Premier Therapy Services

• Children's Therapy Group

• Partners in Behavioral Milestones (PBM)

• Heartland Therapeutic Riding

• Heartstrings Community Foundation

• Special Education Parent's Advocacy Link

• Enedelia Amy Sanner, M.A., BCBA

• KC Autism Alliance

• COF Training Services, Inc.

Topeka Area

• Achievement Services for Northeast Kansas

• Occupational Center of Central Kansas, Inc.

Wichita Area

• The ARC of Sedgwick County

• Heartspring

• KETCH (Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped)

• Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas

• Rainbows United

• COF Training Services, Inc.

• Training & Evaluation Center of Hutchinson, Inc. (TECH)

• Tri-Valley Developmental Services, Inc.

• Child Therapy Specialists

Garden City Area

• Arrowhead West, Inc.

• Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas, Inc.

Statewide Resources

• Beach Center on Disability

• Project Stay

• Joshua Child and Family Development Center

• The Great Plains Laboratory

• InterHab: The Resource Network for Kansans with Disabilities

• Children With Special Health Care Needs Program

• Kansas Neurological Institute

• Kansas State Department of Education

• Tri-Ko

Other

• Kirkman Laboratories

• New Beginnings Nutritionals

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Agency Name & Contact Information

Services Provided

Cost/Qualify for Services

• Integrated Behavioral Technologies Inc
  Dr. Linda Heitzman-Powell

PO Box 103
112 East 10th Street
Eudora KS, 66025

1-785-542-1002

• ABA/Behavioral Therapy

• Early Intervention

• Feeding Therapy Program

• Picture Exchange Communication (PEC)

• Positive Behavioral Supports

• Relationship Development Intervention

• Social Skills Training

• Social Stories

• Training for parents

• 3 to 15 years of age

• Families qualify on a first come first serve basis.

• Medicade, JCDS and private pay

• The majority of our families live in the Johnson County area, but we also serve families in the Leavenworth and Topeka area as well.

• Kansas City Autism Training Center

e-mail

Center:
7501 Belinder
Prairie Village, KS 66208
Mailing:
5427 Johnson Drive #173
Mission, KS 66205

913-787-3275

• ABA/Behavioral Therapy

• Children receive 1 to 1 individualized behavioral interventions and teaching for either 20 or 35 hours a week.
• Families receive monthly in-home training and a monthly parent conference to address issues and concerns with their child's behavior and intervention

• Cash

• We offer scholarships to help pay for services

• Existing diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder AND

• Age 2 1/2 through 5

• Kansas Instructional Support Project 

Lee Stickle

KUMC
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Mailstop 4001
Kansas City, KS 66160

913-588-5940

• ABA/Behavioral Therapy

• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training

• Early Intervention

• IEP/School Provided Services

• Positive Behavioral Supports

• Social Skills Training

• Social Stories

• TEACCH

• Training provided for Kansas Educators and Support Personnel

• No Cost

• Kansas School Districts

• KU Medical Center
  Developmental Disabilities Center

e-mail

MS 4003
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City KS 66160

913 588-5900

• Evaluations

• Diagnosis

• Recommendations

• Direct services we provide are parent trainings

• Kansas Medicade

• Private Insurance

• Cash

• Michelle Dunn - CPR and First Aid

13324 W. 111 Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66210

913-469-4017

• CPR and First Aid

• Training provided to anyone capable of learning and performing the skills necessary to conduct CPR

• Cash

• The cost is $30 per person.

• Group discounts available

• Nancy E. Huerta, Owner
  Equal Chance Education Consulting, LLC

22052 W. 66th Street, Suite 186
Shawnee, KS 66226

• IEP/School provided services

• Training for parents

• Qualified advocacy and legal services in Kansas and Missouri

• Including record review and analysis

• Attending IEP meetings

• Parent and professional trainings

• Due process hearings.

• Cash

• No exclusionary criteria.

• Pathway to Hope
  Sharon Lawrenz

Center of Grace
Rm 206
520 S. Harrison
Olathe, KS 66061

913-397-8552

• Support Groups for families and loved ones with mental illness or autism

• No Cost

• Just call or show up!

• Another Day Inc.
  Caroline Henrius

10510 Wedd
Overland Park, KS 66212

913 599-2221

• Payroll Agent

• Kansas Medicade

• Qualify for services through CDDO - Respite or HCBS

• Shawnee County CDDO
  Dolores Cummings

2701 SW Randolph

Topeka, KS

785-232-5083

• Positive Behavioral Supports

• In-home supports
  residential & day services

• Respite

• Self determination

• Kansas Medicade

• Shawnee County Residents

• Lake Mary Center
  Annie Barr

5940 A Dearborn
Mission, KS 66202

913 671 1800 ext 419

• Case management 5-21 & adults

• Kansas Medicade

• MR/DD Waiver

• Autism & Behavior Consulting, Inc.

e-mail

Center
12700 Antioch
Overland Park, KS

913 579-3062

• ABA/Behavioral Therapy

• Early Intervention

• Social Skills Training

• 1 on 1 direct instruction using ABA

• verbal behavior in home

• Center-based, parent training

• IEP consultations

• Standardized assessments

• Criterion-referenced assessment using ABLLS

• Assessment of basic language and learning

• Cash

• Community Living Opportunities
  Early Childhood Autism Program
  Nan Perrin, MA, BCBA, ECSE
  Behavior Consultant (Targeted Case Manager)

1919 Delaware
Lawrence, KS 66047

785 865-5520 ext. 320

• ABA/Behavioral Therapy

• Early Intervention

• Positive Behavioral Supports through Medicaid

• Targeted Case Management
  community living opportunities

• Early Childhood Autism Program provides case management through the MR/DD waiver for children ages 5-21 in Douglas, Johnson and Western Kansas.

• Early intervention therapies and positive behavior supports in home as well as behavioral consulting within the Lawrence Public Schools.

• Kansas Medicaid

• Private Pay

• MR/DD waiver for children ages 5-21 in Douglas, Johnson and Western Kansas.

• Autism, Aspergers, PDD-NOS

• Services are available:  Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, Leavenworth, SE Kansas as well as Western Kansas

• Kansas Coalition for Autism Legislation

e-mail

14617 S,
Garnett St
Olathe, KS 66062

913 -233-9101

• Advocate for autism specific legislation

• No Cost

• Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

e-mail

1200 Sunnyside Ave.
2101 Haworth Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045

785-864-4690

• Social Skills Training

• Social Stories

• Speech/Language Therapy

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assessments and Interventions

• Private Insurance

• Cash

• Communication challenges

• Lawrence Autism Society

e-mail

785-842-4737

• Support Group

• No therapies specific to treating the disability

• Parents, families, educators and service providers dedicated to support, education and advocacy for all affected by ASDs

• No Cost

• Anyone

• Kansas Inservice Training System (KITS)

e-mail

KUCDD
2601 Gabriel
Parsons, KS 67357
or
J.R. Pearson Hall, 1122 W. Campus Rd, Room 521
Lawrence, KS 66045

 

Collaborative calendar of events at kskits.org/ktc

• Any person who works with children birth to age 8 may access the Early Childhood Resource Center at kskits.org/ecrc or 800-362-0390 ext 1651 or send email to resourcecenter@ku.edu.

• Provide a training & resource system for early intervention & early childhood special education program staff through collaborative training & technical assistance activities on a statewide basis

• Parents and staff of agencies collaborating with these early intervention networks and preschool programs can be involved in all activities associated with the project

• No Cost

• Family members of children between birth and 8 years of age may access materials from the ECRC and participate in statewide training activities.

• The Special Needs Planning Center

e-mail

28A Westwoods Dr.
Liberty, MO 64068

816 407 1004

• Our primary purpose is to help parents assure that their child with a disability will live the most fulfilling life possible after the parents are gone by developing continuity of care plans.

• No Cost for basic services

• All parents and caregivers of children (of any age) with special needs qualify for our services.

• Coalition For Independence, Inc.

e-mail

4911 State Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66102-1749

913-321-5140

• Center for Independent Living (CIL)

• AT evaluations & training
  Communication, toy access, home modifications and computer access.

•  Recycling program of strollers, wheelchairs, positioning equipment.

• Provide loans of adapted toys, switches, low tech communication devices and computer accessories.

• Independent Living Skills Training

• Peer Support

• Advocacy

• Information & Referral

• Community Integration

• Home & Community Based Medicaid Waiver Services Physical Disability Waiver and Medicaid Payroll Services

• Training for parents

• Picture Exchange Communication (PEC)

• Mobility Assistance Devices

• IEP/School provided services

• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training

• Counseling

• No Cost

• Kansas Medicaid

• Private Insurance

• Cash

• Individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers.

• Any age, except HCBS/PD Waiver. Call agency for more information.

• Discovery Toys

Joyce Schmidt Esteban
Independent Consultant

913-268-3497

• Products that encourage multiple levels of learning for all children

• Training for parents

• For parents of children with autism, parental assistance is provided on how to use Discovery Toys products to deliver a rich, sensory and educational experience by understanding the most commonly shared learning difficulties, and then matching toys and activities to support tailored learning programs for their child.

• No Cost

• Cash

• Other