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A Place to Be – Where Music meets Therapy
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Helping people face, navigate, and overcome life’s challenges using the therapeutic arts.
People with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy; Emotional Challenges of coping with bullying or self-esteem issues; people living with chronic illness such as Lyme disease and Cancer and those who just need A Place To Be.
Our clients come from all over Northern Virginia including, Loudoun County, Clarke County, Frederick County, Middleburg, Aldie, Leesburg, Winchester, Berryville, Ashburn, Hamilton, Purcellville, Chantilly, Lovettsville, Round Hill, Warrenton, Gainsville, Bristow, and Fauquier County.
AACcessible
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AACcessible’s mission is to bring quality, accessible, and affordable learning experiences to anyone supporting individuals with complex communication needs. Over 40 courses on an interactive learning platform, offering effective trainings and courses that will bring a diverse group of instructors with expertise in high impact areas, including emergent writing, DEI, Autism, and accessible play and learning for children of all abilities. They also have a directory of AAC professionals & mentors who would love to connect with you for one-to-one support in person or virtually. Visit their Stacks for a comprehensive curation of AAC resources across the web.
ABLEnow
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- Tax-advantaged ABLE savings accounts for individuals with disabilities
- Save for qualified expenses while protecting disability benefits
- Maintain health, independence and quality of life
Accessing Disability Services
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Are you trying to figure out how to help yourself or a family member with a disabling condition?
We are professionals in the disability field with over 30 years of experience.
Our experts provide consulting and training on a wide array of disability services tailored to you.
Adaptive Movement
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Youth personal training for kids of all abilities because you don’t need to play sports to have a coach. As a parent, you have enough on your plate already. Take comfort knowing your kid is on the right path with a tailor fit youth personal training program.
Offering: One to one private training sessions, Pod training for family and friends, Live Action Fitness role-playing game, and Parent Coaching for nutrition and behavior change
Adventure Amputee Camp
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AAC’S Summer Camp is held in the mountains of North Carolina (Bryson City) for 5 days during the 2nd week in July – lodging is at the beautiful Nantahala Outdoor Center.
Campers range in age from 8-17 and the camper to counselor ratio is 2:1. Campers and volunteers have come from the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast area. Summer Camp can support up to 38 campers. Each year over 50% of the participants return to camp.
The mission of the Adventure Amputee Camp is to encourage children with amputations or limb differences to stretch their potential and imagination, and explore all that is possible.
Depending on the season, camp activities may include river rafting, high ropes, water skiing or snow skiing, and snow boarding. All activities are modified as necessary to meet the ability and interest level of each camper. Other activities (which can include bowling, crafts, games, swimming, horseback riding, biking, and winter tubing) may be less physically stressful, yet provide many campers an experience that was previously untried, unobtainable, or unimaginable.
Adult volunteers, with and without amputations, are role-models of adults who are living productive and fulfilled lives. The Adventure Amputee Camp provides children with amputations or limb differences the opportunity to nurture the beliefs and behaviors that many things are possible.
WHAT DOES A WEEK OF AAC SUMMER CAMP TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE?
It is held at Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in Bryson City, NC (where we’ve held camp for 25 years now).
Wednesday, July 8 – Campers arrive and the activities begin with white water rafting down the Nantahala River. All rapids are very minimal and each raft has an experienced rafting guide directing us.
Tuesday, July 9 – Go to Waynesville Recreation Center, where we swim, scuba-dive, play disc golf, ride adaptive bikes, play basketball, do yoga, and we end the day with a dodgeball game – campers vs counselors.
Friday, July 10 – Stay at NOC and rotate between zip-lining, 20 foot/40 foot ropes courses, scavenger hunts, cooking demonstrations, etc.
Saturday, July 11 – Go to Lake Fontana for the day where campers enjoy adaptive skiing, tubing, wake-boarding, paddle boards, etc. and we finish our last full day with a cookout/talent show.
Sunday, July 12 – After a few activities, we say our goodbyes.
Advocating 4 Kids
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Advocating 4 Kids Inc is a non-profit organization that provides training, resources and direct advocacy support to parents of children with disabilities. Our organization has a special focus on outreach to Minority and/or lower socioeconomic status families whose cultural and civil rights needs are often overlooked in the state of Virginia and nationally.
We provide workshops, presentations, training, advocacy training pods to communities on fighting systemic disparities that hinder access to equitable education services in Virginia and nationally.
We file systemic and individual state and federal complaints against school districts who violate the civil rights of parents and students. We support, and/or represent parents in the Due Process administrative hearings and appeal cases to the federal courts when necessary. We Partner with community organizations to bring awareness about the national and state gaps in equity and representation of under served populations.
Alexandria Therapeautic Recreation
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The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities is committed to providing innovative, inclusive, accessible and affordable programs which enhance the health, well-being, and quality of life for Alexandria residents with all abilities.
Online registration is not available for Therapeutic Recreation programs. Please contact the Therapeutic Recreation office at 703.746.5422 for more information and to determine whether the Therapeutic Recreation programs are right for you or a family member. School aged youth and teens are required to have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. All programs require an initial assessment and eligibility approval by Therapeutic Recreation staff prior to participation in programs.
American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Ameriprise Financial
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
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The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) works to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression.
ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through the alignment of science, treatment, and education.
APS AAC Parents Group
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A new parent group is forming for parents of students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems/devices.
- Does your child communicate with pictures, and/or an Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) system or device?
- Are you new to AAC?
- Do you wish you had someone to celebrate your student’s AAC milestones with?
- Do you have programming superpowers you never imagined you would have?
- Are you tired of trying to explain to people what AAC is?
Then this is the group for you! Email apsaacparents@gmail.com for more information.
Arlington 2e
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This is a group for parents of twice-exceptional children in Arlington, VA to share resources and information.
Twice-exceptional (2E) is a term used to describe children who are gifted intellectually and give evidence of one or more disabilities as defined by federal or state eligibility criteria.
Arlington Autism Group
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This is a discussion group for parents of autistic students in Arlington Public Schools (Arlington, VA). Members support each other through advice and information sharing to help their children gain the resources and support they need from both the school and outside the system. By sharing information across this group, the goal is to have more parents on the same page about Autism education, awareness and services across APS schools, ultimately resulting in more equitable support for all autistic students.
Arlington Epilepsy Support Group
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This is a forum for Arlington, VA families affected by epilepsy to share information and provide support.
Arlington Reading Group
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This is a support group for parents of students with reading challenges in Arlington Public Schools. In addition, we recently opened the group to Arlington Public School teachers and administration. Members support each other through advice and information sharing in their efforts to help their children read and to gain the resources and support they need both from the school and outside the system. Please refrain from attributing any negative criticism to someone personally. To respect everyone’s privacy, please be sure to ask permission for any information you might want to share outside this group from the person who posted the info you want to share.
To join the list serv, send the moderator your name, address, and school that your child attends, along with your child’s name. This information will not be shared outside the group.
Arlington Reading/Dyslexia Support Group
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The ArlingtonReading Group, established in 2012, is a virtual support group for Arlington families to share information and resources related to reading issues. In 2014, membership was expanded to Arlington Public Schools staff to enhance collaboration between families and schools. Collectively, we focus on sharing experiences/challenges to find support/solutions.
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ArtStream
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ArtStream’s classes, workshops, and performing companies fuel each student’s imagination, creativity, and focus. And that’s not all. Students improve communication and social skills and develop friendships. Newly discovered talents and capabilities improve self-esteem, poise, and confidence that extend into their daily lives. All students are valued for their creative contributions. ArtStream’s demanding and very entertaining process encourages students to discover their creativity and strengths and perform with confidence!
ArtStream programs are open to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), including autism. Participants should be able to function in groups of up to 30 people with 1:4 staffing; independently meet self-care needs; follow directions; and demonstrate respectful, safe behavior at all times. Unless otherwise noted, ArtStream classes and performing companies are open to adults 18+. You do not need to have any acting experience to take a class or workshop.
Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center (ASDEC)
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ASDEC Reach for Success Summer Programs in Reading, Math, Writing and Study Skills For Students in Elementary- High School: Registration Opens in January.
ASDEC provides the only summer program in the DC region that is lead by Certified Academic Language Therapists teaching struggling learners. The program provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, spelling, study skills, and handwriting and math. Physical movement along with visual and auditory stimuli to provide multisensory learning. The hands-on aspect of the structured routines facilitates attention and concentration. The careful development of conceptual understanding and the high level of repetition reinforce memory. All activities build on the mastery of skills, which helps students build self-esteem as they experience success each day.
For close to two decades, ASDEC master teachers have been delivering the most powerful Orton-Gillingham teaching methods to students during our summer program. Our elementary students work with Academic Therapists one to one and in small groups while older students work in small groups with senior ASDEC faculty members. In addition, ASDEC-trained Math Specialists bring years of experience to our summer programs.
ASDEC has over 20 years of experience serving children directly during the summer programs bringing the best components of our research-based training into the classroom.. We also have years of experience teaching students online, now an essential component during this pandemic. The Summer Program is for students who currently are struggling in school and require special accommodations as specified in an IEP or some other educational testing.
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St. Andrew the Apostle School, Silver Spring MD – July 5-29, 2022 – 9:30-11:30
King Abdullah Academy, Herndon, VA – July 5-29, 2022 9:30-11:30
Auburn School – Camp Aristotle
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At Camp Aristotle, we believe that the summer should be stress-free and full of fun! Our weekly themes are chosen with input from students because we know that growth happens when children are truly engrossed in what they are doing. Our exciting activities are carefully designed to foster friendships, self awareness, exploration, and social success. Many students at Camp Aristotle experience challenges associated with High Functioning Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder, receptive/expressive/pragmatic language challenges and, ADHD. Students at Camp Aristotle may have trouble with peer relationships and/or impulse control. Sometimes, they have previously experienced unhappiness and frustration in camps where their need for tools such as sensory breaks were not respected or understood. Our teachers and staff are specially trained to understand these needs. Our goal is to provide all of our campers with an enjoyable, fulfilling and bully-free camp experience.
Camp Aristotle accepts rising Kindergarten through rising 9th grade campers offering both half day and full day options.
Camp Aristotle PEERS is a skills-based, interactive summer program designed to develop social skills in young teens (ages 12-15 years) who are interested in learning ways to make and keep friends. PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is a sequential, social skills intervention program benefiting adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression and other social-communicative deficits.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
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Our Mission
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!
Who We Are
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN is a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community. We fight for disability rights. We work to make sure autistic people are included in policy-making, so that laws and policies meet our community’s needs. We work to support all forms of self-advocacy and to change the way people think about autism. Our members and supporters include autistic adults and youth, cross-disability advocates, and non-autistic family members, professionals, educators, and friends.
Our Work
ASAN works to make our society more inclusive for autistic people. We work to make sure that autistic people are in control in our own lives, and have a say in policies that affect us. We work to protect disability rights and civil rights. We celebrate and promote autistic community and culture. We do this work in many ways, including:
Policy and legal advocacy
Making educational resources
Creating advocacy tools
Leadership training for autistic self-advocates
Click here to read more about our work.
