Social skills, life skills, vocational skills training to kids teens with special needs in person and online

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Special Education & Learning Disabilities Resources: A Nationwide Directory

Help your Child with Special Needs Acquire Social Skills, Life Skills Training, and Vocational Skills

In Person and Online Resources

advocacy support Special Needs Advocacy -- Tips, Ideas, Support

Does your child need help negotiating social situations? Help your child learn to pick up social queues, care for his / her needs, and acquire vocational training and skills.

Nationwide and International Services

Emotional ABCs, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum for children, teaches kids to understand feelings and react to situations. Discounted for parents, free to teachers

Social Skills Resources for Online Learning -- from Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

ADHD Parent and Teen Coach, helps your teen improve organization, time management and study skills, reduce non-compliance. Email and phone consultation available

Emerge College Success Program,-- integrates life coaching and student support services into each student's transition to college.

Evan Kirstein, Progressive Growth Coaching -- ADHD Coaching for Parents and Teens in NYC and virtually anywhere

Life Development Institute -- innovative experiential learning and a practical, supportive transition process to adult living

LD Online--interactive guide for children, parents, teachers, and others involved with learning disabilities

Family Teen Help -- Information, Resources, Support For Adolescent, Teen and Young Adult Issues

National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education-- provides all sorts of support to parents of children in special education

Horizon Family Solutions --school placement, coaching, and counseling for at risk teens and their families

P.A.C.E. at NLU-- Chicago-based 3-year young adult transtion program teaching life skills, academic skills, and providing employment preparation

Rosewood Centers for Eating disorder--offers treatment, therapy, coaching people in the ability to cope with life and eating in a healthy way

social skills training summer camp in PA Pennsburg--Camp Sequoia, an innovative overnight camp for boys ages 8-17 who need help with social skills

TechieforLife -- young adult transition program offering vocational training (with emphasis on computer skills), college courses, life skills, social skills training

Typing With the Stars -- interactive typing program designed to put fun into learning or improving your typing and keyboarding skills. Great for all ages!

Statewide, Regional and Local Services

Arizona

Glendale -- Life Development Institute, transition program, life coaching and therapy for learning challenged or troubled young adults and their families

California

Statewide or Regional Services

Moving Forward-- residential and life skills program in Napa for young adults with with developmental, learning, and autism spectrum disabilities.

Local Services

Los Angeles --Of One Mind, Outpatient treatment and counseling for addicted and/or troubled teens and their families

Monterey--Horizon Family Solutions, assessment and advocacy for special needs children and teens

San Mateo (Bay Area) -- Stanbridge Academy, caring, inclusive K-12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication disorders.

Sonoma -- Hanna Boys Center, faith-based program and school for At-Risk and addicted teens

Colorado

Connecticut

New Preston -- The Glenridge College & Post-Secondary Employment Coaching Programs, focus on helping young adults with learning disabilities and Asperger' develop skills essential to succeed in college, work environments and social settings

Florida

Boca Raton, Miami, Leslie Rouder, LCSW provides ADHD coaching, assessment, and therapy for young adults and adults

Boca Raton, Transpersonal therapy from a licensed LCSW helps in the treatment of ADHD, depression, anxiety, addictions, post traumatic stress disorder, and grief work, and can aid in the healing of many health related disorders.

Deerfield Beach --New Directions,young adult college transiton program for young adults with LD and Asperger's

Weston-- Dr. Beth Klein, licensed psychologist offers life coaching services to children, teens, and their parents

Idaho

Boise

Emerge College Success Program

Illinois

Maryland

Massachusetts

Statewide or Regional Services

Local Services

Andover--Educational Advocate, Roberta L. Pinta

New York

Amenia--The Maplebrook School offers students with LD a collegiate experience with life skills training including credentials programs and courses for college credit

Manhattan--Evan Kirstein, of Progressive Growth Coaching, is an ADHD Coaching for Parents and Teens in NYC and virtually anywhere

Scarsdale --School Advocacy, academic coaching, organizational skills building, and subject tutoring for children and teens with special needs

Syosset--ADHD Parent and Teen Coach, helps your teen improve organization, time management and study skills, reduce non-compliance.

Oregon

Bend -- Horizon Family Solutions, school placement and counseling for at risk teens and their families

Pennsylvania

Statewide or Regional Services

Love-Tough Parent Coaching--parent coaching for parents of at risk or struggling Jewish teens. Phone coaching available

Camp Sequoia--An innovative overnight camp in Pottstown, Pennsylvania for children ages 8-19 who need help with social skills

Rhode Island

Texas

Statewide or Regional Services

Charis Hills --between Dallas and Ft. Worth, Residential Christian co-ed camp for kids 7-18 with Autism and Asperger's, ADD, ADHD, and other Learning Disabilities

Dallas, Plano--Focus on the Future Training Center, Independence Skills Training for Children -- and their parents-- with Autism & Other Special Needs

Utah

Virgin --Falcon Ridge Ranch, Equine centered Residential Treatment focused on the specific and individual needs of adolescent girls

Wisconsin

Union Grove---Shepherds College, Post secondary School for Young Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities--Transition and life skills training program

Wyoming

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