For more information on these and other programs, please see the links to the left.

Programs

• Information and Referral:  Providing information to parents and professionals about autism and available services.
• Advocacy:  SCAS provides advocacy on all levels from the individual level on up to the system change level.
• Autism and Informed Response:  Training for emergency responders (law enforcement, EMS, fire fighters, etc) on autism, using parent volunteers.
• Parent-School Partnership:  PSP seeks to assist children with autism in receiving the best education possible by helping to build relationships between the school and the parents.
• Service Coordination:  Is an expansion of the society’s existing programs of information and referral and advocacy.  SCAS will provide service coordination to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Provides

• Information and referral services
• Information source for current treatment options and national trends in research
• Regional support groups
• Continued involvement in advocacy with governmental agencies and state and federal lawmakers
• Opportunity to network with people who have common interests and concerns
• Annual informational meeting
• Interagency collaboration