Staff and Parent Training

Illinois Autism/PDD Training and Technical Assistance Project
Offers staff and parent training
Kathy Gould – Project Director (708) 354-5730

Little Friends Inc.
Offers parent and staff consultation and training
Pattie Boheme – Vice President (630) 355-6870
Mary Crissman – Program Director (630) 355-6533
Carol Paske – Parent Trainer (630) 479-3876

Little Friends Inc.
TLC Program Serving Children with Autism 0-3 and their parents
Program does parent training
Sarah Martinez – Driector (630) 305-4196

Keshet Leventhal Training Center
TEACCH TRAINING
Kris Johnson (847) 412-5757

STARNET - Region VI
Provides free training and materials about young children ages 3 to 8 with disabilities. Includes free workshops to teachers, parents and other professionals who work with children with special needs.
Lisa Fisher, Coordinator or Marlene Christ, Region VI Director
Tel: 708-342-5370 or
Fax: 708-687-2247
http://www.swcccase.org/StarNet/

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Referral Services

(funding, respite, residential, day services, inhome support, etc.)

Contact your Preadmission screening agent (PAS):
Counties/PAS AGENTS:

• McHenry County/Options and Advocacy (815) 477-4720
• DuPage County/PACT (630) 960-9700
• Kane and Kendal, Fox Valley Township, Hanover Township Counties/Kane Kendal (630) 879-2277
• Will, Grundy, Kankakee Counties/Service Inc. (815) 741-0800
• North Chicago and Lake County/Community Alternatives Unlimited (773) 884-1000
• Cook County, South Chicago/Community Service Option Inc. (773) 884-1000
• January 29, 2008etc.)/South Suburban Access (708) 799-9190
• Westchester/Suburban Access West (708) 338-9800
• DeKalb, Winnebago, Boon County/Access Services (815) 282-8824
• Madison County/DD Metro East (618) 236-7957

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Communication Specialists

• Potanos M.A. CCC, SLP Frieburger M.S. E. D. Kassanits,
  and Katchen M.A. CCC SLP
  (630) 510-8021

• Elmhurst Speech and Hearing Clinic
  Phyllis Kupperman
  (630) 530-8551

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Agencies for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Diagnostic Clinics Specializing in Autism/Pdd

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Developmental Disorders Clinic
(773) 702-9707

Little Friends Inc.
Naperville, IL
Autism/PDD Evaluation and Resource Clinic
(630) 305-4196

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Specialized Intervention Programs - Autism Ages 0-3

Little Friends Inc. TLC Program Naperville, IL (630) 305-4196	Jewish Childrens Bureau Moms, Dads, and Tots 0-3 Program Dr. Karen Simon – Leff (847) 412-4378
Guardianship and Advocacy Attorneys See attached

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Resources for Children with Autism

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