Showing posts with label KS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KS. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Rainbows United, Inc. (Wichita, KS)

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Rainbows United, Inc.

  • 340 S Broadway
  • Wichita, KS
  • (316) 267-5437
  • (316) 267-5444 (Fax)
  • Send email

Family Enrichment Center and Uptown Kids (main office)
340 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 267-KIDS
Toll Free: (888) 332-5437
Fax: (316) 267-5444

Ritchie Family Center
251 S. Whittier, Wichita, KS 67207
Phone: (316) 683-7061
Fax: (316) 683-1578

Kids' Cove
2258 N. Lakeway Circle, Wichita, KS 67205
Phone: (316) 945-7117
Fax: (316) 945-7447

Proctor Ritchie Center Koch Campus 4531 E. 37th Street N., Wichita, KS 67220
Phone: (316) 684-7060
Fax: (316) 684-5534

Bright Beginnings of Butler County
409 N. Main, El Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: (316) 320-1342
Toll Free: (800) 650-9260
Fax: (316) 320-1216

Smart Start of Butler County
730 Cliff Drive, Augusta, KS 67010
Phone: (316) 775-3556

Kansas City Autism Training Center



Kansas City Autism Training Center
  • 7501 Belinder Avenue
  • Prairie Village, KS 66208
  • (913) 787-3275
  • Send email

Our mission is to provide professional, research based interventions and training for children diagnosed with autism and their families. In addition, our facility provides education and training in the use of these techniques to parents, teachers, therapists, educators, and other direct service providers in the Kansas City area.

Autism spectrum disorders are behaviorally defined and include significant impairments in language, social interaction, and the presence of repetitive behaviors and/or interests. The autism spectrum covers a wide range of behaviors and abilities. Children diagnosed with autism (like all children) differ in their behavior and skill levels. In addition, behavioral characteristics will differ between children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. These behavioral characteristics may include:

Social skills: Individuals may not make eye contact and may spend their time alone. They may have difficulty understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings. Children may not like to be held or cuddled, or may only cuddle during specific situations.

Speech, language, and communication: Individuals may not speak or they merely repeat what they have heard (i.e., echolalia). The words may be repeated immediately or following a delay. For those with vocal language, they may not use the rules of grammar correctly (e.g., pronouns) and they may speak atypically (e.g., monotone, too loud).

Repeated behaviors and routines: Individuals may repeat the same behavior over and over. They may also have difficulty transitioning during typical routines, or when their typical routines change (e.g., snack at 10 am instead of 9:45 am).

Over 40 years of scientific research within behavior analysis has resulted in a treatment and teaching methodology that has produced improved outcomes for children diagnosed with autism. This method--applied behavior analysis (ABA)—is recommended by the Surgeon General of the United States of America as the treatment of choice for children diagnosed with autism. The Kansas City Autism Training Center promotes these services and provides them to children and their families in the Kansas City area.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

The May Institute

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The May Institute (800) 778-7601 Send email


May Institute Corporate Headquarters
41 Pacella Park Drive
Randolph, MA 02368
781-440-0400
Toll free: 800-778-7601
TTY: 781-440-0461
Email: info@mayinstitute.org


May Institute, Northeast Region

Cape Cod
722A Main Street
Yarmouthport, MA 02675
508-362-5647

Southeastern Massachusetts
37 Purchase Street
Fall River, MA 02720
508-675-5888

Western Massachusetts
1111 Elm Street, Suite 7
West Springfield, MA 01089
413-734-0300

Connecticut
360 Tolland Turnpike, Suite 2D
Manchester, CT 06042
860-643-9844


May Institute, Mid-Atlantic Region

1900 Mount Holly Road
Building 1, Suite A
Burlington, NJ 08016
800-778-7601


May Institute, Southeast Region

Georgia
280 Interstate North Circle, Suite 430
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-956-8511

Southeast Regional Autism Center
705 17th Street, Suite 401
Columbus, GA 31901
706-571-7771

Florida
1409 Kingsley Avenue, Suite 1A
Orange Park, FL 32073
904-269-0773

May Institute, Midwest Region
900 West Heading Avenue, Building A
West Peoria, IL 61604
866-219-6935

May Institute, West Coast Region
5400 Soquel Avenue, Suite F
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-462-9620
www.thebayschool.org

For more than 50 years, the caring professionals of the May Institute have set a national standard for providing comprehensive, research-validated services to children and adults with autism, brain injury, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and behavioral healthcare needs. May's award-winning network of educational, behavioral, and rehabilitative programs blends science with service to help make progress possible for thousands of individuals every year.

With corporate headquarters in Randolph, Massachusetts, and regional offices in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and on the West Coast, the Institute offers a broad range of services in more than 200 sites throughout the country:

May Institute is an active center of research and training, maintaining affiliations with more than 40 universities, hospitals, and human service agencies worldwide. Our state-of-the-art services reflect the talent and expertise of our doctoral-level clinical leadership and hundreds of highly trained teachers, therapists, and other specialists. We also benefit from the expertise of a Professional Advisory Board whose members include leading authorities in the field.

Click here to download a May Institute overview brochure.

History of the May Institute
May Institute was founded in the seaside village of Chatham, Massachusetts, by Dr. Jacques M. May and his wife, Marie-Anne, in 1955. Their vision was to help children with disabilities lead the fullest lives possible. The Institute's first school developed as a result of Dr. and Mrs. May's determination to provide a supportive environment and progressive treatment for their twin boys with autism. Today, May Institute is among the largest, most respected, and innovative behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. May was featured in the book, In Search of America's Best Nonprofits (Jossey-Bass, 1997), and the Chatham school has been honored as one of the nation's "Schools of Excellence" by the U.S. Department of Education.

May Institute Philosophy
Our values and vision drive us to understand each person's unique needs and find effective means to help each individual reach his or her potential and live independently.

AL
Auburn (In-home/Autism,DD)

CA
San Francisco (Positive SchoolsSM)
San Jose (Pediatric Specialty Services)
Santa Cruz (Sp. Ed. School/Autism, PDD, DD)


FL
Jacksonville (Children's Services/Autism)
Jacksonville (In-home/Autism, DD)

GA
Atlanta (Pediatric Services)
Atlanta (Positive SchoolsSM)
Columbus (Southeast Regional Autism Center)
Georgia (In-home/Autism, DD)
Georgia (School Consultation)
Georgia (TAPP Program)


CT
Manchester (Adult Services/Developmental Disabilities)

KS
Wichita (Positive SchoolsSM)


MA
Attleboro (Clubhouse/Mental Health)
Attleboro (Vocation & Education/Mental Health)
Barnstable (Positive SchoolsSM)
Brockton (Positive SchoolsSM)
Brockton (Sp. Ed. School/Brain Injury)
Central and Eastern Mass. (Home and School Consultation Services)
Chatham (Autism, PDD, DD)
Fall River (Pediatric Specialty Services)
Fall River (Children's Services)
Fall River (Clubhouse/Mental Health)
Fall River (May Counseling @ Hyland Clinic)
Harwichport (Clubhouse/Mental Health)
Hyannis (Clubhouse/Mental Health)
Leominster (Positive SchoolsSM)
Lowell (Positive SchoolsSM)
Marlborough (Positive SchoolsSM)
Mashpee (Adult Services/MR, PDD, DD)
New Bedford (Adult Services/Mental Health)
New Bedford (Child & Teen/Mental Health)
New Bedford (Clubhouse/Mental Health)
Northeast Region (Home and School Consultation)
Randolph (Corporate Office)
Randolph (Home and School Consultation)
Randolph (Positive SchoolsSM)
Randolph (Sp. Ed. School/Autism, PDD, DD)
Raynham (Adult Services/MR, PDD, DD)
Revere(Adult Services/MR, PDD, DD)
W. Roxbury (Eval. & Therapy/ Mental Health)
W. Springfield (Adult Services/ MR, DD)
W. Springfield (Home & School Consultation)
W. Springfield (Sp. Ed. School/Autism, DD)
Walpole (Eval. & Therapy/Mental Health)
Walpole (Vocational Services/Mental Health)
Woburn (Sp. Ed. School/Autism, PDD, DD)

MD
Baltimore (Positive SchoolsSM)

ME
Southern Maine (Home and School Consultation)

NH
Southern New Hampshire (Home and School Consultation)

NJ
Mid-Atlantic Region (Home and School Consultation)
Trenton (Positive SchoolsSM)

NY
Albany (Positive SchoolsSM)

PA
Philadelphia (Home and School Consultation)

RI
Northeast Region (Home and School Consultation)
Providence (Positive SchoolsSM)


SC
South Carolina (In-home/Autism, DD)

TN
Chattanooga (In-home/Autism, DD)
Knoxville (In-home/Autism, DD)
Knoxville (School Consultation)


VT
Southern Vermont (Home and School Consultation)