$145,000 Challenge Grant Will Help Families Navigate Services for Children with Autism Grant Marks Largest Foundation Gift Ever Made to QSAC New York, N.Y., May 23, 2013 – Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC) and the New York Center for Autism Charter School (NYCACS), as a sub-grantee, have received a challenge...
“Comm Hab”, “Respite”, “Family Support”, “Parent Training”…..In-home services for families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can go by many names. This range of services and supports often means the difference between a family staying intact or coming apart at the seams. Jimmy’s in-home worker spent months...
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate the same needs for relationships as most of us do. Unfortunately, a deficit in social skills can make relationship building a challenge for the individual with ASD. Social skills training does not often target the skills required for adult relationships. These topics may get placed on the...
by Jeff Stimpson, QSAC Parent I’m coming from the kitchen and just trying to balance a bowl of soup when I hear Ned’s shattering “Ow!” What’s happened now? “He bit Ned!” Jill says as I round the corner. Jill is my wife. Ned is my 12-year-old son, typically developing. "He" is...
It is known that many behavior problems in individuals with Autism and developmental disabilities are maintained by social reinforcement, positive and negative (provided by other people), however some behaviors persist in the absence of social contingencies and appear to be maintained by sensory stimulation that is directly produced by...




