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Provides a space to give autistic children opportunities for fun and socialization on the weekends.

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211 Cleveland

Offers a monthly support group for parents and professionals working with school aged children and a monthly support group for adults affected by Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD/NOS) and other spectrum disorders. Other activities offered throughout the year for both groups.

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211 Summit

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

Provides information and education about the symptoms, screening/diagnostic procedures and methods of treatment or management for Autism. Help Line is staffed by a Licensed Social Worker/Support Specialist who connects individuals and their families to information, services, and community resources.

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211 Summit

Maintains information about community resources that are appropriate for people with Autism and their families. Links individuals who are in need of specialized services with appropriate resources.

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211 Summit

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

Offers a water safety program in conjunction with the Akron Area YMCA. Provides one-on-one instruction for water safety geared to participants with developmental delays. Prioritizes learning safety over swimming techniques. Sessions are held in a classroom setting and in the pool.

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211 Summit

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

Caring Santa provides a calm and welcoming environment for children with special needs and their families to visit Santa. Special Elves from the Autism Society of Greater Akron will be on hand to greet participants when they arrive and to provide crafts and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Light refreshments will be served.

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211 Summit

Worthington, OH 43085

A free box full of tools and resources to help keep autisic individuals safe. Provides window/door alarms, window stickers, seatbelt covers, and printed resources.

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LSS 211 Central Ohio

4704 Lexington Ridge Road, Medina, OH 44256

Provides 5-week summer tutoring services with emphasis in math and reading as well as speech therapy. A separate 5-week program covering the same topics is available for students with autism.

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211 Summit

25 South Front Street, Seventh Floor, Columbus, OH 432154183

Provides Autism Scholarship Program (ASP) funds to reimburse parents of children with autism for special educational services from private providers approved by the state that can fulfill a child's Individual Education Plan (IEP's). Since these funds replace monies paid by the state to the school district of residence, when a family accepts this voucher, they can no longer get these services from their school district. Funds may or may not cover the complete cost of services from a particular provider. Parents may use more than one provider as long as the amount requested does not exceed $27,000 in an academic year.

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211 UWGC

1480 Manning Parkway, Suite B, Powell, OH 43065

Offers a variety of counseling and support services for children diagnosed with Autism and their families. Services include individual counseling, family counseling and social skills development.

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LSS 211 Central Ohio

Offers support groups for parents of children with autism who come together for educational and social purposes as well as for mutual support.

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211 Summit

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

Provides a calm and welcoming environment for children with special needs and their families to visit the Easter Bunny. Special helpers from the Autism Society of Greater Akron will be on hand to greet participants when they arrive and to provide crafts and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Light refreshments will be served.

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211 Summit

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

Provides monthly educational webinars to raise awareness, understanding, and acceptance of autism. Professionals and parent panels explore topics that are relevant to parents, professionals, and individuals living with autism spectrum disorder.

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211 Summit

Provides information about the symptoms, screening/diagnostic procedures, and methods of treatment or management for Autism.

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211 Summit

119 3rd Street Northwest, New Philadelphia, OH 44663

Provides funding for sensory items and various equipment for children with autism.

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211 Summit

Maintains information about community resources that are appropriate for people with Autism and their families. Provides information on trainings/events within an hour of Akron, newsworthy items, articles, and so forth by email.

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211 Summit

855 Millsboro Road, Mansfield, OH 44903-1919

Has classes for children with Learning Needs: 1. Parent powered, student first mentality 2. Serving children ages five-12 in settings based on individual needs 3. Low student/teacher ratio, small group and 1:1 instruction 4. Individualized learning plan and schedule, meeting their educational needs.

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211 Mansfield OH

4122 Myrtle Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45236

Provides online and in-person sessions for self-help, support, and education for parents and caregivers of those with autism.

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211 UWGC

580 Grant Street, Akron, OH 44311

A Parent Café is a parent-led, peer support format where caregivers come together to share experiences, learn from each other, and build stronger family resilience.

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211 Summit

4122 Myrtle Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45236

Provides online and in-person sessions focused on offering self-help, support, and education for those with autism and their families.

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211 UWGC

Connecting For Kids, Westlake, OH 44145

Provides two kits designed to introduce safety around moving vehicles in parking lots and to intervene in wandering behavior typical of autistic children. Kit usually includes door and window alarms, an ID bracelet, visual stop signs and a guide on what to do about wandering behavior. Parking lot safety kit includes parent/caregiver safety guide and vehicle magnet to remind children how to be safe in parking lots.

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211 Cleveland

Provides limited funding assistance for necessary incidental treatment-related services, programs and equipment not covered by insurance, government agencies or other resources to families residing in Northeast Ohio who have children and/or adults with a life-long disability attributed to developmental and/or intellectual impairments. Funds expenses such as respite care, therapies, therapeutic camps, some medical expenses, assistive/adaptive equipment, and communicative devices. NOTE: Does not provide financial assistance for rent, other living expenses, or any modifications done to home, property, or vehicles.

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211 Summit

670 West Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44302

Provides a federally-funded child development and family support program that provides early education, health, mental health, nutrition, and social services to families with children from birth to age 5 with disabilities (including speech or language delays, physical disabilities, health impairments, autism, and other developmental delays). Partners with local school districts, Help Me Grow, and other service providers to offer speech therapy, mental health services, screening and evaluations, and transportation to and from services. Offers two (2) program options: - Center-based option offers 5-days a week (full-day or half-day) in a classroom setting. - Home-based option offered once a week for an hour and a half in a home setting.

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211 Summit

6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 305, Rockville, MD 20852

Offers a variety of Autism Spectrum disorder information and referral services for individuals and families through their website or by phone.

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211 Pathways

470 Glenmont Avenue, Suite 1200, Columbus, OH 43214

Provides education, resources and support for people with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities as well as their families.

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211 Pathways