Organization of Special Needs Families (OSF) is a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with special needs and their families. Its stated mission includes supporting community integration and advocating for stable, healthy environments for people with special needs and their families. The site describes programs and materials for its members, but does not specify program types, […]
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Gold Speech offers in-person social language groups in San Jose for children who need practice with social communication. Small groups are led by a speech-language pathologist with aide support and use play-based activities, role-playing, and group discussions. Children are matched by age, functional/language level, attention level, location, and class time following a brief screening. The […]
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Silicon Valley Independent Living Center is a nonprofit, non-residential disability justice organization serving people with disabilities of all ages in Santa Clara County. It provides free services intended to support independence, including independent living skills related to activities of daily living. The organization also offers workshops and events, including housing-search information. Its offices are scent-free, […]
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Elwyn offers children’s behavioral health services in community-based, residential, and outpatient settings. It also provides educational services, including early learning, a K–12 school, and a student transition center. The organization supports people with developmental and behavioral health challenges and also has services for adults. Focus: Serves autistic & neurodiverse clients Services: children's behavioral health services, […]
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San Andreas Regional Center is a nonprofit that serves individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. It provides diagnostics, intake and eligibility determination, service coordination, and case management based on a person’s age, disability, and geographic location. Families can apply for Early Start services from […]
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LGTC Group provides mental health services including psychiatry, psychotherapy, group therapy, neuropsychological testing, and pediatric programs. The practice lists services for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with anxiety, mood, eating, trauma/stressor, obsessive-compulsive, and impulse-control/conduct disorders. It also offers dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), day programs, and residential treatment options. Its team includes clinicians listing care for children […]
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The Stepping Stones Group provides therapeutic and behavioral health services for children with special needs and autism. Parent services listed include autism therapy, center-based and at-home ABA therapy, psychological assessment services, early intervention, ABA parent education, and a summer intensive program. Services may be provided in school, at home, or in a center, and the […]
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Sima Stein, MD, is a pediatrician providing medical care for infants, children, teenagers, and young adults up to age 21. Services include newborn evaluation and management, sick-child visits, developmental screening and monitoring of motor skills, cognition, and speech, as well as pediatric urgent care and well-child and sports physicals. Telehealth appointments are available. The office […]
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Cognitive Diagnostic Associates’ San Jose office provides comprehensive Independent Educational Evaluations for children and families in Santa Clara County and the greater Bay Area. Its practitioners have expertise in school neuropsychology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and related disciplines, and use evidence-based methods and current research in evaluations. Assessments are intended to clarify a child’s learning […]
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Creekside School is a nonprofit private, nonpublic school in Santa Clara County for students with moderate-to-severe or profound autism. It serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade and has a post-secondary program for ages 18–22. Students receive individualized educational plans from an interdisciplinary team that may include teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, board certified behavior […]
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