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Provides wraparound services for any child or adolescent with a medical diagnosis. Trained staff provide support to children diagnosed with the following: autism , behavioral health issues , developmental delays, mental illness , intellectual disabilities, and physical disabilities.

Provides academic and emotional support to schoolchildren with Autism Spectrum Disorder in their home school districts. Focuses on individual intensive teaching, maintenance/generalization/flexibility, expressive/receptive skill building, natural environment teaching, independent skill building, daily living skill development, play skills training, social emotion skill building, and vocational skill building. Develops and implements individual education plans. Provides transition services for students age 14+ as they approach graduation.

Provides a continuum of care to individuals with autism throughout the lifespan. Offers education, therapy, and transition services to help children, adolescents, and young adults to be successful in their futures. Embeds Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) within all autism programs to teach basic skills and maximize communication.

Providing a membership that is comprised of individuals with ASD and those who love them. We provide members, families, caretakers and professionals with support and information pertaining to the latest interventions and educational practices, therapies, and available programs for individuals with ASD. We also provide opportunities for those living with ASD to overcome social barriers, enjoying group and leisure activities in the community. Our goal is to help people with autism live full and independent lives. Any family can reach out for Resources regardless of membership status. We will always do our best to help find services that are needed. There is a Parent Support Group that generally meets at Graham Academy where childcare is provided. Please check website for information.

Provides therapeutic and social relationship interventions designed to teach and enhance age-appropriate social skills. Each client will receive an individualized treatment plan developed and reviewed by their child's clinical treatment team, including parents, family, or other service providers.

Offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, developmental teaching by special instructors, and infant massage. PennCares preschools allow young children with and without disabilities to play, develop, and learn together while promoting a sense of belonging.

Provides psychological and psychiatric evaluations, ongoing medication management, diagnostic assessments, as well as individual, family, and group counseling, for individuals who have a diagnosis of Autism.

The Center's Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) program is a center-based program for children ages 2 to 6. The program offers full-day state-of-the-art intensive and comprehensive treatment based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. The staff to child ratio is one-to-one. Children who are candidates for Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Rhett's Disorder and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.

Offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, developmental teaching by special instructors, and infant massage.

Provides a continuum of care to individuals with autism throughout the lifespan. Offers education, therapy, and transition services to help children, adolescents, and young adults to be successful in their futures. Embeds Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) within all autism programs to teach basic skills and maximize communication.

Offers therapeutic services for individuals with autism ages 18 months to 21 and their families using Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). Supports individuals with autism in living productive, independent lives in their communities of choice and in a world where they are valued, accepted, included, and safe. Provides individual and group ABA interventions in a clinic setting.

Provides therapeutic and social relationship interventions designed to teach and enhance age-appropriate social skills. Each client will receive an individualized treatment plan developed and reviewed by their child's clinical treatment team, including parents, family, or other service providers.

Provides academic and emotional support to schoolchildren with Autism Spectrum Disorder in their home school districts. Focuses on individual intensive teaching, maintenance/generalization/flexibility, expressive/receptive skill building, natural environment teaching, independent skill building, daily living skill development, play skills training, social emotion skill building, and vocational skill building. Develops and implements individual education plans. Provides transition services for students age 14+ as they approach graduation.

Offers behavioral health, educational, and recreational & socialization services for adults and children with autism

Helps children with autism achieve the next level of independence based on their unique needs and strengths.

Child/Adolescent Therapeutic Socialization Program provide children to enhance their socialization skills, and they communicate with parents to help them better understand their child's strengths and needs. Parents, siblings, schools, and other community resources, as well as art and music therapists, are called upon to deliver specialized, integrated services. Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder can participate in the Child/Adolescent Therapeutic Socialization Program.

Provides therapeutic and social relationship interventions designed to teach and enhance age-appropriate social skills. Each client will receive an individualized treatment plan developed and reviewed by their child's clinical treatment team, including parents, family, or other service providers.

Offers comprehensive and holistic services for children with autism and related disorders.

Offers outpatient behavioral healthcare services including: Individual, marital, family, and group therapy Specialized services for children and adolescents Women's services Eating disorders treatment Psychiatric evaluations Medication management Psychological testing Treatment is provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers and licensed marriage and family therapists.

Offers Autism therapy services, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and support in and out of the home.

Offers Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy coaching for parents of children with autism throughout northeast Pennsylvania. ABA is a type of therapy that helps improve communication and social interactions, develop new skills, and support positive behavior. Families can receive a free, one-on-one consultation with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst that includes six one-hour long sessions: (1) Introduction to ABA; (2) Learn what autism is and how it relates to ABA; (3) Verbal behaviors and communication strategies; (4) The basics of ABCs and the functions of behavior; (5) ABA techniques for common behaviors; and (6) A personalized plan of available services. All coaching sessions are done through a secure online platform using videoconferencing. The program is provided at no cost to families thanks to funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Home and Community-Based Autism services are provided to children ranging in age from early childhood to twenty-one, using a tiered approach. For pre-school children, Friendship House offers an intensive behavioral intervention home-based program that focuses on increasing basic learning and language skills. For school-aged children, interventions may include Direct Service Professional support in school, to help the individual learn appropriate adaptive behaviors and decrease behavioral symptoms that may impede learning. In addition, home programming may also be a component of a childâs treatment plan. Home programming for school-aged children typically involves increasing daily living, and socialization while also decreasing maladaptive behaviors. Other individuals on the Spectrum may benefit from interventions that are based in the community in which they live to encourage and utilize services/resources available to all of members of our society.

Provides adult day programs and training, supportive employment services, children’s services-three approved private schools, medical rehabilitation, camp and respite programs, and residential and veterans’ services. The essential tools and resources provided enable individuals with disabilities to live their best life.

Therapy is provided in home and community to strengthen relationships and problem-solving skills.

Behavioral health services available for youth, up to age 21 years, includes BSC (Behavioral Specialist Consultant), MT (Mobile Therapy), and TSS (Therapeutic Staff Support). Contracts with county mental health systems, Managed Care Organizations (MCOâs), and private insurers to provide both fee for service and case rate Medicaid services. Open to referrals from families, schools and agencies.