SERVICES - INFANTS, TODDLERS & CHILDREN
Services By Age
AHRC New York City recognizes the importance of the early years in children's learning and all aspects of their development. Our services support children with developmental disabilities and delays by providing intensive early intervention and a continuum of services tailored to support their strengths and abilities. These services are designed to prepare them for further education,employment, self-sufficiency, and the realization of their goals and dreams.
At AHRC New York City services are based on each child's individual needs. We are keenly aware that no two children are alike, nor are families. Consequently, services are tailored to meet a child’s unique needs, as well as to enhance his or her family’s capacity to care for him or her.
We aim to:
- Identify a child’s needs and strengths and to identify the major outcomes expected to be achieved
- Provide the child with appropriate services to meet his/her needs, achieve goals set for him or her, and to modify or amend services as needed
- Identify the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family and provide them with the necessary supports and services to better meet the developmental needs of their child.
- Our goal is to ensure that families with children who have disabilities receive the support, information, resources and communication skills needed to become lifelong advocates for their child.
Video: AHRC Early Learning Centers
Early learning educational facilities for children with and without developmental disabilities
Service offered specifically to infants, toddlers and children through the school years are:
ACCESS Community Health Center
ACCESS Community Health Center, formerly known as AHRC Health Care Inc., is dedicated to serving the acute and chronic health care needs of all community members. ACCESS provides a wide range of health care services including Primary Care and Specialty Care. One of their specialties is health care and dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To find out more about the services provided by ACCESS Community Health Center or make an appointment go to www.accessCHC.org
Access provides health care to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Service sites located in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Article 16 clinic (excluding Adept)
For children, the Article 16 clinic offers:
Evaluation and Testing
Psychological Testing makes it possible to determine the nature and extent of an individual’s developmental disability. Testing is often necessary to determine whether a person qualifies for services or for admission to a specific program.
Psychosocial Evaluations are performed in order to develop a better understanding of a person in context of his or her family and the social environment. It usually involves the professionals meeting with the individual and his or her family in order to obtain information about the individual’s development, family, medical and vocational history. This evaluation is required for determination of whether an individual qualifies for services.
Unless a borough is specified, these services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Mental Health Services
Individual, Group & Family Counseling
Individual counseling, family therapy, group counseling and marital counseling are available to individuals with developmental disabilities (children, adolescents, and adults) their caretakers, and other family members, as are a variety of support groups.
Intensive Behavioral Services
Intensive Behavioral Services is a program for individuals who live in the Bronx in non certified settings and who present with challenging behaviors which put them at risk for placement in a more restrictive setting. AHRC provides a team of psychologists who work with the individual and family to establish and carry out a behavior plan to resolve the challenging behaviors and enable the individual to remain in a least restrictive setting. Referrals to this program are made directly to the Bronx DDSO.
Bronx In-Home Behavior Management Team
Known as the “Crisis Team”, this program provides in home behavior management to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the Bronx who live at home with their family. The team also provides access to emergency respite as well as referrals to, and/ or consultation with, various agencies, hospitals, and schools.
Unless a borough is specified, Mental Health Services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Other Therapies
Occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, nursing, nutrition and weight management counseling are available.
ADEPT – The Assessment Diagnosis Evaluaton Planning and Treatment Team
The ADEPT team consisting of a neuropsychologist, psychologist, social worker and physician provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations to aging individuals with developmental disabilities for the purpose of clarifying reasons for functional decline. The team provides trainings to the community, family members and providers about the aging processes of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Queens In-Home Parenting Program
The Queens in Home Parenting programs serves parents who are intellectually and developmentally disabled. Services are provided in the home and include case management, advocacy, linkage and referral.
Available to parents with developmental disabilities in Queens.
Family Reimbursement, the Francesca Nicosia Fund
The Nicosia Family Reimbursement Fund makes the possibility of purchasing services and goods that are not funded through any other sources a reality. The goods and services have been deemed appropriate to meet the needs of the person being served
Family Reimbursement funds are limited and competitive but upon application may be available to families of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in all five boroughs.
ISS – Individual Support Services
Individual Support Services (ISS) provide financial assistance to people with developmental disabilities in locating and leasing individualized living arrangements that are alternatives to traditional group living. Residential options include home sharing, independent living, and other leasing opportunities.
CLINICAL SERVICES
Unless a borough is specified, services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Behavior Management
Individual, Group & Family Counseling
Individual counseling, family therapy, group counseling and marital counseling are available to individuals with developmental disabilities (children, adolescents, and adults) their caretakers, and other family members, as are a variety of support groups.
Intensive Behavioral Services
Intensive Behavioral Services is a program for individuals who live in the Bronx in non certified settings and who present with challenging behaviors which put them at risk for placement in a more restrictive setting. AHRC provides a team of psychologists who work with the individual and family to establish and carry out a behavior plan to resolve the challenging behaviors and enable the individual to remain in a least restrictive setting. Referrals to this program are made directly to the Bronx DDSO.
Blue Feather Early Learning Centers
AHRC Learning Centers are built upon the belief that children with developmental delays have the same needs as all children; and that parents and families are the most important people in the lives of their children.
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Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center
The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center offers information and referral services to professionals and families of Bronx children (age birth to five) who have or are suspected of having developmental delays. The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center is a free service funded by the New York State Education Department through its Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) with sponsorship from AHRC New York City. There are sixteen such centers statewide providing information and referral to diagnostic and evaluation services, early intervention services, preschool special education, respite, therapies, family support services, and transportation to list a few.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/ecdc/home.html
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/ecdc/locations.htm
The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center provides services to Bronx families with children between ages 0 – 5 who are exhibiting delayed development. Service is located in the Bronx. For more information, please call 718 584-0658 or email ecdcbronx@yahoo.com.
Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School
The Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School accepts children between 5 and 12 years of age who reside in all New York City boroughs. Children must exhibit behavioral characteristics associated with autism and must have an educational classification of autism. Students must be recommended for a Non-Public School (NPS) placement. The ultimate goal is to help children achieve the level of functioning that will allow them to transition to less restrictive environments. more info
Camping (Camp Anne, Mainstream Camping)
Two summer camps – Harriman Lodge and
Camp Anne - that offer vacation opportunities to
adults and children with developmental disabilities.
Both sites are fully wheelchair accessible and
ADA compliant.
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Clinical Services (Evaluation and Testing, Mental Health Services)
For children, the Article 16 clinic offers:
Evaluation and Testing
Psychological Testing makes it possible to determine the nature and extent of an individual’s developmental disability. Testing is often necessary to determine whether a person qualifies for services or for admission to a specific program.
Psychosocial Evaluations are performed in order to develop a better understanding of a person in context of his or her family and the social environment. It usually involves the professionals meeting with the individual and his or her family in order to obtain information about the individual’s development, family, medical and vocational history. This evaluation is required for determination of whether an individual qualifies for services.
Unless a borough is specified, these services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Mental Health Services
Individual, Group & Family Counseling
Individual counseling, family therapy, group counseling and marital counseling are available to individuals with developmental disabilities (children, adolescents, and adults) their caretakers, and other family members, as are a variety of support groups.
Intensive Behavioral Services
Intensive Behavioral Services is a program for individuals who live in the Bronx in non certified settings and who present with challenging behaviors which put them at risk for placement in a more restrictive setting. AHRC provides a team of psychologists who work with the individual and family to establish and carry out a behavior plan to resolve the challenging behaviors and enable the individual to remain in a least restrictive setting. Referrals to this program are made directly to the Bronx DDSO.
Bronx In-Home Behavior Management Team
Known as the “Crisis Team”, this program provides in home behavior management to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the Bronx who live at home with their family. The team also provides access to emergency respite as well as referrals to, and/ or consultation with, various agencies, hospitals, and schools.
Unless a borough is specified, Mental Health Services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Other Therapies
Occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, nursing, nutrition and weight management counseling are available.
ADEPT – The Assessment Diagnosis Evaluaton Planning and Treatment Team
The ADEPT team consisting of a neuropsychologist, psychologist, social worker and physician provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations to aging individuals with developmental disabilities for the purpose of clarifying reasons for functional decline. The team provides trainings to the community, family members and providers about the aging processes of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Queens In-Home Parenting Program
The Queens in Home Parenting programs serves parents who are intellectually and developmentally disabled. Services are provided in the home and include case management, advocacy, linkage and referral.
Available to parents with developmental disabilities in Queens.
Family Reimbursement, the Francesca Nicosia Fund
The Nicosia Family Reimbursement Fund makes the possibility of purchasing services and goods that are not funded through any other sources a reality. The goods and services have been deemed appropriate to meet the needs of the person being served
Family Reimbursement funds are limited and competitive but upon application may be available to families of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in all five boroughs.
ISS – Individual Support Services
Individual Support Services (ISS) provide financial assistance to people with developmental disabilities in locating and leasing individualized living arrangements that are alternatives to traditional group living. Residential options include home sharing, independent living, and other leasing opportunities.
CLINICAL SERVICES
Unless a borough is specified, services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
ECDC – Bronx
The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center offers information and referral services to professionals and families of Bronx children (age birth to five) who have or are suspected of having developmental delays. The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center is a free service funded by the New York State Education Department through its Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) with sponsorship from AHRC New York City. There are sixteen such centers statewide providing information and referral to diagnostic and evaluation services, early intervention services, preschool special education, respite, therapies, family support services, and transportation to list a few.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/ecdc/home.html
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/ecdc/locations.htm
The Bronx Early Childhood Direction Center provides services to Bronx families with children between ages 0 – 5 who are exhibiting delayed development. Service is located in the Bronx. For more information, please call 718 584-0658 or email ecdcbronx@yahoo.com.
Early Intervention Service Coordination
Early Intervention Programs are publicly funded and regulated by the New York State Department of Health and by the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services. Services are provided at no out-of-pocket cost to parents, although health insurance will be accessed for reimbursement. more info
Early Intervention Home Based Services
Early Intervention Programs are publicly funded and regulated by the New York State Department of Health and by the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services. Services are provided at no out-of-pocket cost to parents, although health insurance will be accessed for reimbursement. more info
Educational Advocacy
AHRC offers educational advocacy services to individuals of school age with developmental disabilities who are experiencing difficulty accessing services or have problems with the services being provided. The Educational Advocate will provide assistance with reviewing evaluations, securing additional evaluations, developing strategies to utilize when accessing needed services, explaining rights and negotiating systems. The Advocacy Office conducts trainings for parents and professionals. Where necessary, the Advocate will also attend CPSE & CSE meetings and Impartial Hearings with city and state agencies. Although the primary focus of the Advocate is education, assistance with accessing other needed services available through city, state, and federal agencies is also provided. Download Education Advocacy Brochure
This service can be provided to any school-age individual (3-21) with a developmental disability residing in any of the five boroughs. The office of the Educational Advocate is located in Manhattan
Educational Evaluation Services
All children between three and five years of age who are showing signs of delayed development are eligible to be evaluated. Evaluations are conducted to help parents determine the type and extent of delays and are used in planning appropriate educational interventions. Evaluations are conducted at convenient locations throughout New York City. more info
Educational Services
AHRC’s Education Department believes that children and adolescents grow and thrive in a nurturing, loving, and developmentally appropriate learning environment. High quality developmentally appropriate instruction provides the foundation for independence, autonomy, and a sense of individual worth. Parents are viewed as the primary educators of their children and partners in the educational endeavor. Children are encouraged to respect and cooperate with others. Programs foster a sense of community and develop each child’s ability to contribute as a responsible community member. AHRC is committed to serve ALL students by embracing maximum integration of children with special needs and typically developing peers, and respecting cultural diversity.
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Elementary School, Brooklyn Blue Feather
The Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School accepts children between 5 and 12 years of age who reside in all New York City boroughs. Children must exhibit behavioral characteristics associated with autism and must have an educational classification of autism. Students must be recommended for a Non-Public School (NPS) placement. The ultimate goal is to help children achieve the level of functioning that will allow them to transition to less restrictive environments. more info
Evaluation and Testing
Psychological Testing makes it possible to determine the nature and extent of an individual’s developmental disability. Testing is often necessary to determine whether a person qualifies for services or for admission to a specific program.
Psychosocial Evaluations are performed in order to develop a better understanding of a person in context of his or her family and the social environment. It usually involves the professionals meeting with the individual and his or her family in order to obtain information about the individual’s development, family, medical and vocational history. This evaluation is required for determination of whether an individual qualifies for services.
Unless a borough is specified, these services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
FACS – Families and Advocates for Children’s Services
AHRC offers educational advocacy services to individuals of school age with developmental disabilities who are experiencing difficulty accessing services or have problems with the services being provided. The Educational Advocate will provide assistance with reviewing evaluations, securing additional evaluations, developing strategies to utilize when accessing needed services, explaining rights and negotiating systems. The Advocacy Office conducts trainings for parents and professionals. Where necessary, the Advocate will also attend CPSE & CSE meetings and Impartial Hearings with city and state agencies. Although the primary focus of the Advocate is education, assistance with accessing other needed services available through city, state, and federal agencies is also provided. Download Education Advocacy Brochure
This service can be provided to any school-age individual (3-21) with a developmental disability residing in any of the five boroughs. The office of the Educational Advocate is located in Manhattan
Head Start, Astoria Blue Feather
The Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School accepts children between 5 and 12 years of age who reside in all New York City boroughs. Children must exhibit behavioral characteristics associated with autism and must have an educational classification of autism. Students must be recommended for a Non-Public School (NPS) placement. The ultimate goal is to help children achieve the level of functioning that will allow them to transition to less restrictive environments. more info
Home Health Care
AHRC Home Care Services Inc., an affiliate of AHRC New York City, can offer eligible persons with and without disabilities, home health care services which include: home health or personal care aides, nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, respiratory therapy and social work services.
Home Health Care is available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages and to individuals without disabilitie from all five boroughs. Services are provided in the home.
HOPE for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Ages 3-21
HOPE is an acronym that represents AHRC’s mission regarding the education of children with autism, program guidelines for best practice, and the philosophy of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). more info
In-Home Residential Habilitation
With the assistance of a Service Coordinator, families determine the actual services they need to help them at home. For instance, an individual with a developmental disability may be assisted in becoming more independent with daily living skills such as dressing or preparing meals. The frequency of service provision is dependent upon the need and the availability of in-home opportunities. Families may be eligible to receive from 4-8 hours a week to 20 hours a week, depending on availability.
In-Home Residential or Community Habilitation is available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages. Services are provided in the home.
Individualized Services and Supports
AHRC is devoted to expanding the array of individualized supports available to AHRC individuals and their families. Person Centered Planning, the cornerstone of this approach, is utilized by staff to create desirable lifestyle changes, experiences and new possibilities for the people served by AHRC throughout the organization.
Individualized service design and delivery ensures that services and supports are customized and designed around the interest and needs of the person who will be supported.
Individualized supports are created around the person rather then the program. They are defined as an array of supports, services and resources that are based on the distinctive interests and needs of the person, afford the person as much control over their supports as possible, and are adaptable as the person’s life changes.
Advancing a culture of person-centered service and individualized support at AHRC New York City is different from replicating a service model or implementing a new program. The possibilities for support are as different from one another as the circumstances of the individuals involved, the changing opportunities in a person’ communities, and the changing policies of the service system. AHRC is commited to this practice. For example:
- AHRC's Department of Individualized Supports is responsible for both creating new programs based on a vision, and working with others to change existing programs and forge the development of a community of person-centered practice.
- Using person centered design AHRC focusing on small groups who want something different.
- Some of the innovative projects that have received funding thus far are: HomeBuilders-NYC (individualized and self directed housing), Building Futures (Middle/High School curriculum and practice for transition based on person centered design and implementation), college programs at The Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program at the College of Staten Island and Kingsborough Community College (for students graduating high school with an IEP who want to go to college) and an after-school program and weekend cultural exploration, for students from Brooklyn with ASD.
Individualized Services and supports are available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages. Services are provided in all five boroughs in any variety of settings and locations.
For more information on these opportunities, fill out an online referral form or call our Referral and Information Center.
AHRC Referral and Information Center
83 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
212-780-4491, 4493
Inclusive Preschool Education
AHRC Learning Centers are built upon the belief that children with developmental delays have the same needs as all children; and that parents and families are the most important people in the lives of their children. more info
Information and Referral
For families of individuals with developmental disabilities, individuals and professionals referring individuals -- individuals with developmental disabilities who have not been involved in AHRC services before or those currently receiving AHRC services who are interested in additional services -- AHRC’s Referral and Information Center will make referrals to AHRC programs, services, and supports. If needed services are not available at AHRC, the unit will refer individuals to services provided outside the organization.
For more information, contact:
AHRC Referral and Information Center
83 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
212-780-4491, 4493
online referral
Medicaid Service Coordination (MSC)
An MSC or Medicaid Service Coordinator helps link individuals and their families with the services and supports they want and need. In addition they provide advocacy, resources and information to help solve problems and improve quality of life. If you are looking for assistance in transferring your Medicaid Service Coordination provider, please contact us at 212-780-4491 or 93 or email referrals@ahrcnyc.org. Eligible families may choose an AHRC service coordinator who will assist them in navigating the system, write and maintain a written plan describing all services that are needed and in place, and advocate for an individual.
Medicaid Service Coordination is offered to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages residing in all five boroughs.
Non-Medicaid Case Management Services are also available for OPWDD eligible individuals who reside in Brooklyn and do not have Medicaid.
Medicaid Waiver – Home & Community Based Services Waiver
Working with his or her MSC, under the Home and Community Bases Services Medicaid Waiver AHRC can provide the following services to eligible individuals:
Day Habilitation
Vocational Services
Supported Employment
Residential Habilitation
Environmental Modification
Adaptive Technology
Medicaid Waiver Services are offered to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages residing in all five boroughs.
Medical Services (ACCESS Community Health Center)
ACCESS Community Health Center, formerly known as AHRC Health Care Inc., is dedicated to serving the acute and chronic health care needs of all community members. ACCESS provides a wide range of health care services including Primary Care and Specialty Care. One of their specialties is health care and dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To find out more about the services provided by ACCESS Community Health Center or make an appointment go to www.accessCHC.org
Access provides health care to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Service sites located in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Mental Health Services (Article 16/Clinical Services)
Individual, Group & Family Counseling
Individual counseling, family therapy, group counseling and marital counseling are available to individuals with developmental disabilities (children, adolescents, and adults) their caretakers, and other family members, as are a variety of support groups.
Intensive Behavioral Services
Intensive Behavioral Services is a program for individuals who live in the Bronx in non certified settings and who present with challenging behaviors which put them at risk for placement in a more restrictive setting. AHRC provides a team of psychologists who work with the individual and family to establish and carry out a behavior plan to resolve the challenging behaviors and enable the individual to remain in a least restrictive setting. Referrals to this program are made directly to the Bronx DDSO.
Bronx In-Home Behavior Management Team
Known as the “Crisis Team”, this program provides in home behavior management to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the Bronx who live at home with their family. The team also provides access to emergency respite as well as referrals to, and/ or consultation with, various agencies, hospitals, and schools.
Unless a borough is specified, Mental Health Services can be provided to individuals of all ages residing in all five boroughs. Clinics located in Manhattan and the Bronx. Specified services provided in the Bronx or Queens as noted.
Recreation Services
Recreational Activitiesare available to individuals in all age groups and requiring different levels of support. These activities take place in the five boroughs of New York City on an ongoing basis and include age-appropriate recreation groups for children, participation in theater, photography, arts and crafts, and sports, as well as planned vacations to resorts and tourist attractions for adults.
Available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages in all five boroughs at service sites throughout the city.
Residential Opportunities (settings for children who are Medically Frail)
AHRC currently provides a variety of residential options in group homes, supervised apartments, and independent settings for 369 individuals in 53 group homes, as well as 89 supported apartments. Although there is currently a long waiting list for residential placement, referrals are still being readily accepted and many new options are in development. AHRC operates IRA’s, Supervised Apartments, Independent Settings, and two residential settings for Individuals who are Medically Fragile and in need of 24/7 nursing care. Download the full Residential Services Brochure
Residential Habilitation
With the assistance of a Service Coordinator, families determine the actual services they need to help them at home. For instance, an individual with a developmental disability may be assisted in becoming more independent with daily living skills such as dressing or preparing meals. The frequency of service provision is dependent upon the need and the availability of in-home opportunities. Families may be eligible to receive from 4-8 hours a week to 20 hours a week, depending on availability.
In-Home Residential or Community Habilitation is available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages. Services are provided in the home.
Respite
AHRC provides out-of-home and in-home respite opportunities, ranging from a period of a few hours to a few weeks, to individuals with developmental disabilities who reside at home with their families.
School Holiday Respite is offered during the weeks that twelve month school programs are closed, for a total of 5 weeks (2 weeks in August, 1 in December, 1 in February and 1 in April). The respite is for children with special needs, between the ages of 5 and 21 years of age. Children are picked up at their homes in the morning and brought back in the afternoon.
Weekend Hotel Respite offers recreational weekends at hotels, staffed by AHRC personnel.
Free Standing Respite is available at AHRC staffed houses and apartments, for up to 14 consecutive days.
Respite opportunities are available to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages from all five boroughs at sites throughout the city. Free Standing Respite is available only in the borough in which an individual resides.
Sibling Services
AHRC offers individual, group and family counseling for child, adolescent, and adult siblings of persons with developmental disabilities. In addition, Sibshops (recreational groups for children ages 5-13) and an Adult Sibling Support Group are offered. Counseling and support groups provide the opportunity for typical siblings to meet other siblings from families with developmentally disabled members. Download the Siblings Brochure
Services are available to siblings from all five boroughs at the AHRC Main Headquarters located at 83 Maiden Lane, Manhattan.
Special Education Preschool Evaluations
All children between three and five years of age who are showing signs of delayed development are eligible to be evaluated. Evaluations are conducted to help parents determine the type and extent of delays and are used in planning appropriate educational interventions. Evaluations are conducted at convenient locations throughout New York City. more info
Special Education Preschool Programs
The Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School accepts children between 5 and 12 years of age who reside in all New York City boroughs. Children must exhibit behavioral characteristics associated with autism and must have an educational classification of autism. Students must be recommended for a Non-Public School (NPS) placement. The ultimate goal is to help children achieve the level of functioning that will allow them to transition to less restrictive environments. more info
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