AHRC-NYC online/Programs and Services





	AHRC New York City 83 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 (212) 780-2500 TDD/TTY: 1-(800) 662-1220

Adult Day Services and Supports
Advocacy
Autism - Applied Behavioral Analysis School Program
Camping and Recreation Services
Education
Evaluation Services
Home Health Care
Infant, Toddler and Child Educational Opportunities
Legal Services and Guardianship
Medical Services (AHRC Healthcare, Inc.)
Mental Health Services and Other Therapies
Residential Services
Respite
Service Coordination
Sibling Services
Substance Abuse and Alcoholism Service
Traumatic Brain Injury

AHRC offers adults (persons over the age of seventeen) with developmental disabilities a range of day programs, services and supports depending on their abilities and personal preferences. Options include: Daily supervised group activities in the community providing individuals with the opportunity to meet specific objectives set for them; fully staffed facilities that assists participants in the development of abilities that promote independence; fully staffed facilities that offer participants paid work experiences and provide necessary clinical and support services; job placement, training and support for individuals with developmental disabilities in private competitive employment; and job placement for individuals with developmental disabilities in AHRC run competitive businesses with supports provided to help individuals to succeed.
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AHRC offers general and educational advocacy services to individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities who are experiencing difficulty accessing services or have problems with the services being rendered. The advocate generally provides assistance with education related issues, but assistance regarding other issues may also be available.

The Advocate will provide assistance in reviewing evaluations, securing additional evaluations, developing strategies to utilize in accessing needed services, explaining rights and negotiating systems. The Advocacy Office conducts trainings for parents and professionals. When necessary, the Advocate will attend CPSE & CSE meetings and Impartial Hearings with city and state agencies. Although the primary focus of the Advocate is education, assistance in accessing other needed services available through city, state, and federal agencies is also provided. For assistance, please call (212) 780-2534.
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Preschoolers and school age children diagnosed with autism are offered full-day educational services utilizing an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) approach. ABA is a technique, which has proven to be an effective teaching method for children with autism. Teachers are proficient in all aspects of learning theory and utilize discrete trial teaching with child-specific reinforcements. Children are worked with individually throughout much of the school day and their parents are helped to understand how to use the special techniques at home.
For more information on the continuum of services for children who have been diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, please visit AHRC's HOPE page.
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Summer camp, as well as year-round recreational activities in New York City and beyond, are available to children and adults with developmental disabilities. For more information, please visit the Camp Anne & Harriman Lodge website.

Camp Anne (formerly Catskill): A traditional summer camp experience in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains available to persons with moderate, severe, or profound retardation from the age of five through adulthood.

Harriman Lodge: An alternative to traditional summer recreation programs - a resort for adults with mild or moderate retardation with an extended Fall season.

Get-Away-Weekends In the Country: Families who have a member with a developmental disability can spend fun-filled respite weekends in the country.

Recreational Activities: For all age groups and functioning levels, activities take place in the five boroughs of New York City on an ongoing basis and include age-appropriate recreation groups for children, and participation in theater, photography, arts and crafts, and sports, as well as planned vacations to resorts and tourist attractions for adults.
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AHRC has a staff of qualified professionals available to conduct evaluations such as: psychological evaluations; psychiatric evaluations; medical evaluations; nursing, nutrition and podiatry evaluations; occupational, speech and physical therapy evaluations. Arrangements can be made to provide other evaluation as needed.
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Educational Evaluation Services: Evaluations to ascertain the need for special education are conducted to help families determine the extent of their child's delay and the type of help needed. They include a developmental assessment, a family needs assessment, speech, physical, and occupational therapy assessments when indicated.

Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers:
Half-day center-based programs for infants and toddlers available. Services include those of special education teachers and an array of therapists, including speech, physical and occupational therapy. In-home services also available where teachers and therapists visit the child in his/her home a number of times per week.
Note: Infants and toddlers between the ages of birth and three years require Early Intervention Service Coordination prior to receiving any services. AHRC offers service coordination. For more information visit the Service Coordination area on this page.

Preschool Educational Opportunities Offered: Full-day special education preschool classes; full-day integrated preschool classes where preschoolers with disabilities and their non-disabled peers learn alongside one another; integrated Headstart classes and Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services provided at regular day care centers, nursery schools and Headstart programs.

For information on special preschool and school-age programs tailored to children with autism, see, Autism - Applied Behavioral Analysis School Program.
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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. For more information, please visit the Home Health Care Services page of this website.
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Assistance with legal difficulties related to the family member with a disability, including assistance with guardianship issues and future care planning.
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AHRC HealthCare offers a full range of primary care services for people with developmental disabilities and their families. Medical services are provided for patients of all ages, from early childhood through the senior years, including: routine exams; annual physicals; immunizations; preventive/wellness care; on-site testing such as PPD and blood testing; EKG; PAP; lead screening; gynecology; pediatrics; patient education; speech therapy; podiatry; psychiatry; social work, medical social work and case management; management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, allergies and asthma; referrals to specialists as needed.

Related services include: psychological testing; psychosocial evaluation; sobriety & substance abuse services; sibling counseling & support groups; nutritional counseling; and home care.

To make an appointment or referral, or for further information, call (212) 780-2652.
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Mental Health: 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. Psychiatric care, including medication monitoring is offered.

Other Therapies: Occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, speech and language therapy, podiatry services, rehabilitation counseling and nutritional counseling are available through AHRC HealthCare.
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AHRC currently provides a variety of residential options to 369 individuals in 53 group homes, and 89 supported apartments. There is currently a long waiting list for residential placement with many options in development.
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AHRC provides planned out-of-home and in-home respite, ranging from a period of a few hours to a few weeks, to individuals with developmental disabilities who reside at home with their families.

Free Standing Respite: Respite available at AHRC staffed houses and apartments, for up to 14 consecutive days.

Weekend Hotel Respite: Recreational weekends at hotels, staffed by AHRC personnel.

In-Home Residential Habilitation Services or In-Home Respite: Assistance provided to families in the home to help them meet their caregiving responsibilities.
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Service Coordinators help link individuals and their families with the services they need. AHRC offers different types of service coordination, including Medicaid Service Coordination and Early Intervention (EI) Service Coordination. Eligible people are assigned to a service coordinator who helps access services whey they are needed and acts as an advocate once linkages are made. Note: For families desiring any early intervention services, EI Service Coordination is required.
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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. Also see Sibling Services Information page on this Web Site.
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A pioneer in the field, AHRC offers a range of services to individuals with developmental disabilities who abuse alcohol and/or other substances, and, provides technical assistance to other service providers dealing with this problem.

Outpatient Alcohol Treatment: Licensed by NYS OASAS, offers group and individual treatment to help people achieve abstinence.

Prevention, Education, Information and Referral (PEIR) Program: Technical assistance to generic substance abuse treatment programs, social service agencies and providers of services to the developmentally disabled.

"No Ordinary Pain: Drinking Drugs, and Developmental Disabilities": A video and companion resource guide, which includes a comprehensive compilation of relevant academic and empirical research, is available at a cost of $69.95.
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TBI-CSS is not a traditional rehabilitation program. At TBI-CSS, rehabilitation services are provided through an array of life-long community-based services and supports tailored to meet the needs and interests of individuals with acquired brain injuries long after they have been discharged from traditional rehabilitation settings. It is an excellent service option post-discharge from a traditional rehabilitation setting or as a complement to those services.

The TBI-CSS program offers adults, over the age of eighteen with acquired brain injury, the opportunities to develop and maintain skills for work, home and leisure time, in a community based setting. Services at AHRC's TBI-CSS include structured day program, service coordination, clinical rehabilitation services, cognitive and functional skill building, educational/vocational preparation and support, and rehabilitation services.

For more information on services for Traumatic Brain Injury, please go to the TBI-CSS page.
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