Business Hours
Mon-Fri: 9 am – 6:30 pm
Sat: 8 am – 1 pm
Autism and Developmental Disabilities
The staff of Advanced Therapy Solutions are committed to providing the highest standard of pediatric therapy services to optimize your child’s development. We are dedicated to helping your entire family! Our professional staff consists of licensed Occupational Therapists and Speech & Language Pathologists. Our practice specializes in a variety of therapy techniques.
Legal Resources
Federal Resources US Department of Education IDEA 2004 website: http://idea.ed.gov/ No Child Left Behind Act:
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html Section 504: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-34cfr104.html
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-34cfr100.html
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html FERPA:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode20/usc_sec_20_00001232—g000-.html
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/34cfr99_08.html
Doing What Works: Research-based Practices Online http://www.dww.ed.gov/ OSEP: Policy Letters
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/revpolicy/index.html Categories of Disability under IDEA:
http://www.nichcy.org/disabilities/categories/pages/default.aspx Connecticut Resources Connecticut State Department of Education:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp State of Connecticut: “Parent’s Guide to Special Education”
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/Parents_Guide_SE.pdf CT State Department of Education: Special Education Resources:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?Q=320730&a=2678 Early Intervention (Birth to Three)
Educational Resources
If the screening tool identifies an area of concern, a formal developmental evaluation may be needed. This formal evaluation is a more in-depth look at a child’s development, usually done by a trained specialist, such as a developmental pediatrician, child psychologist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, or other specialist.
The specialist may observe the child, give the child a structured test, ask the parents or caregivers questions, or ask them to fill out questionnaires. The results of this formal evaluation determines whether a child needs special treatments or early intervention services or both.
If the screening tool identifies an area of concern, a formal developmental evaluation may be needed. This formal evaluation is a more in-depth look at a child’s development, usually done by a trained specialist, such as a developmental pediatrician, child psychologist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, or other specialist.
The specialist may observe the child, give the child a structured test, ask the parents or caregivers questions, or ask them to fill out questionnaires. The results of this formal evaluation determines whether a child needs special treatments or early intervention services or both.