Category Archives: Resources Team

A-Z Contracting is a remodeling and contracting company that serves in Palm Beach, FL and surrounding areas. Website: www.azcontractinginc.com

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. This gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Website: www.specialolympics.org

ACT Today! is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness and provide treatment services and support to families to help their children with autism achieve their full potential. Our goal is to introduce and help facilitate early and on-going treatment by providing the necessary resources (including referrals, funding, and guidance) to individuals with autism and their families. Studies demonstrate that early and intense intervention is important when…

The Family Focus Resource Center understands and strengthens families raising children with special needs in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys through education, advocacy, and family support services. Website: www.csun.edu/family-focus-resource-center

The oldest and largest grassroots organization within the autism community, The Autism Society of America has been improving the lives of all affected by autism for more than 50 years through advocacy, education, information and referral, and support. Website: www.autism-society.org

Autism Live is an interactive webshow providing support, resources, information, facts, entertainment, and inspiration to parents, teachers and practitioners working with children on the Autism Spectrum. Viewers are encouraged to participate by asking question to experts, offering suggestions for topics to be discussed and sharing progress their children have made. Website: autism-live.com

PCDA is a multi-disciplinary agency that provides a wide range of services to children with special needs, from birth to 21 years of age. All services at PCDA follow the DIRFloortime philosophy, which emphasizes social-emotional development and relationships. Services include speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, feeding services, music therapy, adapted music lessons, counseling, sibling support, early intervention, SEDI-Floortime for 3-12 year olds, Teen Club 12-18 year olds, Young Adult…

Therapy in Action is a nationally recognized premier pediatric occupational and physical therapy facility that has been providing services since it was established in 1978. They are dedicated to providing the highest quality, evidence-based therapy and enrichment services for children or adolescents and their families within an open environment of collaboration, communication, and mutual respect. Therapy in Action therapists are experts in pediatrics with specialty certifications in sensory integration and…

Dr. Sharon Wollaston is a board certified pediatrician practicing in Pasadena. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed her residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. After her residency, she continued to work at Children's Hospital Los Angeles as a chief resident. She has been ear piercing for more than 10 years in her medical practice. She uses the Blomdahl Medical Ear piercing system. To ensure…

Bari grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She graduated from El Camino Real High School and then attended The University of Irvine graduating in 1992. Bari always being interested in exercise and nutrition became a personal trainer while attending CSUN for dietetics. Bari met her husband Pat in 1992 and is a stay at home mom to her three beautiful children. Bari became interested in making slideshows after her first…