Local & Statewide Resources
Families Helping Families
Finding resources for children with special health care needs can be challenging, but our Families Helping Families Community Resource Specialists are here to help. Contact your local Community Resource Specialist if you need assistance accessing services, navigating referrals to support services, connecting with other parents, and more. Use the information below to contact your local Families Helping Families organization and request to speak with a Community Resource Specialists.
Autism Society SWLA
Founded in the 1970’s by Geri Christ Landry, we are an affiliate in good standing with the Autism Society of America. We provide support, services and opportunities to persons with autism and their families in the following parishes: Calcasieu, Cameron, Beauregard, Jeff Davis, Allen, and Vernon.
BACB Behavior Analyst Certification Board
The BACB is a nonprofit corporation that was established in 1998 to meet professional certification needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior-analytic services. The BACB’s mission is to protect consumers of behavior-analytic services by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards of practice.
Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We do this through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.
Practical Functional Assessment
The website is primarily designed for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who are interested in developing function-based treatments for the children and adults they serve who engage in problem behavior. We also hope to make the website accessible to parents, teachers, and other helping professionals who may have questions about the safety and utility of current functional analysis procedures.