Regional Center Services and Descriptions
Regional centers provide a wide array of services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Each center provides diagnosis and assessment of eligibility, and helps plan, access, coordinate and monitor services and supports. Once eligibility is determined, most services and supports are free regardless of age or income; however, there are a few exceptions. For example, the Parental Fee Program requires that the parent(s) of a minor receiving 24-hour out-of-home residential services be assessed a fee for services.
In making decisions about services needed, the planning team, which includes the person using the services, family members, regional center staff, and others who may be asked to attend the planning meeting by the individual, will join together to discuss the supports needed that are related to the developmental disability. To find the nearest Regional Center near you, please visit: https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/
California Autism Center & Learning Group
The mission of the California Autism Center and Learning Group (CACLG) is improving the lives and building careers while developing the most advanced network of center-based treatment facilities for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. To learn more about this program and the services they offer, please visit: https://caclg.org
Autism Society
Since 1965, the Autism Society of America, and our affiliate network, connects people to the resources they need through education, advocacy, resources, and community programming. We create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. The Autism Society strives to empower individuals with Autism and their families to make informed decisions in the planning and delivery of individualized, evidence-based services and support. Each individual and family has the right to choose the services that best meet their individual needs. To learn more about this program and the services that they offer, please visit: https://autismsociety.org/
UC Davis- The MIND Institute
The MIND Institute is an interdisciplinary, collaborative research, clinical, and educational center committed to deepening our scientific understanding of the challenges associated with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
The vision of the MIND Institute is to develop more personalized, equitable, and scientifically validated systems of support and interventions that help neurodivergent individuals to live their best lives. To learn more about this program and the services that they offer, please visit: https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/
Path-Now
Path-Now is here to help the disability and autism community access services more quickly and easily in California. Our Vision is to ensure every individual in California with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can easily, safely, and quickly connect to custom matched service providers. Path-Now is a trusted, safe, and proven resource built by a team with a history of long-term commitment to the IDD community. It is fastest growing resource in the IDD community that contains the largest comprehensive list of service providers throughout California. Path-Now is designed for ease of use and accessibility for all. To learn more about this program and the services that they offer, please visit: https://path-now.com/
Easterseals
Easterseals is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through life-changing disability and community services.
For more than 100 years, we have worked tirelessly with our partners to enhance quality of life and expand local access to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. And we won’t rest until every one of us is valued, respected, and accepted.
Through our national network of affiliates, Easterseals provides essential services and on-the-ground supports to more than 1.5 million people each year — from early childhood programs for the critical first five years, to autism services, to medical rehabilitation and employment programs, to veterans’ services, and more. Our public education, policy, and advocacy initiatives positively shape perceptions and address the urgent and evolving needs of the one in four Americans living with disabilities today.
Together, we’re empowering people with disabilities, families and communities to be full and equal participants in society. For more information on this program and the services they offer, please visit: https://www.easterseals.com/
Autism Tree Project
Autism Tree is the only organization of its kind, serving San Diego communities and beyond. We change the lives of thousands of children and families living with autism every year. All monies donated to Autism Tree go straight to helping real families in our community through one of the many critical programs we provide on-going making the Autism Tree very unique. We are a grass roots foundation with a global impact. We hope that by touching one family at a time, we can continue to build a united front for the faces of autism in San Diego and beyond. For more information on this program and the services that they offer, please visit: https://www.autismtreeproject.org/