Resources

Additional Resources

Autism and Family Support

• Autism Society of America – National autism information, education, advocacy, safety resources, and help finding local support.
• Autism Society of North Carolina – Connects North Carolina families with Autism Resource Specialists, support groups, workshops, recreation, and family guidance. They currently offer support opportunities for families in Cumberland County.
• Family Support Network of North Carolina – Offers parent-to-parent support and helps families connect with disability-related resources and community programs.
• Autism Society of America – The goal is to influence meaningful change in support of the autism community.
• Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention Institute – The Lovaas Institute delivers intensive early intervention services built around the Lovaas model of ABA which is a highly structured therapy framework.

Education and IEP Support

• Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center — ECAC – Helps North Carolina families understand IEPs, special education services, school evaluations, parent rights, and educational advocacy for children from birth through age 26.
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction—Exceptional Children – Provides official information about special education services and parent rights in North Carolina public schools.

North Carolina Services and Benefits

• NC Medicaid – Information about applying for Medicaid, selecting a health plan, covered services, and contacting the NC Medicaid Ombudsman.
• NC Innovations Waiver – Information about services for eligible individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Families should be encouraged to apply early because the waiver may have a long waiting list.
• Alliance Health – Manages certain behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability services for Cumberland County. Families can call 800-510-9132 for help locating services.
• Disability Rights North Carolina – Provides disability-rights information, self-advocacy resources, and assistance related to education, community access, services, discrimination, and safety.
• North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis – A non-profit state organization for persons who are interested in the study and practice of behavior analysis.
• Behavior Analyst Certification Board
• Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatric Center – A provider of outpatient mental health services with multiple locations in North Carolina.

Evaluations and Parent Education

Military-Family Support

• Fort Bragg Exceptional Family Member Program—EFMP – Helps military families navigate medical, educational, installation, and community supports for family members with special needs.
• Military OneSource EFMP – Provides information about EFMP enrollment, special education, relocation, family support, and military benefits.
• Tricare Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) – A supplemental Tricare program that provides extra services and supplies for active duty family members with qualifying physical, developmental or mental disabilities.
• Tricare East Humana – A regional health care program for military service members, retirees and their families.

Local and Immediate Assistance

• NC 211 – Families can dial 211 to locate food, housing, transportation, childcare, healthcare, financial assistance, and other community services.
• Connect Counseling Services, PLLC – Provider of mental health counseling for families and individuals. They are located in Chapel Hill, NC.
• Delmar – Local mental health and counseling practice located in Fayetteville, NC.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Call or text 988 for immediate mental-health crisis support. Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger.

Lifespan ABA Inc. believes in collaboration and linking families to their community. At Lifespan ABA we believe it takes a village to raise a child.