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San Diego, CA Aspergers Resource List
ASD & Asperger’s Evaluation, Information, & Treatment
Re Spectrum Community
7839 University Ave. Suite 103 A
La Mesa, CA 91942-0488
www.respectrum.org
619-741-4466
Click here for updates on currently offered Asperger’s programs. Re Spectrum Community is a 501c3 non-profit that strives to fill the gaps in treatment for individuals and families impacted by Aspergers and other autism spectrum disorders. As a non-profit we strive to accomodate the financial needs of families that are faced with multiple stressors related to treatment. We provide consultation, parent training, psycho-therapy, social skills training, and resources specific to Asperger’s.
Courtney Olinger, PsyD (MFC #49051)
colinger@respectrum.org
www.asdhelpsandiego.org
Dr. Olinger has over 10 years experience working with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, including Asperger’s. She has worked in homes, schools, and communities with various applied behavior analysis (ABA) and psycho-therapy/family therapy forms of treatment. Dr. Olinger’s major emphasis is on social skill and development of social thinking, which is crucial for dealing with increased demands of life that come about as a child gets older. She works with all ages, incorporates all family members whenever possible, and is always mindful of the individual and family’s culture, desires, and needs. Treatment is always individualized.
Employment & Community Options
1922 The Alameda, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 423-9484
Fax: (408) 423-9607
http://www.communityoptions.
N. Jennifer Oke, PhD
8950 Villa La Jolla Dr., Suite B111
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-452-9596
Comprehensive Autism Center (CAC)
Comprehensive Autism Center (CAC) Serving San Diego & Riverside Counties
Phone: (951) 813-4034 Fax: (951) 813-4035
www.comprehensiveautismcenter.com
Contact: Andrea Macken, M.A., B.C.B.A. (951) 813-4034 ext 102 orinfo@comprehensiveautismcenter.com
Comprehensive Autism Center provides services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,Asperger’s syndrome, or other related disabilities in San Diego and Riverside Counties.Comprehensive Autism Center offers highly innovative services that are able to address the needs ofchildren with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome by providing specialized programs inthe areas of Theory of Mind, Socialization, and Executive Functioning.
Applied Interventions & Methodologies (AIM)
6540 Lusk Blvd., Suite C256, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858-657-9117
Fax: 858-657-0251
www.aimautismservices.com
San Diego Service Contact Person: Dr. Brandy Macy (858-492-8069 & drbrandymacy@gmail.com
Orange County Service Contact Person: Jennie Myhra, BCBA (858-492-8524 & jwallace95@gmail.com
Rady’s Children’s Hospital website
Doris Trauner, MD 858-966-5819
Nancy Markel, PhD 858-452-9940
Mark Lewkowicz, PhD 619-297-0130
Autism Discovery Institute
3020 Children’s Way, MC 5042
San Diego, CA 92123
877-64AUTISM
Robert A. Friedman, M.D.
Psy Care Inc.
4550 Kearny Villa Rd, Ste 116
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 279-1223
www.psycare.org
Advanced Neurobehavioral Health
San Diego Office
15644 Pomerado Road, Suite 305
Poway, CA 92064
Phone: 858.693.3113
Fax: 858.312.8460
Website: www.anhsocal.com
At Advanced Neurobehavioral Health of Southern California, we provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults with Asperger’s Disorder and other developmental, learning, and medical problems. Our group of neuropsychologists have extensive experience working with individuals with a broad range of autism spectrum disorders and we utilize specialized testing procedures to identify and describe the unique profile of cognitive, academic, emotional and social strengths and weaknesses of individuals with Asperger’s Disorder. This information allows us to better facilitate patient care and rehabilitation through provision of comprehensive recommendations for intervention and treatment.
Center for Autism Research, Evaluation, & Service (CARES)
The UCLA PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) and CFP (Children’s Friendship Program) programs were designed to address some of the shortcoming of previous social skills interventions .… (click here for more info)
Michael Kornberg, M.D.
(858) 279 – 1223 ext. 419
Michael Kornberg, M.D. is a graduate of The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kornberg completed his internship and residency in General Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kornberg completed his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship training at UC San Diego Medical Center. Dr. Kornberg is diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. For more info, click here.
C.A.S.E., Inc (Comprehensive Autism Services & Education)
www.casefamily.com
Asperger’s & High Functioning Autism Parent Support Groups (North & East County)
www.sd-autism.org 858.715.0678
Puzzled Parents (El Cajon Parent Support Group)
www.puzzledparents.org 619-922-8608
Balboa City School www.balboaschool.com
Pioneer Day School www.pioneerdayschool.org
Winston School www.thewinstonschool.com
Autism Discovery Institute www.rchsd.org/ourcare/programsservices/a-b/
autismdiscoveryinstitute
The Institute for Effective Education www.tiee.org
Mentoring/Tutoring/Community Inclusion
Club Excite Steps www.excitesteps.com
It’s Academic Tutoring Centers www.itsacademictutoring.com
Community Coaching Center (CCC) www.communitycoachingcenter.org
Family, Couples, Individual Psycho-Therapy
Re Spectrum Community www.respectrum.org 619-301-4041
Courtney Olinger, PsyD (MFC #49051) www.asdhelpsandiego.org
Amy Siegel (Educational Consultant) 619-208-9249
DMS Consulting (Deedee Spangler) http://www.astressfreeiep.com/index.html
Victoria Vazquez Ikerd-Shreiter Special Education Advocacy http://www.ikerdschreiter.com/
Compass (also does other family services) www.compassfamilycenter.org
Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) www.taskca.org
Exceptional Family resource Center www.efrconline.or
Re Spectrum Community www.respectrum.org
Club Xcite Steps www.exciteway.com
Self Advocacy
http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/
http://navigatingcollege.org/
Financial Planning
Nicole A. Gilbert
Financial Advisor & Special Care Planner
4275 Executive Square, Suite 400
La Jolla, CA 92037
Cell: (310) 429-0811
Office: (858) 202-2330
Fax: (858) 558-7001 ngilbert@finsvcs.com
Books & Movies of interest
Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison (see his blog here)
This book tracks the author’s really interesting life experiences. It is a great read if you are looking for something that does not overwhelm you with Asperger’s talk or medical speak. One of the most interesting aspects of the story is how the author tracks his thought process in a way that really brings to light the ways that people with Asperger’s make sense of the world and all it’s social intricacies.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult (author’s page here)
A fiction novel based on Aspergers! The author sure did her research and gives great whole family perspectives by writing each chapter from a different person’s perspective. It’s an interesting read and a great way and has been enlightenting for different family members who can identify with the parent, sibling, or young man with Asperger’s.
Adam (the movie) learn more here
This heartfelt story portrays a young man who finds love in an unsuspected way. It portrays some of parent’s biggest fears, what happens when I am gone? as Adam has to learn to live on his own, find a job, and deal with the pressures of a relationship. Adam is portrayed as having severe social anxiety and although I know that not all people living with Asperger’s show such great distress, I am happy to see the portrayal of the intensity of anxiety… it leads me to constantly consider that this intensity of stress and anxiety can be how many people with Asperger’s experience it on the inside even if the outside doesn’t show it.
www.jkp.com
• K. Stewart, Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome: A Parent’s Guide, (2002) New
Harbinger Publications, www.newharbinger.com
• Jerry Newport, Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome for Parents,
Professionals, and You!, Future Horizons, Inc., www.FutureHorizons-autism.com.
• Stephen Shore, Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, (1961) Autism Asperger
Publishing Co., www.asperger.net
• Temple Grandin, Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism, (1996) Vintage Books.
• Jean Kearns Miller, editor, Women from Another Planet: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism,(2003) 1stBooks Library.
Autism, (2004) Autism Asgerger Publishing Co., www.asperger.net
• How to Find Work That Works for People with Asperger Syndrome: The Ultimate Guide for Getting People With Asperger
Syndrome into the Workplace (and Keeping Them There!) by Gail Hawkins. www.amazon.com
• Stephen M. Shore (editor), Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, (2004) Autism
Asperger Publishing Co., www.asperger.net
• Jeanette McAfee, Navingating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning
Autism and Related Disorders, (2002) Future Horizons, Inc., www.futurehorizons-autism.com
Winds Press, Gloucester, MA
• J. Dimitrius and M. Mazzarella, Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior—Anytime,
Anyplace, (1999) Ballantine Publishing Group, www.randomhouse.com/BB/
• Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman, Ronda L. Schelvan, The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for
Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situaitons, Autism Asperger Publishing Company (2004).
• Rebekah Heinrichs, Perfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying, (2003) Autism Asperger Publishing Co.
• Biological Basis of Autism by William Shaw, Ph.D., available from Great Plains Laboratory (913) 341-8949,
www.greatplainslaboratory.com
Solutions for Making Sense of the World, (2000) Autism Asperger Publishing Co., www.asperger.net
• J. L. Savner, and B. Smith Myles, Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community: Startegies for Individuals with
Autism and Asperger Syndrome, (2000) Autism Asperger Publishing Co., www.asperger.net
• H. Irlen, Reading by the Colors: Overcoming Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Through the Irlen Method, (1991)
Avery Publishing Group, Inc., Garden City Park, NY.
• G. Berard, Hearing Equals Behavior, (1993) Keats Publishing Inc., New Canaan, Connecticut
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