YOUTH I/DD SERVICES:


Services that are provided to individuals with an intellectual and/ or developmental disability for individuals 3-21 years of age.  These services include: Individual Counseling/Behavioral Assistance with ASD Specialty, IIH (Intensive In-Home) Behavioral/Clinical, Individual Support Services (ISS)- ADL’s, Specialty Mentoring Services, Family Support Services (FSS)- Respite (Agency, Weekend, Afterschool, Self- hired), Transitional services for I/DD youth to adult services

IIH Clinicial
This program is designed for clinicians to implement the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) module while decreasing dangerous behaviors and assisting youth in acquiring and retaining self-help, communication, and adaptive skills. A focus is put on a transfer of skills to the youth while working with/training the youth’s parent or caregiver to implement the plan.

IIH Behavioral
This program allows BCBA’s and Behavioral Techs to utilize the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) module and is designed for decreasing dangerous behaviors while assisting youth in acquiring and retaining self-help, communication, and adaptive skills. A focus is put on a transfer of skills to the youth while working with/training the youth’s parent or caregiver to implement the plan. 

Individual Counseling/ Behavioral Assistance w/ ASD Specialty 
Within this program, our youth will enhance their decision-making ability and develop increased self-confidence in their ability to achieve personal, academic, and career goals. Individual counseling may focus on any area of concern and goals are mutually planned by the youth, family, and therapist.

Specialty Mentoring Services 
This therapeutic behavioral program is designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of service to children diagnosed with ASD. It is designed to transform the lives of the most highly at-risk youth within our service area, by connecting them with positive people that they can look up to and giving them positive outlets in which they explore and utilize their talents. 

Individual Support Services (ISS) 
This program is designed to help youth 5-21 years old who are DD eligible to address adaptive behavior and skill development for activities of daily living (ADLS).  These services help individuals learn the basic activities (i.e. eating, toileting, hygiene, dressing) of daily living and instrumental activities (i.e. washing dishes, use of telephone, preparing simple meals, managing money) of daily living to live independently within the community.   

Family Support Services-(FSS) Respite
This program is designed to help youth 3-21 years old who are DD eligible to participate in a number respite programs.  The programs include: Weekend Respite (Saturday Program), Afterschool Respite, Agency Hired Respite (a representative from the agency will visit the home), and Self-Hired Respite (family hires a staff member to work with their family). 

    • Serves 3 years of age to 21 years of age
    • Weekend Respite (Saturday Program), Afterschool Respite, Agency Hired Respite (a representative from the agency will visit the home), and Self-Hired Respite (family hires a staff member to work with their family)
    • Respite may be delivered in multiple periods of duration such as partial hour, hourly, daily without overnight, or daily with overnight
    • Respite may be provided at an ASun Star facility,  in the participant’s home, a DCF licensed group home, or another community-based setting approved by DCF