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How to Apply for Regional Center Services: Step by Step
A statewide, step-by-step guide to applying for California regional center services, with the legal deadlines for intake, assessment and the IPP, and the separate Early Start…
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Regional Center Eligibility for Autism: Who Qualifies in California?
Who qualifies for California regional center services with autism: the Lanterman Act tests, the 3-of-7 life areas rule, provisional eligibility for under-5s, and how school eligibility…
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Giving Tuesday for Autism: How Your Gift Helps California Families
Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2026. How to support the Autism Society of California, help without money, and check any autism charity before you give.
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Autism-Friendly Christmas: Holiday Tips for Families
Practical ways to make Christmas calmer for an autistic child or adult: gatherings, gifts, decorations, food, travel and a quiet-space plan.
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Finnigan Scholarship Award Winners Announced
The inaugural Matthew Paul Finnigan Memorial Scholarship was awarded to two students for the 2015/16 school year.
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Special Legislative Session: Act Now to Save Our Developmental Services
A 2015 message from Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area urging Californians to ask their state representatives to support a budget boost for developmental services.
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The Atlantic: Who Decides Where Autistic Adults Live?
For many intellectually and developmentally disabled people, large campuses or farmsteads may be better options than small group homes. A link to The Atlantic article, 2015.
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New Report outlines Dramatic Surge in California Autism Cases
Media release on “Autism Rising,” a 2015 report by the Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area on autism cases in California.
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Lanterman Coalition: System Is Nearing Collapse: Families Urged to Speak at Budget Hearings for Developmental Services
The Lanterman Coalition calls for a 10% increase to stop the collapse of California’s developmental services system, and urges families to attend the March 2015 budget…
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Join Over 2,000 Participants at Aut2Run to Benefit Autism Society Ventura County
The 3rd Annual Aut2Run 5K/10K and Fun-K for kids on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at CSU Channel Islands, benefiting Autism Society Ventura County.
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The statewide adult autism needs assessment
Autism cases in California have spiked dramatically since the early 1980s. Reprinted with permission from Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area.
