Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Hunter College
Some Support Groups in NYC for Families of Children and Youth with ASD
Organization
Web Address/Phone Contact/Location
Offering
Manhattan
Downtown
Spectrum
Parents
Jewish
Community
Center in
Manhattan
(JCC)
http://www.spectrumparent.blogspot.com
Group meets at Whole Foods 95 East Houston St
New York, between Bowery and 2nd Avenue
http://www.jccnyc.org/specialneeds
646-505-4460
Contact: Hannah Cohen
Quality
Services for
the Autism
Community
QSAC
http://www.qsac.com, info@qsac.com
YAI
(National
Institute for
People with
Disabilities)
http://www.Yai.org/ or Link@yai.org
718-728-8476 x1219
Contact: Annie Washington
212-273-6182
Links
Monthly Daytime Parent Support
Group Meetings
Parent, Grandparent and Sibling
Support Group Meetings
Fee for groups; limited
scholarships are available
Monthly Parent Support Group
Meetings
Morning and Evening Parent
Support Group Meetings
Staten Island
http://www.graceofny.org/
The Grace
Foundation
718-983-3800
Contact: Donna Long
Autism Parent Support Group
Meetings – twice a month
(daytime)
Asperger Parent Support Group
Meetings –monthly (evening)
NOTE: Call or email agencies directly for additional program information
Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Hunter College
Organization
Web Address/Phone Contact/Location
Offering
Bronx
http://www.bxangels.org, Info@bxangels.org
Parents of
A.N.G.E.L.S.,
Inc.
718-931-0515
Contact: Kathy Diaz
Monthly Parent Support Group
Meetings
Autism
Society of
America –
Bronx
Chapter
718-519-4797
Contact: Monica Sanabria
Monthly Parent Support Group
Meetings
Brooklyn
Heartshare
Human
Services
http://www.heartshare.org/
718-422-3276
Contact: Jennifer Richie
Monthly Parent Support Group
Meetings
Queens
http://www.nyfac.org
New York
Families for
Autistic
Children
NYFAC
Quality
Services for
the Autism
Community
QSAC
718- 641-3441 x100
Contact: Dorothy Torres
1. Information Exchange one evening a month
2. Support Group –
one evening a month
3. Moms’ Brunchone morning a month
4. Dads’ Night Out –
one evening a month
http://www.qsac.com, info@qsac.com
718-728-8476 x1519
Contact: Madeline Wolfin
Parent Support Group Meetingstwo mornings a month in
Whitestone and Douglaston
NOTE: Call or email agencies directly for additional program information