Chicago Special Parent Magazine 2008

EDUCATION therapists. Emphasis is also on life skills and vocational training. ing services for children with special needs. Hope Institute for Children and Families 15 E. Hazel Dell Lane Springfield (217) 585-5437 TTY (217) 585-5105 www.thehopeschool.org Harris Child Development Center 6200 S. Drexel Ave. Chicago (773) 955-3100 www.kidshopeunited.org Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center Autism School 9649 W. 55th St. Countryside (708) 352-3580 www.hhrehab.org Provides full-day, yearround programs for children ages 2½-5 includ- School for children with autism, ages 3-21. A multifaceted educational, residential, health services, research and training provider. Programs are provided on and off campus using psy- chiatry, pediatrics, nursing, applied behavioral analysis, speech pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and dietetic services tailored to the individual needs of each child and family. (773) 907-0278 www.kidshopeunited.org Provides full-day, yearround programs for children ages 2½-10 including children with special needs. Pathways Awareness Foundation 150 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 2100, Chicago (800) 955-2445 TTY (800) 326-8154 pathwaysawareness.org Kids Hope Child Development Center 5244 N. Lakewood Ave. Chicago Kings Kids Childcare and Resource Center 426 N. Taylor Ave. Oak Park (847) 346-4090 pleshettesimone@aol.com Provides day care seven days a week, 24 hours a day for children with special needs up to 7 years old. Nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the benefit of early detection and therapy for children with early motor delays. Southwest Community Services Inc. 6775 Prospect Drive Tinley Park (708) 429-1260 www.swcsinc.org WHITTED CLEARY + TAKIFF LLC has extensive experience in special education law, civil and criminal litigation, child advocacy and the representation of public and private mental health and child welfare providers and agencies. Please visit out website or contact us for further information. RESOURCES Attorneys Brooke R. Whitted Lara A. Cleary Neal E. Takiff Jennifer L. Hansen Of Counsel Malcolm C. Rich Hon. Charles I. Barish Tracy E. Kotlarz Linda J. Murakishi Paralegals Laura M. O’Connor Margot K. Andersen Julie M. Wilson Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes 405 Lake Cook Road Suite 207, Deerfield (847) 412-1841 www.lindamoodbell.com 3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062 Phone: 847.564.8662 Fax: 847.564.8419 Web: www.wct-law.com Programs work in the context of the learning difficulties associated with dyslexia, hyperlexia and autism. Individual, Group, and Family Therapy Services Ted Rubenstein, Psy.D, Clincical Director Marklund at Mill Creek & Philip Center for Children 1 S. 450 Wyatt Drive Geneva (630) 693-5500 164 S. Prairie Ave. Bloomingdale (630) 529-2871 www.marklund.org art dance music drama Comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs that offer all four arts modalities. Nationally recognized, ITA uses integrated creative arts therapy approaches to help children and adults with a wide spectrum of physical, psychological, and/or developmental challenges find healthy and positive ways to express themselves. 2008 Dempster Street, Evanston IL 60202 847.425.9708 • www.itachicago.org 40 | Programs and services including medical and dental care, residential facilities in Bloomingdale and Geneva, rehabilitative therapies, education and day services, community-based respite and early-intervention programs. Human services agency with four divisions: Tinley Park Developmental Training Program, Community Enterprises, Community Employment Services and the SCS Phoenix Center. Each division serves a different population including developmentally disabled adults, mentally disabled adults, children 0-3 years old with development delays and individuals with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. UIC Child & Family Development Center 1640 W. Roosevelt Road Room 336, MC628 Chicago (312) 413-1567 www.uic-cfdc.org MJT Educational Assessments 40 S. Clay, Hinsdale (630) 789-0423, ext. 2 Cognitive and educational evaluations for ages 3-18. Individual therapy (OT, PT, speech, feeding/ swallowing, developmental therapies) and transition support services to eligible infants/ toddlers in home, community and childcare settings. Individualized counseling (social work) Specıal Parent 2008 CHICAGO | ChicagoParent.com http://www.kidshopeunited.org http://pathwaysawareness.org http://www.thehopeschool.org http://www.kidshopeunited.org http://www.hhrehab.org http://www.swcsinc.org http://www.lindamoodbell.com http://www.marklund.org http://www.uic-cfdc.org http://ChicagoParent.com

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Chicago Special Parent Magazine 2008 Contents In Our Shoes Of Mothers and Mission Control A Love Story Keeping the Whole Family Well What Do I Do? Resources God's Special Child Our Kids Inspirations

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