Program areas at Easter Seals Central California
Responding to the ever-increasing neeed for training, support, and education services for individuals on the autism spectrum, escc is at the forefront in providing comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation and treatment to create life-changing solutions for those with an autism spectrum disorder (asd) and their families. Autism services include the early intervention autism program and the play project (play and language for autistic youngsters), which are both home-based intensive intervention programs for young children, behvior intervention specialists who provide consultation, training and support for school staffs who work with students with asd, continued on schedule as well as various community support services such as strengthening special families, triple p (positive parenting program), and sibshops program which provides sibling support in an activity based environment where siblings can communicate and play togeher with other siblings that have similar day to day living challenges.
Camp harmon is a residential, co-educational camp for children and adults with disabilities, and has been in operation since 1963. Facilities include a lodge and dining hall, winterized cabins, arts and crafts center, nature lodge, accesible pool, archery, athletic field, hiking trails, and an animal farm. In addition to private payment, funding for scholarships to camp harmon is also provided by the California regional centers.
The educaitional services program supplements staff and programs offered by public schools. These services include one-to-one assistance, sign language interpretation, adaptive physical education, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, behavioral intervention and home teaching.