About CSAAC
Founded in 1979 through the vision of four families in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC) is a private, non-profit agency dedicated to serving children and adults living with autism by helping them succeed in day-to-day activities and become active members of their community. At the time of CSAAC's inception, nearly all adults with autism were placed in institutions. Out of the need for more appropriate, community-based living programs, CSAAC was born.
Today CSAAC enables the individuals it serves to achieve their highest potential and contribute as confident members in their communities. CSAAC serves approximately 350 individuals, operates 52 homes, two school sites, and has expanded its services to include children as well as adults, making it the only provider in the state of Maryland with a comprehensive program for individuals from early childhood through retirement. It is a nationally-recognized leader in developing state-of-the-art services for people with autism and serves as a model for other agencies developing community based housing, employment, and other related services.
Throughout its existence, CSAAC has expanded its services to include an Intensive Early Intervention program, Family and Individual Support Services, several residential and day school sites, adult/child residential houses, vocational, and recreational programs. CSAAC's Supported Employment program was the first of its kind in the United States and, today, enables many CSAAC individuals to perform jobs within the community and at locations that include The Gazette, TJ Maxx, Todd Allen Printing, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and Home Depot.
CSAAC’s
unwavering commitment to providing the highest standards of
service has not gone unnoticed. CSAAC has been continuously
accredited by the Accreditation Council on Services for People
with Developmental Disabilities, today known as The Council on
Quality and Leadership (CQL), since 1984. In 1995, the
Accreditation Council presented CSAAC with its highest
accreditation, Accreditation with Distinction, which denotes the
highest standards of quality and the unique services that CSAAC
provides. CSAAC is one of the few programs in the nation to
repeatedly achieve a three-year accreditation for quality in
service delivery and is honored to receive such recognition.
CSAAC Awards and Honors
www.autism-society.org
Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org
Learn the Signs, Act Early (for diagnosing autism in young children
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/default.htm
You can download CSAAC brochures by clicking on the PDF links below
