STAR is now Accepting Insurance funding for ABA services.

FREE Sibling Support Group offered in Ventura starting April 19! Call 805.642.8060 for more information!

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Peer Mentorship Program: New group forming in Thousand Oaks! Reserve your spot today!

Children with ASD are paired with typically developing "peer mentors" who will teach our kids to engage in more initiating, responding, compromising, and good sportsmanship skills.
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Peer Mentorship Program

STAR is introducing PEER Mentorship Program packages based on empirically-validated treatment methods. Your child will be paired with a trained, typically-developing peer mentor who is eager to help enhance your child's social skills! Download PDF to Learn More

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Blooming Star

Is Your Child Developing Normally? By 18 months of age does your child:
Imitate you?
Play with toys?
Walk without help?
Follow simple directions?
Say 8-10 words you can understand?
Scribble with crayons?
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CAUSE

CAUSE is now offering Parent and Sibling support groups! Contact us today for more information!

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Pilot Program Aims to Address Needs
of Children with Autism

Two dozen children spent an hour after school Friday on a Ventura playground, playing games and following clues around Poinsettia School. But it wasn't all about the games. They also were learning about social interaction and independence, and helping the paraeducators on campus practice some new skills. The students were part of a pilot program designed to better address the needs of children with autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with others, according to the Autism Society of America. The Ventura Unified School District and two local agencies — Support and Treatment for Autism & Related Disorders and the Center for Autism Understanding, Support and Education — developed the pilot program. Full Story

Now offering parent and sibling support groups