| The ARC of Greater Houston - 713-957-1600 - website |
An array of services. Parent education and support groups,
including Familias Hispanas del ARD. Call for times and locations.
Newsletter available.Meetings held at 3737 Dacoma, Houston,
TX |
| The Attention Deficit Disorders Association Souther
Reagion - 281-897-0982 |
ADDA-SR has chapters that meet throughout Houston and Texas.
The Northwest Houston chapter meets at Foundry United Methodist
Church, 8350 Jones Rd,. Room 205. Most meetings will be the
2nd Tuesday of the month. Call for more information. |
| Autism Society of America Greater Houston Chapter - 713-513-7575 |
Meets the second Saturday of the month at noon at the UT
Mental Sciences Institute, 1300 Moursund. Newsletter available. |
| Autism Society of Collin County |
Meetings held the 1st Tuesday of each month at St. Andrew
United Methodist Church in Plano, and also offers a Support
/ Networking meeting on the 3rd Monday of each month from 7-9
pm. For more infomation call 214-925-2722 |
| Autism Society of Tarrant County - website |
Meetings held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Child
Study Center. |
| Bay Area Community Resource Meetings |
Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of every month at 8:30
am at the Bay Area United Way Service Center. Call Barbara
V. Rivas 281-282-6038 |
| Denton County's Parents of Children with Special Needs |
Meetings held monthly on the 2nd Thursday 7-9 pm and the
last Saturday 9-11 am at the Lake Dallas Primary School. Contact
Amy for 940-726-6355 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Houston - 713-682-7237 - website |
| Epilepsy Association of Houston/Gulf Coast - 713-789-6295 |
Educational and parent support meetings. Newsletter available. |
| Familias Hispanas del Arc |
Meets 1 time/month on Saturday, 10am-Noon (dates vary). Meetings
are conducted in Spanish and meet at the Community Family Center,
7524 Ave.
e, Houston,
TX 77012 |
| Families for Early Autism Treatment - FEAT-Houston - website |
Meet 2nd Thursday of odd numbered months, 7-9pm. Call for
locations: 281-348-7067 |
| Family to Family Network - 713-466-6304
- website |
| The Greater Houston Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
Meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of each month at the University
of Texas Mental Sciences Institute at 1300 Moursand at 10am.
For more information call 713-513-7575 |
| Hidden Miracles Parent Network |
For families of children with Down Syndrome. Meets in the
Woodlands, 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7-9 pm. Childcare and
refreshments provided. Various speakers and newsletter. Meets
in conference rooms at St. Luke's Community Hospital at I-45
and 242. Contact Adrienne Walsh 936-264-1803 |
| The Houston Parent Information Network (HPIN)
926-2580 |
Currently meets at the Children's Museum of Houston, 1500
Binz. Call for time and current location. The network is a
non-profit volunteer organization of Houston parents who educate
families,
professionals and the community about the abilities of their
children with special needs. Parents of child with any disability
are welcome. |
| Infantile Spasms Parent Support Group - 281-350-5393 |
| Kescher (The Link) - 713-729-7000 |
Support and advocacy group for parents of Jewish children
with special needs. |
| Lending Assistance to Challenged Homeschoolers - LATCH |
Group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm at Klein
United Methodist Church to discuss ideas related to homeschooling
children with disabilities of all ages. Please contact Laura
Urrutia for more information: email |
| Mental Retardation Planning Advisory Council |
Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at 10am in Houston at
3110 Southwest Freeway. Call Dee Hall 713-970-7150 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association Parent Support - 713-522-3941 |
Meets the second Sunday of the month at 7 PM at the Jewish
Community Center, 5601 S. Braeswood. |
| NAMI Texas - 800-633-3760 |
Offers education and support groups for persons with disabilities,
their families, friends and professionals. They also offer
an education program, Visions of Tomorrow, that is for direct
caregivers of children and adolescents with a wide range of
disorders This program can also be taught to professionals
in and in-service format. |
| NW Houston Autism / Asperger / PDD Parent & Professional
Support Group - website |
1st Tuesday of each month except for January, June, and July
from 7-9 pm at Graceview Baptist Church, 25510 Tomball Parkway,
Tomball, TX 77375 - North Campus Fellowship Area |
| Parent-to-Parent Support - 713-926-2580,
713-661-5511 |
| Parent-Professional Telephone Network - 713-926-2580 |
| PDD/IDA - website |
Group meets the 4th Tuesday of each month except December.
Meetings are held at 7 pm at St. Francis Episcopal Church,
345 N. Piney Point. |
| Special Kids-Special Parents of Katy - website |
Meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at Kingsland Baptist
Church. |
| Special Kids-Special Parents of Pearland |
Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month in the library at
Sablatura Middle School at 2201 N. Galveston Rd. at 7PM |
| TxABA Autism Special Interst Group Continuing Education
Presentations - 800-304-6047 |
Meets 6:30-8:30 on the 1st Wednesday of each month, University
of Houston Central Campus, CRS building, Clinic Conference
Room
#1050. |
