Linda, www.mygym.com. The Little Gym - Lakewood,
Torrance and Tustin, www.thelittlegym.com.
family resources
SPECIAL NEEDS
Referral agencies, support groups and activities.
Also see programs listed throughout Kidsguide,
they are often open to special-needs families.
More opportunities are found through recreation
departments, Boys and Girls Clubs, and YMCAs,
see Appendix for contact information.
AD/HD Support Group and Resources
Resources for support groups and professional services. Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), (800) 233-4050, www.
chadd.org. National Resource Center on ADHD, (800)
233-4050, www.help4adhd.org.
• Alliance Research for ADHD, Adolescent
Bipolar and Child/Adolescent Depression
3918 Long Beach Blvd., Ste. 150, Long Beach
(844) 283-3649, 562) 548-8500
www.allianceclinicaltrials.com
Alliance Research conducts inpatient and outpatient
research programs. The office is staffed by a highly
trained and certified team, which includes board-certified physicians in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine.
As a participant in a clinical trial, you are making a
substantial contribution to finding new and better
ways to help other patients in the future. Alliance is
currently looking for individuals with ADHD, Adolescent Bipolar, and Child and Adolescent Depression.
Participation is free, you may receive compensation
for your time, no insurance is required, and you may
benefit from new investigational medication not currently available to the public. Call to find out how you
can participate today. See ad on this page.
Autism Programs
Autism Behavior Services, (855) 581-0100, www.
autismbehaviorservices.com. Autism Society of
America, (800) 328-8476, www.autism-society.org.
Autism Speaks, (888) 288-4762, www.autismspeaks.
org. TACA, Talk About Curing Autism, (855) 726-7810,
www.tacanow.org. The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, (949) 267-0400, www.
thecenter4autism.org.
Please Contact:
Please- Contact:
Alliance Research
Long Beach
(562) 548-8500
Family Resources and Referrals
Comprehensive directories and/or referrals are available for parents of children with special needs through
the following agencies: Comfort Connection, (714)
796-5100, www.rcocdd.com. Family Support Network, (714) 447-3301, www.familysupportnetworkca.
org. Harbor Regional Center, (310) 540-1711, www.
harborrc.org. Life Without Limits, (949) 333-6400,
www.ucp-oc.org. Team of Advocates for Special Kids
(TASK), (866) 828-8275, www.taskca.org.
• Kelly Summer Music Therapy Studio
Long Beach
(562) 833-6444
www.kellysummermusic.com
Music therapy for children with developmental
Family Resources: Special Needs
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