New Jersey Autism Resources

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

See also New Jersey Web Resources

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.	STATE VOCATIONAL Rehabilitation Agency.	DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Planning Council.	DISABILITY Organizations
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ages 3 through 5.	STATE VOCATIONAL Special Needs Programs	DISABILITIES Advocacy Program	UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED Programs
EARLY Intervention System.	DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH for children and youth.	PARENT-TEACHER Association (PTA)	TECHNOLOGY RELATED Assistance.
PARENTS Training and Information Project.	DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH /Retardation	PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN with Special Health Care Needs.	PARENT-TO-PARENT Assistance

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Barbara Gantwerk, Director
Office of Special Education Program, Dept. of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-0147


PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Cecilia Downey, Acting Director
Office of Special Education Programs/Department of Education
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-4692


PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Terri Harrison
NJ Department of Health & Senior Services
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 777-7734
E-mail: tlh@doh.state.nj.us


STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Thomas G. Jennings, Director
NJ Dept. of Labor, Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Svcs.
P. O. Box 398
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398
(609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY)


OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Dr. Thomas Henry, Director
Department of Human Services:
Office of School-to-Career & College Initiatives
NJ Department of Education
P. O. Box 710
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-2121


STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Alan Kaufman, Director
Div. of Mental Health Services/Dept. of Human Services
50 East State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 777-0702


STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Office of Children's Services
Division of Mental Health Services
Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 777-0707

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Robert B. Nicholas, Ph.D., Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
50 East State Street, P. O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-7260
E-mail: rbnicholas@dhs.state.nj.us


STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Ethan B. Ellis, Executive Director
New Jersey DD Council
20 West State Street, P. O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-3745


PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Sarah W. Mitchell, Executive Director
NJ Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 South Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)


PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Cynthia K. Ewing, Acting Director
NJ Department of Health & Senior Services
Special Child & Adult Health Services
50 E. State Street, P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-0755
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Jamie Casabianca Hilton, Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 47017, 153 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07101
(201) 648-2324
E-mail: NJCBVI@Edu.GTE.net
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Richard Herring, Director
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NJ Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074
Trenton, NJ 08625-0074
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY, in NJ only)
E-mail: Richard_Herring@njdhs.uu.holonet.net
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
William Toomey, Supervisor
Special Education
High Point Regional High School
299 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
(201) 875-3102


DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Autism
Nancy Richardson, Executive Director
NJ Center for Outreach & Services
for the Autism Community (NJ-COSAC)
1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 883-8100
Brain Injury
Barbara Geiger-Parker, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
1090 King George Post Road, Suite 708
Edison, NJ 08837
(908) 738-1002; (800) 669-4323 (in NJ only)
Cerebral Palsy
Myra Ryan, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of NJ
354 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 392-4004 (ext. 513)
Epilepsy
Eric M. Joice, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of NJ
50 East State Street, Suite 212
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 392-4900; (800) 336-5843
Learning Disabilities
Ronee Groff, President
Learning Disabilities Association of NJ
P.O. Box 187
Oceanport, NJ 07757
(908) 571-1221
Mental Health
Carolyn Beauchamp, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in NJ
60 South Fullerton Avenue, Room 105
Montclair, NJ 07042
(201) 744-2500
Harry S. Gallagher, President
NJ Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1562 Route 130
N. Brunswick, NJ 08902
(908) 940-0991
E-mail: aminj@sprynet.com
Mental Retardation
Paul Potito, Executive Director
The Arc of NJ
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(908) 246-2525
Speech and Hearing
Sheree Reese, President
NJ Speech-Language-Hearing Association
170 Township Line Road
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
(908) 359-5308
Spina Bifida
Jane Kovara, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of NJ
84 Park Avenue
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 782-7475
E-mail: sbanj@sbanj.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Brian Fitzgerald, CEO
Easter Seal Society of New Jersey
1 Kimberly Road
E. Brunswick, NJ 08816
(908) 257-6662; (908) 238-4442 (TTY)
Mimi Walsh, Director
Family Support Center of New Jersey
2150 Highway 35, Suite 207-B/C
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(908) 974-1144; (800) 852-7899 (NJ relay)
E-mail: fscnj@aol.com


UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director
The University Affiliated Program of New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Brookwood II
45 Knightsbridge Road, P.O. Box 6810
Piscataway, NJ 08855-6810
(732) 235-4447; (732) 235-4407 (TTY)


TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Tim Montagano, Project Director
New Jersey Technology Assistive Resource Program
135 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-7498; (800) 382-7765 (TTY)


PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Diana Autin, Executive Director
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (973) 642-8080
E-mail: autind@aol.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7235


PARENT-TO-PARENT
Edward Madara, Director
NJ Self-Help Clearinghouse
Northwest Covenant Medical Center
25 Pocono Road
Denville, NJ 07834-2995
(201) 625-9053; (800) 367-6274 (In NJ)
Diane Klemm, Coordinator
NJ Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 372-6510


PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Maryann Chimenti-Kolbeck, President
New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers
900 Berkeley Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-5322
(609) 393-5004
E-mail: nj_office@pta.org