Burlington, Wisconsin
Kristin Kronn, OTRL
K Lee Acres Ranch
W403 Honey Creek Road
Burlington, Wisconsin 53105
Office - 262.642.7714
Cellular - 847.401.8286

Rebecca Nedwick
Pediatric Consultant
Northern Illinois
DynaVox Technologies & Mayer-Johnson
Office: 1-866-DYNAVOX EXT: 4073
Cell: 1-312-622-8078
www.dynavoxtech.com

Sweeney Augustin & Associates
5225 Old Orchard Road #44
Skokie, Illinois 60077
P 847.583.9492
F 847.583.9502
E msweeney@saa@comcast.net

Features-3 week speech and language intensives in the home. We specialize in working with children and adults diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. We firmly believe that with a carefully crafted intervention program, all of our clients can and will make significant progress.

Chicago Children's Clinic, LLC
Robert E. Daniels, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Executive Director
www.chicagochildrensclinic.com
(312) 587-1742
Northfield and Chicago, Illinois

Community Therapy Services
40W310 LaFox Road, Suite 1-AB
St. Charles, Illinois 60175
Office 630-444-0077
Fax 630-444-0078

Community Therapy Services offers speech-language, occupational, physical, music and developmental therapies to children in our St. Charles clinic. Sister company, Blazing Prairie Stars in Maple Park offers equine-assisted speech-language, occupational, physical, and music therapy in the natural environment of the northern Illinois prairie. Community Therapy Services also provides contractual and consulting services to many schools, preschools, and various private programs throughout the western and northwestern suburbs.

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The Chicago Children's Clinic specializes in the assessment and treatment of
Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and
Social-Emotional disorders using state-of-the-art, evidence-based
practices. Our strategies and techniques are grounded in the research
and clinical literature, yet flexible enough to adapt to the unique
needs and characteristics of each child and family.

Our staff includes 2 licensed clinical psychologists, 1 speech-language
pathologist (her bio is not yet on the website), 1 educational
specialist, and 2 Master's level therapists, and we are expanding.

For families concerned about their child's development, we provide
initial diagnostic assessments. For a suspected case of autism, we often
use the ADOS and ADI-R, and also use a battery of other tests and
techniques to assess not only the child's diagnosis, but, most
importantly, the child's strengths. Our autism services continue to
expand.

To my knowledge, we are the only practice in Illinois with clinicians
certified to provide Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). For more
information about PRT, please link to http://education.ucsb.edu/autism.
PRT is one of the most widely researched, evidence-based practices for
the treatment of autism. By focusing on family support and on the
education of children with autism in community environments and
classrooms with their typically developing peers, PRT teaches parents to
be the best therapist for their child. Because the techniques are based
on using naturally-occurring learning opportunities to increase the
child with autism's motivation to interact and communicate,
generalization of skills occurs quickly. Because parents are vital and
primary members of the child's therapy team, parent stress has been
shown to decrease as a result of PRT, as parents experience their role
in bringing about their child's recovery. PRT differs from other
versions of ABA that focus on discrete trial training. PRT focuses on
using naturally-occuring objects and activities that the child finds
enjoyable to teach motivation, language skills, and improve behavior. To
see PRT in practice, click on this link:

http://www.brookespublishing.com/autism/prt/video.htm

PRT differs from other play-based treatments because it is grounded in
well-designed clinical research that has been conducted over the past 20
years showing PRT to be effective. It is recognized by the National
Academy of Sciences, Educating Children with Autism, as one of the few
empirically-supported treatments for children with autism.

Not only are we trained in the provision of PRT,we also sponsor training
workshops for school district personnel, clinicians from other
practices, and parents of children with autism so that state-of-the-art
treatments can be disseminated quickly to the community.

I, personally, oversee the treatment of every child with autism in our
practice. I often advocate for children during IEP meetings, testify at
due process proceedings, and observe children within their school or
home environments to provide consultation and assistance. When children
are receiving care from other treatment providers, I am often consulted
to provide an independent assessment of the child's progress in
treatment, and to provide recommendations for where treatment should
focus in the future. Often children with autism are receiving care from
a large team of school-based, and private treatment providers. Parents
often ask me to "play quarterback" and help manage their child's
treatment to ensure that everyone is working together in a manner that
complements one another's strengths.

Finally, many children with autism have siblings who may also be
struggling with some other neurobehavioral disorder, such as a learning
disability, ADHD, speech or language issue, or may have trouble coping
with the stress of having a sibling with a disability. We offer
comprehensive diagnostic assessments, using a battery of
neuropsychological tests and other techniques, and individual and family
therapy for children and adolescents.

Our mission is to improve the lives of children and adolescents by providing the highest quality of
clinical care, the greatest amount of compassion, and by striving to be
the most supportive, helpful, and comprehensive center of its kind.

Non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of autistic children
515 Busse Hwy.
Park Ridge, IL

Birth to Three & Beyond Pediatric Therapies, LLC
137 Cedar Ave.
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Tel: (847) 265-7300
http://birthtothreetherapies.com/

Birth to Three & Beyond Pediatric Therapies, LLC

Birth to Three & Beyond Pediatric Therapies, LLC is pediatric clinic providing comprehensive therapy services to children and their families in the Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin regions. Our therapists have over 70 years collective experience in providing services to the pediatric population, and specifically with ages birth to 10 years. We are committed to providing quality services that address the child's and families special needs in a caring, nurturing and family-centered environment. We are also contracted providers for the Illinois Early Intervention System in Lake, Cook and McHenry counties.

Therapy services include pediatric Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech and Language therapy, Feeding and Swallowing therapy, Counseling and Family/Life Coaching, and Developmental therapy. Our therapists have training and experience with specialized therapy techniques including Craniosacral therapy, Myofascial Release, Feldenkrais® Method, Theraplay®, Zero Balancing, Sensory Processing and Integration, Neurodevelopmental Therapy, Oral-motor and feeding therapy, Vibrational Healing and Kinesiotaping. Meet our providers and learn more about their specialization in pediatric treatment.

Cawn/Krantz & Associates
650 Academy Drive
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: (847) 480.8890, x11
Fax: (847) 480.8897
www.cawn-krantz.com

Providing a wide variety of consultation, evaluation, and treatment services to help children and families affected by developmental challenges in Illinois. We offer Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Clinical Developmental Psychologists specializing in a variety of complementary therapies.

Amy Lukos, Certified RDI Consultant
23819 West Mill, Suite 3
Plainfield, Illinois 60544
office: 815.725.1049

Autism Resource Center at Rush University Medical Center

Natalie M. Forburger, MA, LPC
Autism Resource Center, Program Director
Rush University Medical Center
2150 West Harrison, Rm. #247
Chicago, IL 60612
P: (312) 563-2272
Natalie_M_Forburger@rush.edu
www.rush.edu/autism

Our mission at the Autism Resource Center is to link children and families with appropriate services in order to improve the development of children with Autism and related disorders.

Balanced Life Transitions - Monica K. Ferkin, LLC
ACSW, LCSW, CADC, CEAP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

1800 Nations Drive, Suite 202
Gurnee, Illinois 60031
(847) 361-1671
monicaferkin@comcast.net
www.mferkin.com

Providing counseling, emotional support, and guidance for parents of special needs children, specifically those who have children on the Autism Spectrum and/or have adopted children on the Spectrum. I am the mom of a beautiful daughter adopted from China who is on the Spectrum. I work with parents in regards to their own emotional processes, stress management, life balance, grief/loss, self-esteem, and work/life transitions. Connecting with people on an emotional level is my specialty since I have have walked the special needs path. People are empowered in making shifts in their perspective which enables them to allow happiness into their lives and assists growth for them, their children, and their families.