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History
In 1980 several families convened with a common
concern... they all had a child who had been diagnosed as having autism,
and the resources for appropriate programming were extremely limited.
These proactive parents identified the need for an organization to be
created that would establish and maintain community-based programs. The
goal of these programs would be to afford every individual with autism
the rights and opportunities to live and recreate within the community.
The prevention of institutionalization was the foremost on their minds.
As the functions of COSAC were only of an advisory nature for people with autism
and their families, four founding trustees of COSAC, Helmuth M. Kaunzinger, Paul Leeds,
John J. O'Connell Jr., and Dr. Serge Sobolevitch
joined together with another active parent Dr. Harold
Eder
and created Community Living for the Autistic in March
1980 as non-profit corporation. CLFA originally concentrated on serving
individuals with autism and their families with respite services and group
homes.
In 1993 the Corporation name was changed to New Horizons in Autism
to reflect a new and broader scope of services to individuals with autism
and their families in the following program categories: Residential, Vocational,
Family Support (Respite, After School, Voucher Stipend) and Behavior Therapy.
By 2001 New Horizons has grown to operate 6 group homes, a vocational
program, and is providing over 350 families in the central and upper
central New Jersey region
with a variety of respite, after-school, voucher stipend and behavior
therapy support options. All efforts by New Horizons are individually
targeted towards replacement of maladaptive behavior traits with improved
socialization and other needed skills.
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Aug 12
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CIR Meeting, 10am Neptune
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Sep 9
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CIR Meeting, 10am Neptune
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Sep 15
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Aberdeen GH Sfty Inspect
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