Education/Service Agencies

First Steps
North Kansas City-(816) 691-5155
Indpendence-(816) 363-1078
First Steps

Head Start
(816) 474-4240
Head Start

Parents as Teachers
Parents as Teachers or contact your local school district

School Districts
Blue Springs-(816) 224-1300
Center-(816) 349-3300
Grandview-(816) 316-5000
Hickman Mills-(816) 316-7000
Independence-(816) 521-2700
Kansas City-(816) 418-7538
Lee's Summit-(816) 524-3368
Liberty-(816) 415-5300
North Kansas City-(816) 413-5000
Park Hill-(816) 741-1521
Raytown-(816) 737-6200

Missouri Regional Offices
Albany-(660) 726-5246
Joplin-(417) 629-3020
Kansas City-(816) 889-3400
MO Regional Office Map to find your local MO Regional Office

Support Groups

Autism Society of America-Heartland Support Group
Meets monthly
ASA-Heartland

Autism Alliance
For Kansas City (North, North East, Midtown, and Westport), Lee's Summit, St. Joseph and Warrensburg areas
Autism Alliance of KC for meeting information

EFECT (Encouraging Families with Exceptional Children Together)
(816) 554-9297
P O Box 2345
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
EFECT

Sharing Our Strengths (parent to parent support network)
(800) 773-8652
Sharing Our Strengths

Website Resources

Autism Society of America

Autism Speaks

Autism & PDD Support Network

Interactive Autism Network (IAN)

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

American Academy of Pediatrics

MAAP Services for Autism & Asperger Syndrome

Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center

University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders