Autism Testing
(note: developmental pediatricians at VCU and UVA are not included below due to long wait times, but are options as well)
Summit Emotional Health (Melissa Nelson, M.D.) 804-562-6557 x 713
River City Psych (Elisabeth Sweeney, Ph.D.) 804-300-3421
Westhampton Family Psychologists (Kara Leslie, Ed.S., NCSP, BCBA) 804-673-010
Stony Point Learning and Evaluation Center 804-728-2190
The Faison Center 804-612-1947
Spectrum Transformation Group 804-378-6141
Spectrum Support Services 804-316-9944
Advocacy/Resource Organizations
https://www.autismspeaks.org/tool-kit/100-day-kit-young-children
Autism Society of Central Virginia
Sarah Dooley Center for Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa
UVA STAR Family Navigation: [email protected]
VCU Autism Center for Education
Inclusive Preschool Programs
Public: https://ascv.org/resources/resource-directory/offices-exceptional-education-local-school-districts/
Chesterfield County: 804-639-8918
Hanover County: 804-365-4618
Henrico County: 804-652-3801
Richmond City: contact Dr. Angela Bagley Dickens, [email protected]
Private
Faison Center Early Education Center: 804-612-1947, [email protected]
The Spiritos School: 804-897-7440
Westhampton Day School: 804-282-7459
Private Academic Programs for Elementary through High School-Aged Students
Dooley School at St. Joseph’s Villa
Sarah Dooley Center of Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa
Activities/Programs
Adaptive Storytime, Glen Allen and Varina Libraries
Children’s Museum of Richmond
Social Skills Groups
Continuum Behavioral Health, Autism Spectrum Alliance (online PEERS, 13+)
SpectrumWise (14+)
Summit Emotional Health (high school)
Books for Parents
Connecting with the Autism Spectrum, by Casey Vormer
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s, by John Elder Robison
Uniquely Human (A Different Way of Seeing Autism), by Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D.
Unmasking Autism, by Devon Price, Ph.D.
Books for Children
Dragon and His Friend, by Steve Herman