Autism Resources

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

Anjali Fergueson, Ph.D.

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

Autism Speaks

https://www.autismspeaks.org/tool-kit/100-day-kit-young-children

Autism Society of Central Virginia

Commonwealth Autism

Early Autism Services

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

Charterhouse School

Dooley School at St. Joseph’s Villa

Faison Center

Grafton School

Northstar Academy

Sarah Dooley Center of Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa

The Spiritos School

Activities/Programs

Adaptive Storytime, Glen Allen and Varina Libraries

Children’s Museum of Richmond

Little Sunshine Music Studio

Park 365

Resilient Martial Arts

River City Inclusive Gym

Social Skills Groups

Commonwealth Autism

Continuum Behavioral Health, Autism Spectrum Alliance (online PEERS, 13+)

The Friendship Circle

Full Moon Pediatric Therapy

Spectrum Transformation Group

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