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Autism Support Centers: Where You Can Go For Help!
The following are Autism Support Centers in Massachusetts:
Central/West Region: www.autismresourcecentral.org
HMEA's (Horace Mann Educational Associates) Autism Resource Central, 712 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone 508-835-4278
This agency services about 4,000 families, and they are affiliated with Advocates, which is a large social service agency in Massachusetts. Ask about family support services, residential options for shared living, day programs Many of these services are based upon eligibility and the level of support needed.
West: Pathlight Autism Connections, 42 Russell Street, Hadley, MA 01035; also offices in Northampton and Pittsfield.
Phone number: 413-585-8010
Check out the website: https://autismconnectionsma.org/
Middlesex West Area: Vinfen/Autism Support Center, 1208A VFW Parkway, Suite 201, W. Roxbury, MA 02333. Phone: 617-206-5902
Check out the Website: https://vinfen.org/services/asc/
Greater Boston Area: Charles River West Region:
Lifeworks/Autism Support Center, 789 Clapboardtree St, Westwood, MA 02090, Phone 781-762-4001
Website: http://www.arcsouthnorfolk.org/family-autism-center.html
Northeast Region - Danvers
Northeast Arc/ The Autism Support Center, 100 Independence Way, Suite D3, Danvers, MA 01923. Phone: 978-777-9135
Check out the Website: https://ne-arc.org/services/autism-and-specialty-aba-services/autism-support-center
Research Discussed in this Episode:
Gendered Caregiving:
Dembosky, J. W., Heckert, D. A., Boser, S., & Migyanka, J. M. (2024). Shouldering the burden: Intensive mothering and autism. Family Relations, 73(2), 807–825. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12943
Dudley, K. M., Klinger, M. R., Meyer, A., Powell, P., & Klinger, L. G. (2018). Understanding service usage and needs for adults with ASD: The importance of living situation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(2), 556–568. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3733-4
Hays, S. (1996). The cultural contradictions of motherhood. Yale University Press.
Marsack, C. N., & Perry, T. E. (2018). Informal support, health, and burden among parents of adult children with autism. The Gerontologist, 59(6), 1112–1121. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny082
Tronto, J. C. (1993). Moral boundaries: A political argument for an ethic of care. Routledge. ([Missing authors], n.d., p. 37)
Wilde, A., & Fish, R. (2024). Gender, feminism, and the project of critical disability studies (cds). Disability & Society, 40(3), 533–554. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2023.2298774
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