Regional Centers:

Provide services for those with developmental disabilities in all ages. In the Early start Program, Regional Center provides services for children from 0 to 3 years old with or at risk for developmental disabilities. The following list shows the Regional Centers located around Southern California:

1/ ​Regional Center of Orange County
2/ San Gariel Pomona Regional Center​​
3/ South Central​ Los Angeles Regional Center
4/ Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center​
5/ Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center​​
6/ Harbor Regional Center​
7/ Westside Regional Center​​
8/ North Los Angeles County Regional Center​​​

For more Regional Centers in California, ​please click here.

California Children's Services (CCS):

California Children's Services (CCS) is a state program for children with certain diseases or health problems. Through this program, children up to 21 years old can get the health care and services they need. CCS will connect you with doctors and trained health care people who know how to care for your child with special healt​h care needs (from CCS).

Contact information:

CCS Website: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ccs/Pages/default.aspx

In Los Angeles County​: 9320 Telstar Avenue, Suite 226, El Monte, CA 91731-2849. Phone: 800-288-4584

In Orange County: 200 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4134. Phone 714-347-0300

Immunizations

Provides free or low cost immunizations to prevent diseases such as measles, whooping cough, chicken pox and meningitis (ages from 0 to 21). For more information, please call: 1(800)427-8700

Women's, Infants & children''s Supplemental Food Program

Provides nutrition education and coupons for free food to low income women (pregnant or nursing), infants, and children with special health care needs (ages from 0 to 5). For more information, please call: 1(800) WIC-WORKS ( 942-9675 )

Supplemental Security Income(SSI)

Provides cash assistance and Medi-Cal to low income disabled individuals (all ages). For more information, please call: 1(800) 772-1213

Mental Health

Provides evaluations and services for those with mental health problems (all ages). For more information, please call: 1 (800) 854-7771

Child Health and Disability Prevention Program(CHDP)

Provides free health checkups to low income children (ages from 0 to 21). For more information, please call 1 (800) 993-2437

Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)

Provides assistance with food, housing and health care (Medi-Cal or healthy Families) to low income individuals (all ages). For more information, please call 1 (888) 747-1222 (For Healthy Families) Or call: 1 (877) 597-4777 (For Medi-Cal)

Los Angeles Medical Home Project

Provides assitance and information regrading resources for medical home care. For more information, please call: (323) 913-4400

Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK)

100 W. Cerritos
Anaheim, CA 92805
Tel: (714) 533-8275
Fax: (714) 533-2533

Cure Autism Now (CAN)

Tel: (213) 549-0500

Autism Society of America

1(800) 3AUTISM