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SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTORY
ADVANTAGE CARE
HEALTH CENTERS
Advantage Care now off ers in-person
and telehealth services to all new and
current patients through its secure
online platform. Visit advantagecare.
doxy.me to see how it works. Telehealth
services for children and adults include
primary care, psychotherapy, and
psychiatry. Advantage Care is taking
proper measures to keep its patients,
community, and staff safe during these
uncertain times. Advantage Care Health
Centers are Long Island’s premier federally
qualifi ed health centers. They
accept Medicaid, Medicaid Managed
Care Plans, and Medicare. The mission
of their centers is to provide the
highest-quality comprehensive primary,
dental, mental, and behavioral health
care services. They off er these services
to all members of the community, with
a commitment to those who might otherwise
be excluded from the healthcare
system while remaining cost-eff ective
and effi cient. Advantage Care specializes
in providing services to children
and adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. 189 Wheatley Rd.,
Brookville; 230 Hanse Ave., Freeport,
516-686-4400, advantagecaredtc.org
LONG ISLAND SPEECH
With eight locations across Long Island,
this agency provides a wide variety of
speech, language and feeding services.
Most major health insurances are accepted
and the agency treats children
and adults including those with disabilities.
They specialize in the treatment of
language disorders, articulation disorders,
speech delays, tongue thrust, feeding
and swallowing aversions, thumb
and fi nger sucking, motor planning
disorders, voice disorders and much
more. Offi ces are located in Stony Brook,
Commack, Farmingville, Islip Terrace,
East Yaphank, Jericho, Wantagh, and
New Hyde Park, 1-844-5-SPEECH, LIspeech.
com
THE 13TH CHILD
AUTISM & BEHAVIORAL
COACHING, INC.
The 13th Child Autism & Behavioral Coaching,
Inc. is an Applied Behavior Analysis
(ABA) therapy consulting company focusing
on individuals living with autism
spectrum disorder. Building prosocial
skillfulness and interpersonal inclusive
behaviors remain the targets. Families
can benefi t by learning the fundamentals
of Applied Behavior Analysis in order to
create harmony in their homes. The 13th
Child Autism & Behavioral Coaching, Inc.
believes all people are entitled to a high
quality of life including achievement,
creativity, friendships, mental reliance,
and wellness. ABA Therapy New York
City, Long Island, Westchester County,
Rebecca McKee, M.S.E.D., B.C.B.A., 718-
316-8057, rebeccabusiness13@gmail.com,
uneepi.com
AUTISM BEHAVIORAL
CONSULTING SERVICES
An educational consultant that serves
Queens and Long Island and the New
York Metro area. Working directly
with families, services include: evaluating
placement and service options;
accompanying parents throughout the
entire Committee on Preschool Special
Education (CPSE) or Committee on
Special Education (CSE) process which
includes meetings, screenings, observations
and extensive education history
reviews. Other services include staff
training, school-based consultation,
function-based support (FBS) assessment
and BIP implementation, and
behavior intervention (BIP), ABA and
verbal behavior training techniques,
behavior management strategies, home/
school intensive behavior intervention
services, crisis intervention and
prevention, home-based services, and
parent education training. Call for more
information. Karen Bottalico, S.A.S.,
S.D.A., 516-851-8330. kbottalico2002@
yahoo.com
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