Autism Society chapters are your best source of information and support. Most chapters are volunteer-led by parents, care providers and other professionals. The Autism Society has chapters in nearly every state reaching out to individuals with autism and their families with information, support, and encouragement.
Contact a Louisiana Autism Society chapter.
Visit Autism Source to find local doctors, service providers and other useful resources in your area.
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Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
Through the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, Congress funds and authorizes the Developmental Disabilities Council to conduct advocacy, capacity-building and systems change activities. The Council’s efforts are designed to promote the increased self-determination, independence, productivity, integration and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in their communities.
Louisiana Advocacy Center
Our advocacy efforts are targeted to vocational rehabilitation clients, the elderly, people with mental illness, people with developmental and other disabilities, nursing home residents and individuals in group homes. We have served more than one million Louisiana residents by protecting the legal rights of clients, providing information and referral services, helping people in residential facilities with their problems and needs, and educating many through training sessions or printed materials.
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
The Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing quality services and supports, information and opportunities for choice to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Louisiana.
*Please note that in the context of Special Education Law, an "advocate" differs from an attorney in several ways. By definition, an "advocate" is one that supports or promotes the interests of another while an "attorney" is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on behalf of his or her clients. Although both may be able to help with your legal situation, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) only attorney's fees are recoverable to families prevailing in lawsuits. This delineation was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision in Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy, 548 U.S. 291 (2006). There is currently legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would reverse this outcome (the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, HR 434).
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