EASTER SEALS NORTH TEXAS INC
1424 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 761044703 www.ntx.easterseals.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of ESNT is to create opportunities that advance the independence of individuals with disabilities and other special needs.

Easter Seals North Texas (ESNT) has been providing services and supports for children and adults with all types of disabilities in the Dallas region since 1939 and in the Fort Worth region since 1947. The mission of ESNT is to create opportunities that advance the independence of individuals with disabilities and other special needs. This mission is carried out through the provision of 8 programs and services that benefit children, adults and seniors with all types of disabilities in our 34-county service area of North Texas. All programs and services at ESNT are designed to help people with disabilities overcome major barriers to independence, such as mobility, employment, housing, transportation, skills of daily living and community inclusion. It is estimated that 1 in every 5 Americans (20%) has some form of disability (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Each year, ESNT offers hope, help and answers to over 4,000 individuals with disabilities & their family members in our community.

Easter Seals Autism Treatment Program (ATP) offers evidence-based, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children ages 3 to 16 years who have autism. In 2017, 73 children with autism were served through this program at our clinic locations in Fort Worth, North Dallas and South Dallas. The South Dallas location was closed at the end of May 2017. This program, in which we work closely with the University of North Texas, is led by Board Certified Behavior Analysts and works to address the behavioral and social needs and overall skill development of children with autism. In addition to providing ABA therapy, the program also provides evaluation and treatment in the areas of physical, occupational and speech-language, as well as audiology screenings and help in connecting to other community resources to ensure positive outcomes for the child and their family. Faculty from the University of North Texas provide the program with academic and research support and offer supervision by nationally recognized experts in the fields of Behavior Analysis.

The Child Development Program is a licensed preschool program designed to meet the needs of, both, typically developing children and children who have an autism spectrum disorder or related disability. The center serves children ages 18-months to 6 years of age and is the only program in Texas to offer an inclusive, licensed toddler and preschool program in which Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment is fully embedded, as well as supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. In 2017, 52 children received services at the Child Development Program. Each classroom at the center provides a full day of activities that are designed to meet the wide range of needs that growing children have. All children have plenty of time to work out their muscles during outside and sports time, and are encouraged to use their imaginations during dramatic play and art activities. There are group activities and engaging individual challenges as the children get older and progress through our classrooms. They are exposed to age-appropriate academic skills that aid them as they move into kindergarten. The center is a certified replication of the Walden Early Childhood Center developed by Dr. Gail McGee at Emory University in Atlanta, which includes all recommended aspects of an early intensive intervention program. The ABA inclusion aspect enables treatment providers to emphasize language usage, socialization and appropriate engagement all throughout the child's day. With careful planning and implementation, typically developing peers become the cues that trigger more communicative and social behavior, which helps the children with autism form natural relationships. In the fall of 2017, the Child Development Program relocated to our North Dallas Center from Grapevine.

Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Case Management - Case Managers advocate for individuals who have significant disabilities and their families in this Medicaid Waiver program. With their case managers, clients establish and work to accomplish annual goals and objectives to help them increase and/or maintain their level of independence. Case managers meet regularly with clients and their families to ensure all necessary community supports are in place in order to achieve their goals and ensure they are able to remain living in the community, rather than an institution. In 2017, 441 individuals received CLASS Case Management through ESNT.

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