While family income, lifestyle, and educational opportunities have no influence on the incidence of autism, such factors may affect the efficacy of the disorder’s treatment.  That is, many families do not have the financial means or educational resources to help them arrange the most effective plan of therapy for their children.  Often times, upon learning of their child’s diagnosis of autism, parents are overwhelmed with feelings of grief for the loss of the normal child they had hoped to have and do not know where or whom to turn to for guidance. The BWF aims to provide parents with the guidance and support they desperately need at this most vulnerable time while relieving some of their financial burdens. The BWF offers a wide array of programs so that we can best cater to the needs of a larger population. Some of the programs include:
 
ABA Outreach and Parent Trainings: Through outreach programs that provide technical training and education, the BWF will aid parents in creating a custom treatment plan that meets their child’s specific needs.  Parents are offered the tools to treat and help their child. The targeted population will consist primarily of children with developmental delays from 18 months to six years old, with special focus on early intervention.

Intensive Intervention Program (IIP): Provides individualized ABA therapy and parent training to create a unique partnership with parents.

Speech Program: Combines expertise in Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis to provide the most effective speech therapy
Parent Support Group: Our highly trained Clinical Social Worker facilitates a monthly parent support group which allows parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities to work through their feelings.

Behavior Language Intervention Program (BLIP)- This program mixes the discrete trials of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) with the incidental teachings of Speech and Language Therapy.

Social Group Program - The Brent Woodall Foundation currently hosts social groups for children in the Dallas area. The children in these groups vary in age from three to eleven years old. The common goal for each of the groups is to teach the children the language and social skills necessary to initiate and maintain social relationships with their peers. Monthly progress reports are given to each child’s parents along with ideas and suggestions for reinforcing the concepts learned in group at home.
 
Grants and Resource Program – Those not helped through the outreach programs or who do not live in one of the cities in which the program is offered will have the opportunity to request financial assistance online through the Foundation’s website. Small awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 will be made based on need and likely impact of the award in enabling families to substantially improve their care-giving situation.
  
Cristi's Outreach Foundation – The Foundation provides technical expertise and modest financial support to this school for orphans with special needs in Romania. One point of pride for the Foundation has been the adoption by a US family of Cristian who you see here in pictures and who now lives in NYC. Through our experience with Cristi's Outreach Foundation we have adopted the following observations:

• Autism is a lifelong issue. If the Foundation chose to be a lifelong crutch to those it helped and did not provide resources to increase self-reliance and education about other resources, then its resources would be swallowed whole by a very few cases.
• Maintaining focus on the youngest possible cases is essential to make the biggest impact with funds.
• Since families and/or support systems are essential to treatment, dollars can be most-efficiently used in working with those with reliable and evident support systems or in creating such systems.
• Coordinating multiple pilot locations allows more optimal use of technical professionals.
• By providing educational and technical assistance beyond financial assistance, the Foundation can make a positive impact on a much greater population.

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