Contact: Kevin A. McGrail, President703.391.2251 Email: president@poac-nova.org or Board of Directors Concerns@POAC-NoVA.org Web site: www.poac-nova.org Area Northern Virginia Fees $5 membership. Families of children with autism are voting members. Service providers of children with autism are associate members. Services Provides support to families of children with autism and professionals working with children with autism in Northern Virginia.

972.231.0035 Fax: 413.826.6539 Email: info@prisms.org Website: www.prisms.org Area United States and international countries Fees Yearly membership fee is $30 to join PRISMS and receive newsletters and other resources Services Provides support to families and professionals that have a person with Smith-Magenis in their lives and/or work with or treat these individuals. Supports individuals of all ages.

Contact: Beth Troutman703.346.2414 Email: beth@spedpartners.com Fees Not specified Services Provides support at monthly meetings through sharing experiences and information to parents of special needs children. Speakers are invited to some meetings to present topics of interest. Meeting reminders are sent via email.

Contact: Gloria Starr703.228.1549 Email: gstarr@arlingtonva.us Website: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/HumanServices/services/family/proj_family/ HumanServicesServicesFamilyProj_familyProjectFamily.aspx Area Arlington County residents Fees Not specified Services Provides support to parents/caregivers with their children from pre-birth to age five. Classes offered year round in Spanish, English and bilingual. Parents and children learn together through play, exploration, music, reading, nutrition and parenting education.

Contact: Kristine Kluck, JD, MSW, CSAC, Rebuild Program Coordinator703.776.2295 Email: Kristine.kluck@inova.org  Website: Inova Trauma Survivors Network OR Contact: Betsy Zeigler, ACSW, CCM, CBIS Program Director, Children & Adolescent Services703.451.8881, ext 229 Email: bzeigler@braininjurysvcs.org Website: www.braininjurysvcs.org Area Northern Virginia Fees There is no cost to attend the Rebuild Families support group Services Provides support to parents of children with acquired brain injury. This is the support group of Brain Injury Services.

Contact: Sam Poyta, Parent Education Coordinator703.820.9001 Email: spoyta@scanva.org Website: www.scanva.org Area Northern Virginia Fees Not specified Services Provides parenting classes, parent support groups and playgroups in English and Spanish for families.

Contact: Kate Moore Patton Email: kate@specialneedskidsinfo.com Website: www.specialneedskidsinfo.com Area Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia Fees Not specified Services Provides support to families with special needs children, birth to elementary school age, who are new to the world of special needs or whose children have been recently diagnosed.

Contact: Jill Hill703.455.5223 Email: jillmhill@verizon.net Web site: www.sbanca.com Area Northern Virginia and Charlottesville area Fees There is a fee for the national organization which is waived if families cannot afford it. Voluntary donations are welcome. Services Provides support to adults and children with Spina Bifida (and related disorders) and their families, ages birth and up.

Contact: Heather Hebdon Email: stomp@washingtonpave.com Website: www.stompproject.org Area Worldwide Fees Not specified Services Provides support to military families, individuals with disabilities and service providers worldwide. This includes retired military, active duty and reserve. Provides tailored workshops on a variety of subjects to meet the unique needs of the community/installation, which can include home file and records, accessing resources, making informed decisions about overseas assignments, laws regarding special education and more.

Contact: Sue Jacob, Executive Director301.681.4133 Email: tsagw@aol.com Web site: www.tsagw.org Area Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia Fees Annual membership contribution of $50 requested, but will accept any amount or waive entirely Services Serves the needs of families and individuals of all ages living with Tourette Syndrome and the professionals who serve them.