ASK is a non-profit organization serving Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana that provides support for families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. ASK provides resources and education for families and individuals through our monthly support meetings, workshops and social events.
Community Resources
Autism Society of Kentuckiana
Center for Accessible Living
The Center for Accessible Living is Kentucky’s first Independent Living Center. With offices located in Louisville, Murray, and Covington, its services span the entire state of Kentucky. The Center for Accessible Living (CAL) is a private, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization.
CAL is a disability rights and resource center for people with disabilities, governed by people with disabilities. Services are offered to individuals with all types of disabilities. Our experienced staff provides information, advocacy and services that create opportunities for people with disabilities to live as independently as possible.
Center for Courageous Kids
The Center for Courageous Kids is a not for profit Medical Camping Facility founded by the late Ms. Betty Turner Campbell in October of 2004 and opened for the first family weekend in February of 2008. Ms. Betty lost a beloved son following a 17 year battle with cancer. It was then she was inspired to create a place where children living with life threatening illnesses and their families could come free of charge and have fun, find respite, feel normal and forget about their every day struggles. Since inception, over 25,000 medically fragile campers and their families have visited The Center for Courageous Kids from 45 different states and ten foreign countries. Her dream of building a medical camp on her Father’s 168 acre farm, in her hometown of Scottsville, KY, came true and continues to change the lives of thousands of children every year.
The Council On Developmental Disabilities
We are a small nonprofit with a great big vision: a society that includes, values and empowers children, youth and adults with IDD. Our mission is to initiate positive change on behalf of our constituents. The Council is a Louisville-based nonprofit rooted in advocacy of fully inclusive lives for individuals of all ages who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. We have been affiliated with Metro United Way as a partner agency for 45-plus years, and we are grateful for United Way's commitment to serving our community.
The Council helps individuals, families and caregivers by providing one-on-one guidance, training events and social events to navigate essential community resources to help individuals live their best lives. We are here to serve your family for a lifetime, offering training and empowerment through all the stages of your journey.
Down Syndrome of Louisville
Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome; thus enabling each individual to reach their full potential.
Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc. (DSL) is a non-profit organization founded in 1977 by Mary Carter, an early childhood educator who established the first Early Intervention Education program for children with Down syndrome in Kentucky. Our grassroots organization grew with parent support to incorporate in 1991 to offer services for individuals with Down syndrome of all ages.
FEAT of Louisville
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Louisville is a non-profit organization that actively supports and funds autism programs for the entire family. Created for families by families, FEAT of Louisville is dedicated to easing the autism journey through ongoing support, education and programs including the Autism Friendly Business Initiative.
FEAT was founded in December 1999 by a small group of parents searching for answers to their children’s complex medical problems and educational needs.
Heartfelt Solutions
At Heartfelt Solutions, our mission is to improve the quality of life and increase independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing effective person-centered and evidence-based health services.
Home of the Innocents
Home of the Innocents enriches the lives of children and families with hope, health, and happiness. Established in 1880, the Home provides a range of important residential and community-based programs. The Home provides our community with a range of important residential, treatment and community-based programs, more details of which can be found in the services section of this website.
The Kidz Club
The Kidz Club is a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) program. PPEC is a day treatment program that provides quality skilled nursing care, education, and custodial needs for children 6 weeks to 20 years of age. In simpler terms, we are a nurse-staffed medical daycare for children with special needs who cannot attend a typical daycare.
KIPDA Social Services
The mission of KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living is to promote and ensure meaningful and timely services are available for all older adults and persons with disabilities to improve their health, safety, and overall well-being, and to provide leadership to the aging network through planning and coordination.
Kentucky Assistive Technology Locator
Kentucky’s online lending library and exchange site for Assistive Technology
KY SPIN Parent Center
KY-SPIN, Inc. (Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network) is a statewide 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. The mission of KY-SPIN, Inc. is to link families and individuals with disabilities to valuable resources that will enable them to live productive, fulfilling lives.
Lee Specialty Clinic
The Lee Specialty Clinic offers a broad range of medical, dental, psychiatric, and general healthcare services for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many of our clinicians have dedicated their entire professional careers to caring for people with IDD.
The Neighborhood Place
Neighborhood Place is a partnership of Louisville Metro agencies and community residents who have come together to deliver services in a new way. The approach requires a unified action plan among diverse governments, agencies and neighborhood residents. Because agencies are not competing with one another, they are in a position to maximize every resource available to them. The most significant benefit is to the families Neighborhood Place serves.
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN)
The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN) provides comprehensive care to children and youth with special health care needs who: are KY residents, are younger than 21, meet medical eligibility and meet financial eligibility.
Seven Counties
Seven Counties Services is a Community Mental Health Center that offers a full range of mental and behavioral health services, substance use treatment, and intellectual and developmental disabilities services in a seven-county region in Kentucky. Counties served include Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Henry.
Think Move Learn
Think Move Learn is a fun and effective way to improve sensory processing, motor planning, learning skills and more. We combine sensory experiences, occupational therapy, and academic stimulation to design a program tailored for groups or 1:1. Our team of educators and therapists are trained in sensory integration methods, vestibular and proprioceptive stimulation activities, and cognitive development. Our program involves a course of thirty physical activities that target various parts of the body and brain. We empower teachers, staff, and families to implement this TRAIL as well as modify daily routines to incorporate meaningful movement. Think Move Learn brings about overall well being as individuals grow and mature.
U of L Kentucky Autism Training Center
The Kentucky Autism Training Center is a university-based program with a legislative mandate to enhance outcomes for all Kentuckians with ASD. KATC strives to "bridge the research to practice gap" by leveraging resources, building sustainable collaborative relationships, and “scaling-up” the use of evidence-based practices in all regions of Kentucky.
In 1996, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Autism Training Center (KATC) to serve as a statewide resource for families and educators. KATC is housed at the University of Louisville’s College of Education and Human Development. For 25 years the KATC supported individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by providing hands-on training for educators in the classroom, hosting workshops for families, and conducting professional development sessions.
University of Louisville School of Dentistry
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry is located in the Sam Swope Kosair Charities Centre, 982 Eastern Parkway. Residents offer treatment for our young patients who are between birth and 17 years of age. Special needs patients of any age are accepted. Services provided include preventive dentistry, cleanings, x-rays and fluoride treatments in addition to fillings, stainless steel crowns and extractions. Emergencies or outpatient treatment is provided at Kosair Children's Hospital for very young children with excessive decay or special needs of any age.