Choices for adults with autism and their families

Our Services

The Katydid Foundation Inc. offers the following services:

Family consultation: How to balance your child’s needs with your wishes and reality.

Coaching: Step-by-step guidance along the road to independent living or self-determination. Someone to help you sort through bureaucracy, laws and federal and state programs.

Workshops and conferences: Speakers are available to address parent groups and autism organizations on adult services. A two-hour workshop or a full weekend of experts and parents who already launched innovative programs can be scheduled.

Parent support groups: Meet regularly with other families sharing your journey.

"Anita Perkins of the Katydid Foundation has a personal commitment to self-determination for people with disabilities. Her vision for her daughter, who is a young woman with a developmental disability, has led to the creation of a foundation that affirms the role of individuals and family members as being the primary decision makers when it comes to developing support strategies. Choice and control become one and the same when the philosophical principles of the foundation are applied. The foundation is in a unique position to assist others when seeking choice and control over their supports."