Adapting to Make A Difference:

Our Journey Serving Individuals
with Autism, Families, and Community

We hope you enjoy this video showcasing our journey over the past 22 years serving the autism community, featuring our founder and executive director, Jennifer Dantzler!

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Helping Families Navigate Autism in Children

The site includes vital conversations among parents, autism service providers, BCBAs, and other autism experts who can help parents navigate some of the earliest decisions of an autism diagnosis. Discover more exclusive features and content at their website.

The Spectrum.org is an educational initiative brought to you by CASP.

Community Resources

I’m passionate about empowering parents to advocate well for their children with autism at school, with doctors, with insurance, and with the social services.  If you are in information overload sorting out a new diagnosis or transitioning to adulthood, I can help. Click here for more info.

Let’s get the best education possible for your child! I help parents get special education services and needed accommodations for their child with a disability. Click here for more info.

Got Advocacy LLC is a company devoted to helping families & Children with a disability to provide support with school ARD Advocacy and Transition support services. Click here for more info.

Do you or anyone you know need some assistance during times of an emergency event? The State of Texas presents the STEAR program. The STEAR program is a free registry that provide local emergency planners and emergency responders with additional information on the needs in their community. Texas communities use the registry information in different ways. Registering yourself in the STEAR registry DOES NOT guarantee that you will receive a specific service during an emergency. Available services will vary by community. For more information on how your community will use information in the STEAR registry, contact your local emergency management office. https://stear.texas.gov/

While there are several other autism support groups for families in Houston, no other group focuses on providing significant support or information regarding the applied behavioral techniques and intensive programming shown to be so successful in treating and educating individuals with autism. FEAT-Houston’s mission is to serve the community in providing that needed support through networking opportunities, informational meetings and the encouragement of professional growth in the field. –> Click here for more info. 

At EnlightenEd Consulting, we are passionately committed to providing unparalleled support to our clients. Our comprehensive services equip individuals with the necessary tools to achieve unparalleled success and exceed their goals. Our driving focus is to help those with mental and behavioral health challenges succeed and thrive. –> Click here for more info.

A program to help keep individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) safe. This program is based on Project Guardian developed by the Newport News (VA) Police Department. –> Click here for more info.

 

The Special Schools Coalition is a network of special educators dedicated to collaboration, resources sharing and community awareness and support. –> Click here for more info.

Our vision at RIDE N GO is to transport individuals & children from one place to another in a safe manner with providing the best customer service possible. T: 832-684-5660 |Click here for more info.

Dr. Michelle Garcia and Associates have been providing services to those we serve since our start up in the North Houston area in 2005.  Since then they have attended ARDs, provided Psych/Neuro Testing, Behavioral Supports (Behavior Management Plans), staff training, sex ed./socialization/anger management training and Individual Counseling in our families homes, group homes and contracted day hab settings. 

https://www.drmgarcia.com/

TCDD helps people with developmental disabilities (DD) achieve their potential for independence, productivity, and integration into their communities through the development of a comprehensive system of services and supports. We are committed to creating change so people with disabilities are fully included in their own communities and exercise control over their own lives. Click here for more info.

Texas Partners in Policymaking (Partners) is a leadership training program organized by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD). It is designed to empower adults with developmental disabilities (DD) and family members of people with DD to become effective advocates for policy change. Click here for more info.

The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (M-CHAT-R) is a screener that will ask a series of 20 questions about your child’s behavior. It’s intended for toddlers between 16 and 30 months of age. The results will let you know if a further evaluation may be needed. You can use the results of the screener to discuss any concerns that you may have with your child’s healthcare provider. Click here to access. 

Children with autism may have additional needs that may affect travel. This brochure answers some questions you may have about safely transporting your child. Click here.

The Texas Transition & Employment Guide to a Successful Life after High School for Students with Disabilities. Click here.

Attached are three Texas DMV documents for benefits you should consider taking advantage of. They will allow you to add Communication Impediment notation to a state ID (or DL) and your vehicle registration to alert first responders to the difficulty responding your passenger with severe autism may have. You can also get disabled license plates to permit convenient parking should your passenger with severe autism be prone to elopement or experiencing aggressive behaviors. Here is a link to the Texas Driving with Disability program which may be appropriate for some individuals on the autism spectrum. 

  • Physician/Psychiatrist’s Statement -DL-101-Application
  • Certification of a Communication Impediment –VTR-216
  • Application for Persons with Disabilities Parking Placard and/or License Plate-VTR-214

Announcing our transition of young adult direct services to Project Beacon

For over two decades, Inspire ND, has focused on training individuals with autism to be included in the community. We are now focusing on empowering the community, providing them training and tools to include our individuals. With autism affecting 1 in 31 children and 1 in 4 are neurodiverse, we have a powerful opportunity to create a greater impact by equipping the community to better support these community members.

In 2023, we began exploring a partnership with Project Beacon, another nonprofit who is serving people on the autism spectrum. Project Beacon had the goal of providing day programming services and then residential services tailored for individuals on the autism spectrum. We are thrilled to say that we moved forward with this partnership!

As of January 1, 2025, Inspire ND’s young adult direct services transitioned under the Project Beacon umbrella. We chose Project Beacon as a partner because they truly want to deliver high quality young adult services for those on the autism spectrum and continue the incredible work we started. Project Beacon’s mission and vision were created by parents of children on the spectrum who truly want an enriched life for their child today and in the future. For more information about services, please click the button below or call them at 832-930-9560.

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