Services Provided by Somali American Autism Foundation: 

Advocacy and Awareness
Training for parents and professionals
ESL classes for parents with autistic children
Mothers' support groups
Fathers' support groups
On line parent support groups
Link and connect parents to all available services and lay the foundation for specific research on why autism is high among Somali children in Minnesota.

Resources:
Autism Society of Minnesota - Jane 651-647-1083 regarding information and referrals in Minnesota - www.ausm.org
Autism Speaks - 1 888-288-4762 regarding general autism information - www.autismspeaks.org
Celebrate the Spectrum - Anne Harrington 612-298-8037 - www.celebratethespectrum.com
Fraser - 612-331-9413 regarding medical evaluations, Autism day school and other services - www.fraser.org
Pacer - Hassan Samantar 952-838-1334 regarding school issues including IEP - www.pacer.org
A Chance To Grow - 612-789-1236, Speech, Occupational and Physical therapy, Vision & PCA services - www.actg.org
Hope Home Care - Said 612-871-9044, regarding PCA, Home Care and County services in Minnesota
Courage Center - 763-588-0811 regarding Speech therapy, Feeding therapy and other services - ww.couragecenter.org

Books and Videos We Recommend:
Autism Treatment Guide Book by Elizabeth King Gerlach
Children with Starving Brains Book by Dr. Jaquelyn McCandless
The Autism Source Book by Fred R. Volkmar, MD
Promising Practices vhs thru school districts
Let me hear your voice book by Catherine Maurice
Overcoming Autism Book by Lynn Kern Koegel, PH.D and Claire LaZebnik

Note: If there are any books or other resources that you would like us to add, please let us know.