# data[].attributes.body
Mission Statement:
To enrich the lives of children and families affected by autism by providing resources and information along with programs and services to benefit them in gaining independence and confidence. We provide emotional and financial support as well as advocate in the community for autism awareness and understanding.

Often when a child is diagnosed with ASD, the parents don’t know where to go first or what to do in order to better the life of their child. Early intervention is the key to the long term success of the ASD children.

Services Provided:
Life Skills  Programs: focusing on relationships, friendships, money management & shopping.

Various forms of assistance both physical and financially.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.provider_name
SASI Specialized Autism Support & Information

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Mission Of SASI | Autism Supoprt Groups Long Island | Autism Resources

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Our mission is to enrich the lives of children & families affected by autism. Providing resources, information, and programs and services to benefit them.

# data[].attributes.body
Significant delay in one or more of these areas:
-Physical development
-Cognitive development
-Communication development
-Social or Emotional development
-Adaptive development
-Require Special education and related services
-149,306 Students

# data[].attributes.body
- Significantly below average in general intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behaviors.
- Identified between birth and eighteen years of age.
- 418,540 Students

# data[].attributes.body
Any of the less common disabilities out-lined in IDEA, including multiple disabilities, hearing impairments, orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, deaf-blindness, autism, and traumatic brain injury.

Students with low-incident disabilities make up 20% of all the students with disabilities in schools.

ALL low incidence disabilities -adversely affect educational performance.

# data[].attributes.body
Conditions resulting in limited strength, vitality, or alertness often caused by chronic or acute health problems- including but not limited to AIDS, seizure disorders, cancer, juvenile diabetes, asthma, and combinations of disorders.

- 907,207 Students.

# data[].attributes.headline
Moderate to Severe Multiple Disabilities 

# data[].attributes.subject
Moderate to Severe Multiple Disabilities 

# data[].attributes.body
-Students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities generally have IQ scores of below 55.
- Two or more disabilities that are so interwoven that none can be identified as the primary disability.
- Most students with multiple disabilities have an intellectual disability and a physical or sensory impairment.
-Limited speech = Limited Communication
- Often educated in special education classrooms- assisted by paraprofessionals.
- Often require assistive technology.
-125,232 Students

# data[].attributes.body
A disability that is characterized by impairments in:
- Communication
- Learning
-Reciprocal Social Interactions.
*Usually  identified in infancy or early childhood*
- 550, 405 Students

# data[].attributes.body
-Physically disabling conditions that affect locomotion or motor functions.
- May be the result of a congenital anomaly, disease, accident, or other cause.
Examples Include Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Cord Injuries.
-  41,232 Students

# data[].attributes.body
TBI is the leading cause of disability and death among children, as it has a vast assortment of causes.
- Impairment manifested by limited strength, vitality, alertness, or other impaired development.
-25,488 Students

# data[].attributes.body
Disability that is characterized by impairments in:

- Vision Impairments: 24,944 Students
- Hearing Impairments: 67,426 Students
- Communication
Causes severe communication-related problems.