Guiding Families with Developmental and Behavioral Challenges
While Investigating Underlying Conditions
Our approach prioritizes treating underlying medical conditions that may impede each child’s development and behavior, ensuring we support their natural growth and potential without changing who they are.
What You Can Expect From Our Package
With our 6-session or 12-session package, you will get ...
Personalized Action Plans. Collaborate in each session to identify your child’s strengths and challenges, leading to tailored strategies that promote effective advocacy and support.
Continuous Support. Enjoy the benefit of ongoing expert guidance as you navigate healthcare, educational, and insurance systems, and access necessary resources.
Empowerment Through Knowledge. Equip yourself with the tools and information needed to advocate confidently for your child's unique needs and potential.
Resource Connections. Gain insights and referrals to specialists and support services that can enhance your child's development and well-being.
With either package, you’ll have the opportunity to build a lasting partnership focused on your family’s goals and ensure that you feel empowered every step of the way.
About Our Founder
For the past 25 years, Founder Nancy D. Rich has made a significant contribution to changing policy, improving awareness, and guiding pediatric practice in how to screen, refer, and detect young children with developmental and behavioral problems. As founder and president of the national non‐profit First Signs, Nancy has devoted herself to improving the lives of children and families throughout the world affected by autism and related disorders. She has trained over 20,000 healthcare providers, clinicians, and early childhood educators, and has collaborated with universities and government agencies at the state and federal level.
Nancy is the author of two books, Could It Be Autism? A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps (Broadway Books, 2006) and The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child (Da Capo Press/Perseus Books, 2009). She is the 2006 recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Dale Richmond/Justin Coleman Award for her outstanding achievement in the field of child development.
