Availability: Connecticut

Our Autism Services in Connecticut provide a person-directed approach to supporting adults over 18 with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We work with each person and their family to develop a plan to increase the person’s ability to live independently and participate in the community. Adults may receive community mentoring, life skills coaching, behavior management, or a combination based on their goals.

Availability: Delaware, Pennsylvania

Designed to increase independence and inclusion in family and community life, Behavior Support Services focus on developing a person’s adaptive behaviors and functional skills.

Under supervision of a licensed psychologist, our professionals work with each person to develop a behavioral support plan based on the person’s strengths, challenges, and goals. On-going training is provided for each person, their family, and the staff supporting them.

Availability: New Jersey

For people living at home, Community-Based Services offers support to become active members of the community. Through Community Supports, each person can pursue volunteer opportunities and many other roles within the community. In-Home Supports offers assistance in learning daily living skills, such as food preparation, grocery shopping, and laundry.

Presentations focus on understanding and communicating effectively with adults with autism, and can be tailored to the needs of audiences as varied as museums, libraries, amusement parks, healthcare settings, first responders, or law enforcement.

If you are interested in education or training related to autism spectrum disorders, please contact the Keystone Autism Services Education Director at 717-220-1465.

Availability: Lehigh County Pennsylvania

Keystone Autism Services Vocational Initiative (KASVI), formerly known as AVAIL, was launched in 2017 as a grant-funded pilot program. Its purpose was to provide holistic support for employment and post-secondary education by fostering self-advocacy skills and establishing long-term supports, all grounded in the LifeCourse Nexus framework for person-centered planning.

In 2026, KASVI is transitioning from grant funding to partner with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) to focus exclusively on employment services.

As we expand KASVI, our goal is to build on the success of our original model by integrating comprehensive employment services with LifeCourse Framework principles to help more individuals with autism achieve competitive employment.

Our vision is that everyone who desires to work should have the opportunity to be employed in gainful, meaningful, competitive employment. Integrated competitive employment supports economic independence for employees and promotes economic growth in our communities through a diversified workforce.

Our services offer career assessment to identify job seekers’ interests and skills to help them choose a career direction, job finding to network and collaborate with employers to understand community business needs, and individualized assistance to support people in networking with employers to find mutually beneficial jobs. We also offer job coaching support to help individuals as they learn their job tasks, transition into their new roles, and as needed, maintain employment.

For more information, contact us at:
Phone: (610) 841-1949
Email: [email protected]
Mail: Keystone Autism Services- Vocational Initiative (KASVI)- 3722 Lehigh St. Suite 405, Whitehall, PA 18052
Referrals:

• [email protected]
• OVR Counselors can refer individuals for supported employment services through CWDS​
  • Keystone Service Systems, provider number 26053

Availability: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

While living in licensed or unlicensed provider-owned or rented homes, adults with autism receive support to live independently in the community. The type and amount of services are determined by each person’s needs and can range from a few hours a week to 24 hours a day. Each person works with their family, staff, and other people of their choosing to develop a plan based on their goals, including employment and participation in the community.