Families of individuals on the Autism spectrum living in Orange County, New York may apply for an annual stipend of up to $250 for parent training and/or purchase of goods/services for the person with an ASD. An additional $100 is given for each additional individual with ASD in the family. Parent training may be attending a conference, seminar or taking a course or purchasing books or videos to help them better parent the individual with ASD. For the individual, any item/service may be purchased including but not limited to gymnastics, karate, camp, clothing, toys,special food/supplements, social skills groups, trampolines and more. Until the money is depleted, every family will be accepted with a completed application form, HIPAA signature page and a letter/report from a doctor stating a diagnosis of Autism, P.D.D., Asperger syndrome or Autism spectrum disorder.