The Porchlight Project originated out of a need to get concise, practical and easily implementable strategies into the homes of parents with children affected by developmental disabilities. The learning modules explore the following topic areas:
- Understanding Autism
- Caregiver Toolkit
- Daily Routines
- Self Help
- Social Skills
- Functional Communication
- Safety Skills
- Behaviors
Module content is provided by PACE staff therapists pertaining to their area of expertise. Meredith Loscialpo, MS, BCBA, and Carla Brooks, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech/Language Pathologist, have both contributed significantly to the content of this project.
The primary objectives of the project are:
- To deliver simple, short, succinct and easy to understand learning modules.
- To clearly identify readily implementable strategies that a parent could begin immediately.
- To inspire local community groups to develop workshops to share successes and challenges with the strategies.
Our mission: Helping families affected by developmental disabilities thrive.
We encourage everyone to become an active member of the community by participating in the use and distribution of the learning modules as well as joining the local workshops for hands-on support of the techniques. Of course, feedback on any aspect of the Porchlight Project is greatly appreciated by filling out the brief surveys at the end of each module or by contacting us directly at .
Porchlight is a project of the Pacific Autism Center for Education made possible by a grant from United Way Bay Area.
If you would like to support our efforts on this project, please visit the Porchlight donations page.
Visit our website often for new material. Thank you for your support.