Welcome to Our Site

Hello from the Autism Alliance of Chester County!

Note our new email addresses at AACC@autismallianceofchestercounty.org.

You are now able to register for our Monthly Parent’s Night Out event (PNO) directly via the website! Please go to the Parents Night Out tab above,to fill out our online registration form to reserve your spot for this month’s PNO!

Please note that the monthly PNO will be on hiatus until further notice. As soon as we are able to restart the Monthly PNO,we will post a notice here on our website and notify you via our listserv.

The Board of the AACC


UPCOMING EVENTS

Handouts for Jed Baker can be downloaded by clicking here.


The 6th Annual AACC Conference was held on October 27th,2011 featuring Dr. Jed Baker! The conference was a huge success- thank you to everyone who joined us!

The mission of the Autism Alliance of Chester County is to work with the community to help put the pieces together for families and individuals living with autism,through education,awareness and support.

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