Current Programs/ Pilot Model

OUR BEGINING

House of Hope started out as a creative solution to help bring a young adult with profound autism back home from his out of state school placement so he could be properly supported close to his family and local community. During this process,  House of Hopes' founder was appointed to serve on CT State Task Forces, and Council on Developmental Services where she learned that so many others in CT especially in more rural areas are also struggling to have access's to supports for their loved ones  Currently there are little to no safe guards in place to protect this most vulnerable population once they age out out of their school services, to find the supports that keep them safe and are able to meet their needs and support their families.

Profound Autism What is it?

Profound Autism is newly recognized diagnosis as of the fall of 2023 creating a vital differentiation to those on the spectrum making up at least 26.7% of all Autism diagnosis and is identified by the following criteria: Having an IQ of less than 50, Being non verbal and/or very limited communication abilities, having complex challenging behaviors such as ritualistic repetition interfering with ones basic daily living, self injury, aggression, elopement, pica, and medical complexities that often put them at high risk of discrimination, abuse, neglect, danger, and trauma crisis cycles within family settings these individuals will always require 24/7 1:1 highly trained care without it families are isolated and unable to be supported in their local communities. These individuals can have lengthy periods of stability, and success with proper high quality supports. These families are often marginalized, suffer from extreme PTSD, and have lost hope.

OUR COMMITTMENT

House of Hope is committed to help bring creative solutions on every level so those living with profound autism can live safely, and  in close proximity to their families when they age out of their school services in order to achieve a better quality of life.  We are currently offering education, consultation, professional staff development, both federal and state advocacy initiatives, helping develop clinical team supports for each individual and the families we serve. Spring of 2025 we will launch our first residential pilot model that is set to house at least 2 residents with 24/7 highly trained staff, in close proximity to Admin to help implement our core value of- high visibility and accessibility for vital operational oversight for our Directors and  Residents' family members.  House of Hope is empowering and educating family members of those

with profound Autism and IDD on how to replicate creative solutions for residential, day and vocational services.