TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC, LEGAL EDUCATION, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, COPING SKILLS, AND RELAXATION, AUDITORY, LIGHT, SOUND, AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSITION FROM THEIR HOME LIFE INTO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEREBY ASSISTING IN THEIR SOCIALIZATION. WE WILL UTILIZE ALL OF OUR RESEARCH AND OUR PROFESSIONALS WILLING TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO AID IN THE TRANSITIONAL PHASES DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN, INITIALLY TARGETING THE AGES OF 4 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE. OUR ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAMS IS THE INDEPENDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS, AND WELL ADJUSTED YOUNG ADULTS LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS OF THEIR PARENTS.