I know it's not in the Montpellier area, but interesting I thought.
SPRINT is a non-profit organization founded in Paris in 1986. It is a group of English-speaking and bilingual professionals who work with children of all ages with special needs.
WITHIN THIS GROUP ARE:
- Clinical Psychologists
- Educational Psychologists
- Family Therapists
- Speech and Language Pathologists
- Learning Disability Specialists
- Special Educators and Tutors
- Psychomotor Re-educators
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Workers
- Art Therapists
- Music Therapists
- Osteopaths
- Alternative Therapists
SPRINT's aims are two-fold. It offers the Anglophone community information and referral services and presents specialists with an opportunity to network.
SPRINT REFERS
- Newly arrived and resident families to specialists within our group.
- Individuals to English-speaking medical professionals in the Paris area.
- Departing families to specialists abroad.
SPRINT OFFERS
- Expertise in many aspects of special needs, including: Developmental delay, autism, communication and learning problems, adjustment and behavioral difficulties, attention deficit disorder.
- Assessments, therapy and consultation.
- Individual counseling, remediation and tutoring.
SPRINT INFORMS
- Parents about the programs offered in the various schools.
- Teachers regarding new techniques.
- The community concerning topics related to children with special needs.
SPRINT PROVIDES
- Contact with parent support networks, including SPAN
- An opportunity for specialists to meet in order to share ideas and keep abreast of new developments.
- A library with a selection of books and articles on related topics, (by appointment).
Read more: http://sprint.france.free.fr/sprint.html
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