Brought by: Hope Counseling and Therapy Services, Inc. and Nydia Celina Viloria, Esq. Special Education Law Attorney

Halo

HALO is a non-profit 501©(3) organization based in Austin, Texas and formed to improve academic success and communication for persons with autism.  Employed by HALO, Soma Mukhopadhyay conducts instruction, workshops, consultation and training in Austin and all over the United States. HALO is not religiously affiliated and HALO will not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin in educational policies, admissions policies, and scholarship programs. For more information about HALO or RPM, please go to: www.halo-soma.org or call 1-866-465-9595

Hope Inc’s  is a Non Public School & Non Public Agency

Hope, Inc. provides eclectic, evidence based therapeutic methodologies and educational interventions within a quality, ethics based environment to children, families, and adults diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders and learning disorders. The goal is for those served by Hope, Inc. to reach their highest level of potential.

Hope, Inc.'s classrooms have graduate level mental health specialists for the child’s 1:1 aide and school day teacher. Each child’s Individualized Education Program goals are reached through the use of evidence based methodologies such as Pivotal Response Training, Discrete Trial Training, Environmental Learning, Rapid Prompting Method, TEACCH, Lindamood-Bell Phoneme Sequencing Program (LIPS), Natural Language Paradigm, Fluency-Based Instruction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Assistive Technology Devices, and Educational Neuroscience.

Nydia Celina Viloria, Esq.

 Attorney Nydia Celina Viloria is licensed to practice law in California and Mexico.  She is fluent in both English and Spanish.  Upon learning that her child had special needs, Celina Viloria dedicated time to learning not only special education law, but also the medical interventions, therapies, techniques, social approaches and environments that may help special needs children.

Ms. Viloria now represents children with special needs and learning challenges in need of an appropriate education.  She represents children who are newly diagnosed, in pre-school, elementary, secondary and higher education levels through their IEP process including independent educational evaluations, goal drafting, services, placement and due process.