Our Mission

Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Rhode Island's (FEAT/RI) Mission is to disseminate accurate information regarding Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and effective science-based treatment to families, professionals, and our community, and to provide guidance, support, training, and advocacy for families of children with ASD.

FEAT/RI honors a family's right to choose interventions for their family member. FEAT/RI believes that choice is meaningful only when it is fully and accurately informed. FEAT/RI is dedicated to educating families and professionals about various autism treatments and proividing critical and objective information.

About FEAT/RI

Formed in 1997, Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Rhode Island (FEAT/RI) is a non-profit, parent driven organization, staffed by volunteers and fully funded through the generosity of caring supporters like you.

FEAT/RI is proud to have played a vital role in the founding and development of Pathways Strategic Teaching Center for Children with Autism, a program of the Trudeau Memorial Center, the first intensive, state-of-the-art, center based Applied Behavior analysis educational program available in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In an effort to increase autism awareness, FEAT/RI has donated multiple copies of resource materials, training manuals, books and videos, which can be accessed, free of charge though the Rhode Island Public Library CLAN system, the Rhode Island CEDARR Family Centers, and the various agencies in Rhode Island that provide intensive behavioral intervention services to families with children with autism, such as Bradley Hospital, The Groden Center, Perspectives Corporation, and Pathways Strategic Teaching Center for Children with Autism.

FEAT/RI is very proud to be able to offer our many supports and resources that are available to members, as well as non-members of FEAT/RI.