2025-11-12T17:09:01-06:00 2024-12-31 860360084 HBL CPAS PC 5470 E BROADWAY BLVD TUCSON AZ 85711 990EZ 2024-01-01 202838597 TUCSON ALLIANCE FOR AUTISM TUCS 5203195857 1601 N TUCSON BLVD 40 TUCSON AZ 85716 RON CANALE PRESIDENT 5203195857 2025-11-12 1 0 LAURA RANDOL P01893352 5208863181 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.TUCSONALLIANCEFORAUTISM.ORG X X 104712 X 41945 62767 104712 13600 6831 53654 2308 83071 159464 -54752 73865 0 19113 X 35915 19633 40000 0 75915 19633 2050 520 73865 19113 X TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD); TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES ON ASD-RELATED ISSUES; TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES; TO STIMULATE RESEARCH AND REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE AUTISM COMMUNITY IN TUCSON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. SOCIAL THINKING/SOCIAL COMMUNICATION GROUP THERAPYSOCIAL THINKING/SOCIAL COMMUNICATION GROUPS ADDRESS HOW ONE BUILDS THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND NEGOTIATE THE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ESSENTIAL IN EVERYDAY LIFE. MEETINGS WHICH ARE FACILITATED BY LICENSED, CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS HELP PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE/UNDERSTAND PERSPECTIVE TAKING (THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND ANOTHER PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW) AS WELL AS DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS BREAKDOWNS IN COMMUNICATION.MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUNG ADULT GROUPS EXPLORE SPECIFIC TOPICS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTEGRATION OF VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL CUES, PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES, DECISION MAKING SKILLS AND SAFETY AWARENESS.ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GROUPS FOCUS ON SOCIAL THINKING, SOCIAL RECIPROCITY, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS AS WELL AS RECOGNIZING SAFETY CONCERNS. 0 13037 COMPREHENSIVE AUTISM EVALUATIONSTUCSON ALLIANCE FOR AUTISM (TAFA) PROVIDES GOLD STANDARD ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). THE EVALUATION PROCEDURE INCLUDES THE AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE: SECOND EDITION. THE ADOS-2 AS AN EVALUATION TOOL HAS THE HIGHEST SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY TO AN ASD DIAGNOSIS WHEN ADMINISTERED BY TRAINED AND RELIABLE PROFESSIONALS ACCORDING TO GOLDSTEIN & AZONOFF 2018, CURRENT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THIS IS A STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENT ALIGNED WITH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA SET BY AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION AND AN INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT IN WHICH THE EVALUATOR WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE CLIENT. THE AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW-REVISED IS ANOTHER TOOL USED BY THE TAFA EVALUATION TEAM CRITICAL TO A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF ASD. THIS INTERVIEW TOOL, ALSO ALIGNED WITH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA SET BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, IS A COMPREHENSIVE CAREGIVER INTERVIEW TARGETING CURRENT AND PAST BEHAVIORS CHARACTERISTIC OF ASD. GOLDSTEIN AND AZONOFF EMPHASIZE THAT IT IS INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE CAREGIVER TO RESPOND TO A LIST OF CHARACTERISTICS OF ASD AS A MEANS OF MAKING A DIAGNOSIS. 0 23603 INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONSBEHAVIORAL/INDIVIDUAL/PARENT CONSULTATIONS TARGET SPECIFIC AREAS OF CONCERNS; ONE TO ONE SESSIONS; INDIVIDUAL GOAL SETTINGEDUCATIONAL CONSULTATIONS INCLUDE SCHOOL OBSERVATION; TEACHER TRAINING; PARA-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING; ATTEND AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL MEETINGS 0 2100 38740 KIRSTEN POLIVCHAK DIRECTOR 4.00 13200 0 0 RON CANALE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ALLIANCE 1601 N TUCSON BLVD 40 TUCSON AZ 85716 5203195857 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 71052 59841 95007 73924 41945 341769 26314 53830 64396 79017 62767 286324 97366 113671 159403 152941 104712 628093 0 0 0 628093 97366 113671 159403 152941 104712 628093 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 10,091. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 2,323. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 12,086. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 5,743. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,362. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 4,532. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 5,306. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 28,647. DESCRIPTION: MISC BUSINESS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,200. DESCRIPTION: PHONE ANSWERING. AMOUNT: 8,750. DESCRIPTION: TRAININGS. AMOUNT: 65. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,966. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 83,071. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: UNDEPOSITED FUNDS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 40,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,050. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 520. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.