For more than two decades, TOTAL Programs has helped hundreds of individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities live richer and more satisfying lives, while offering their families and teachers the assistance they need to interact successfully at home, at school, or in the community. The fundamental motivation behind the work we do is to have people with disabilities accepted into the world and the only way that will happen is when people are not afraid of them, explains Dr. Sean Surfas, Ph.D., the educational psychologist who founded TOTAL Programs of Sierra Madre, CA. TOTAL provides customized programs for individuals of all ages. TOTAL's services include early intervention, community integration, positive behavioral supports, adaptive skills development, social and leisure skill development. TOTAL Programs also provide parent training and behavior respite assistance. TOTAL Programs is headquartered in Sierra Madre and has two additional locations to make our program