About AFF Autism

A Friendly Face for your whole family

We provide families of children on the autism spectrum with highly skilled, trained behavior professionals, at home and at our autism treatment centers, serving all five NYC boroughs.

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Our Mission

To create a treatment team which functions like a family, with constant communication and parent involvement, so that your child receives the services they need to find success.

Our approach

Success starts with family

For the family here at A Friendly Face, we believe that the success of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder boils down to just that: family. We have made it our mission to welcome you, your family and your child into our family, and to ensure that our clinical team approaches your child’s treatment with a warm, progressive and supportive attitude.

You and your family stay directly involved in your child’s treatment. We rely on you to help us ensure continuity of treatment at home or elsewhere, even when our clinical team members are not present.

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Leadership

We are pleased to meet you

Anna Marie Dorelien

Anna Marie DorelienClinical DirectorBoard Certified Behavior Analyst
Ella Goldin

Ella GoldinAdministrative Director
Our clinical team

Skilled, caring and professionally trained

Our team brings together board certified behavior analysts, registered behavior technicians and trained behavior technicians, all professionally insured.

BCBAsBoard Certified Behavior Analysts design and supervise each treatment plan.
BCaBAsBoard Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts support assessment and programming.
RBTs & BTsRegistered and trained Behavior Technicians work one-on-one with your child, guided by the treatment plan.
Parent trainingMade a part of every treatment plan, with a monthly parent group.
Where we work

Wherever your child needs us

Home servicesSkills and behavioral assessments, program development, and training for parents, caregivers and parent-hired staff.
Autism treatment centersSocial skills groups, individual ABA sessions, family training, sibling support and teen groups, built with your child in mind.
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Our locations

Proudly serving all five NYC boroughs

Headquarters

A Friendly Face HQ

1887 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314

A Friendly Face Richmond2025 Richmond Ave, 220
Staten Island, NY 10314
718 885 4561 · Directions
A Friendly Face Mid Island124 McClean Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
718 667 7770 · Directions
A Friendly Face North207 Taylor Street
Staten Island, NY 10310
718 885 4646 · Directions
A Friendly Face Brooklyn3858 Nostrand Ave #101
Brooklyn, NY 11235
347 587 6000 · Directions

Ready to join the Friendly Face family?

Start your intake application online, or give us a call. We accept most major insurances.

Headquarters1887 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
Main phone(718) 698-1300