Highlands Center for Autism
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Highlands Center for Autism is located, on the first floor, in a facility adjacent to the Highlands Regional Medical Center campus. The Center will operate as a year-round private day school and accept students from earliest diagnosis through
school age.
The program will have a low student to staff ratio (virtually 1:1) and each child’s program will be tailored to their needs. All staff will have appropriate credentials and will have extensive training in ABA.
Professionals involved in the students’ education will include educators, clinical psychologists, speech/language pathologists, and classroom behavior therapists. Consultation with pediatrics, nursing, and psychiatry will also be important. Parents will be encouraged to observe programming, attend seminars about ABA, work with their children at home, and participate in meetings regarding their child’s education. The program’s ultimate goal is to transition students back to their home school districts.
“The Center for Autism was created as part of the vision of Highlands Health System to meet a community need in healthcare and education. Highlands Center for Autism is unique and is the first program like it in Kentucky. In addition to providing a needed service, it can contribute to the local economy with the potential for recruiting new medical professionals and families relocating to the area. We hope to see the Center grow and create additional components that will one day position it to become a regional and national resource for the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism.”
- Harold C. Warman, Jr., President and CEO
“The Highlands Center for Autism will meet a critical need for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and their families. The Center will provide high-quality educational and treatment services using ABA and will target academic, social, adaptive, communicative, and behavioral needs. No longer will families have to move out of state, cobble together services, or just go-it alone and hope for the best for their children diagnosed with autism.”
- Shelli Deskins, Ph.D, Program Director for the Highlands Center for Autism
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