New autism program - HOPE Center at Beaumont

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Hi all,

FYI, here is information on a new autism program being offered at

Beaumont Hospital in Berkley (Oakland County) MI. It is to

train parents in ABA, and also to help them get home programs running.

See contact info at the bottom if you are interested.

Barb

Ann Arbor MI

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The Hands-On Parent Education (HOPE) Center, a program offered by

Beaumont Hospital's Center for Human Development, provides intervention

for families with preschool-age children diagnosed with autism. The

mission of the HOPE Center is to teach parents how to use principles of

applied behavior analysis (ABA) with their children in a playful,

interactive, and developmentally-appropriate fashion. ABA is a treatment

with scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness. However, it is

very time-intensive. Parents are therefore the focus of teaching at the

HOPE Center, as they are usually with their children for more hours each

day than any teacher or therapist. Behavioral specialists work

intensively with a small number of families, in a preschool-type

setting. Children and their parents attend three hours a day, five days

a week, for 12 weeks. After receiving 180 hours of hands-on training,

the intervention program is transitioned to the home, and ongoing

behavioral consultation is provided from the HOPE Center staff. For more

information, call Beaumont's Center for Human Development at

249-691-4744.