NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The event invites local families, businesses and community leaders to see the center and learn more about resources and services available to the community. Advances has been serving people with autism and other special needs since 2002 in the Boston area with centers in Wilmington and now in Newton.
The new center is located at:
85 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
Phone: (617) 923-7575
Advances Learning Center, one of Boston's most respected providers of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), offers the most widely researched and empirically validated treatments available for individuals with autism. ABA supports many of the necessary skills for school, including communication skills, behavior goals, social skills and making friends. Advances is proud to offer center-based services, social skills groups, in-home ABA services, parent training, and school-based services.
Advances' Executive Director Ginette Wilson Bishop, Ph.D., BCBA-D shared, "When Advances first started offering services in 2002, we began in Newton. It is wonderful to be back in this community and to now be able to offer more in-home and center-based services to the Boston community."
The new center provides services to children of all ages, as well as adults. The focus is to build critical communication, social and independent living skills as well as feeding services. These goals are achieved through a range of methods including discrete trial teaching and natural environmental teaching, but always with a heavy focus on play-based strategies to keep clients engaged and having fun. Programs are available year-round with individual one-on-one support from a highly trained Behavior Interventionist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst who tailors program goals to each client's specific needs.
About Autism:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 1 in 68 children is on the autism spectrum. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as unique abilities.
About Advances:
Advances Learning Center was established in 2002 by Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Katherine Johnson. Advances is committed to serving children and young adults with a variety of diagnoses by teaching them appropriate and functional alternative behaviors, increasing their confidence and social agility, and providing an accepting environment that fosters independence. Advances Learning Center is a part of the LEARN Provider Network. advancesonline.com.
SOURCE Advances Learning Center
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