BENEFITING: FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC
ORGANIZER: Scott Center
THE STORY:
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The Scott Center at Florida Tech is dedicated to providing the highest quality treatment, training and applied research to enhance the functioning and improve the quality of life of children with autism and related disabilities in Central Florida.
The Center has a 3-fold mission of Service, Research, and Training. Services include: Early Intensive Intervention, Social Skills, Severe Behaviors, Toileting, and Feeding Issues. This also includes behavioral health care diagnoses, assessments and treatments for children and their families. Training consists of intensive training and supervision in treatment for autism and related disabilities to students enrolled in the Florida Tech Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) master's program and to other professionals and paraprofessionals who will be working with this population. Thirdly, there is an ongoing program of research directed toward improving clinical and behavioral outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).