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Lacy Preston / Contributing Writer
UNT will be opening its own autism center in the fall semester to allow students, families and Denton residents to receive care and service for their specific autism spectrum disorder needs.
The center, set to open Sept. 1, will serve all age groups and will provide students with services such as diagnostic testing and evaluation, special education for elementary students, applied behavior analysis and behavioral therapy and family counseling, along with several others. The facility will be located near Outback Steakhouse on Interstate 35.
UNT Autism Center Director Dr. Kevin Callahan and his staff have been working since 1995 to open a facility where students, children and people of all ages could receive education, therapy and training.
?This facility will provide three pillars of services for our individuals: research, training for UNT students who are acquiring an education or psychology degree and specific services for not only local individuals with autism but also international students as well,? Callahan said. ?We also have partners in Europe that need training in autism, which will be able to come to this center and receive that as well.?
Dr. Carol Hagen, director of UNT?s Child Development Laboratory, is readily anticipating the opening.
?All of us in the College of Education are excited about the new Autism Center and the educational services it will bring to our students and the children it will serve,? Hagen said.
Callahan is in the process of hiring a staff of 20 highly trained and experienced professionals. The center will be open to any individuals with needs, and Callahan is hopeful that scholarships will be available for those who are unable to afford the fees.
?I believe UNT finally accommodating individuals with specific educational needs is a fantastic idea,? education junior Ren Heitman said. ?It?ll open so many doors for us.?
A donation from UNT alumna Kristin Farmer and her organization Autism Comprehensive Educational Services (ACES) helped the center become reality.
?This has been a long time coming,? Callahan said. ?It?s kind of like a dream come true for me.?
Source: http://www.ntdaily.com/?p=62760
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