Courtney writes about the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center getting a great program off the ground. It seems that this program will be a great resource for the community!
Recently Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center (BVRC) successfully completed its first session of Autism Assessment, Research and Intervention Clinics. In June, we began our first session of Autism Clinics servicing preschoolers and toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This partnership between Easter Seals East Texas (BVRC), Texas Autism Collaborative and the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University, with generous support from the Dansby Grant Foundation, has been in progress for three years and we are excited to finally offer these services. During the clinic, we provided comprehensive diagnostic assessments and piloted a six week intensive intervention clinic staffed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Board Certified Behavior Analysts in training at Texas A&M University, and certified teachers. For the clinic, we targeted social, communication, and behavioral skills with interactive activities and preschool routines. We were delighted at the growth in the children, who became much more interactive and communicative, and we enjoyed working closely with the children’s families. Lastly, this is another way BVRC is servicing people with disabilities in the Brazos Valley and I am glad to be a part of an organization that makes an impact.
