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Causes: Autism, Disabilities, Education, Educational Services, Health, Primary & Elementary Schools, Special Education
Mission: The children's center for developmental enrichment (ccde) is committed to providing empirically based and quality-driven services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (asd), their families, and others in the community. The mission of the ccde through its school, oakstone academy (preschool through age 22) and services offered by ccde therapies is to: provide excellent inclusive opportunities for children with asd, while researching the effectiveness of inclusion models; provide an excellent education for all students including those children with asd and students without disabilities; support and educate families on the benefits of a holistic approach to the treatment of children with asd and to promote the cost-effective training and support to area school districts and professionals in the community.
Programs: Ccde provides educational services to children age 2 through age 22. Services are offered to children with autism spectrum disorders and their typically developing peers. The program focuses on education and socialization skills through interaction with typical peer model children. For the year ended 8/31/17, ccde served approximately 581 students.
ccde provides therapy services to children participating in our educational program. These services include diagnostic testing, evaluation, group therapy, and direct therapy in the areas of speech, occupational therapy, massage therapy and behavioral therapy. Massage services are also provided to staff and other community members. For the year ended 8/31/17, ccde provided 14,229 hours of therapy services and 396 massages.