New autism support center opens

THE NUMBER of individuals with austism in Rhode Island is estimated to be nearly 10,000, with an estimated 2,000 of them living in the East Bay. Until the creation of the new center, any families with an ASD diagnosis faced lengthy drives for the kind of support that the center will provide.
THE NUMBER of individuals with austism in Rhode Island is estimated to be nearly 10,000, with an estimated 2,000 of them living in the East Bay. Until the creation of the new center, any families with an ASD diagnosis faced lengthy drives for the kind of support that the center will provide.

WARREN – The Autism Project and Bristol Rotary Charities Foundation recently announced a new East Bay Support Center to serve individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as their families and the clinicians who support them.

The number of individuals in Rhode Island is estimated to be nearly 10,000, with an estimated 2,000 of them living in the East Bay. Until the creation of the new center, any families with an ASD diagnosis faced lengthy drives for the kind of support that the center will provide.

“We have known there was a need for more local access to support and information in the East Bay for a long time,” said The Autism Project Executive Director Joanne Quinn. “The expense to open and run a satellite office was prohibitive. The overwhelming community support and their fundraising efforts will allow us to help so many more individuals in their own back yard.”

The Autism Project is a collaboration of parents, professionals and community members who provide support, training, and programming to all children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder, as well as to their families and those who work with them.

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