Clinical Services
The Scott Center for Autism Treatment provides assessment and treatment services for children diagnosed with autism. The goal of the Autism Center is three-fold:
- to provide multidisciplinary treatment services (implement research-based practice, partner with schools and families, collaborate with other professionals)
- to provide training and education for caregivers
- to conduct research to identify best-practice strategies for working with children with autism.
Currently, we serve young children (age 6-10) with autism in a temporary on-campus clinic. These children receive assessment and treatment services for either severe problem behavior or skill acquisition deficits from graduate students in the Applied Behavior Analysis Master’s Degree program at Florida Tech, who are directly supervised by PhD-level faculty with expertise in the area of autism and behavior analysis. Specifically, we offer functional behavior assessment and intervention, life-skills assessment and training, social skills assessment and training, and community training workshops/seminars for professionals and families.
As the program expands (including completion of a new 18,000 sq ft building on Florida Tech campus), we plan to offer feeding disorder assessment and treatment, sensory & fine motor skills assessment and training, and medical consultation. Additional services will be provided by the Florida Tech Center for Psychological Services (CPS) which will include clinical diagnosis services and counseling services for families.