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Local service centers open to help address rising autism rates
As the number of children diagnosed with autism increases, local autism centers o ering services for families have followed suit. The overview According to a 2022 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, about 1 in 31 children aged 8 years old have been identi ed with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. That number is double the amount compared to 2012, when 1 in 69 children aged 8 years old were identi ed with autism, the CDC study shows. This increase has led to a rise in local autism cen- ters, including the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, or CARD, with one location in Pearland. “Certainly, incident rates are going up,” CARD’s Strategic Development Director John Galle said. Others in the Pearland-Friendswood-Manvel area include three Action Behavior Centers loca- tions, two Behavioral Innovations locations and Autism Pediatric Therapy, among others.
Alvin ISD Friendswood ISD Pearland ISD Statewide Percentage of students with autism
Businesses o ering ABA services
Several ABA centers in the area opened up in the last ve years. This list is not comprehensive.
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Diving in deeper The rise in autism among children has also led local school districts to partner with outside services, along with providing in-house support. Alvin, Friendswood and Pearland ISDs have a shared services agreement with autism therapy service KYO Care Inc. through a Therapeutic
Education Center, which is housed at FISD but shared among the three districts. The center serves students who require extensive self-contained support for behavior and who have progressed through all other in-district options, the center’s website reads.
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