Andrew Child Photography: About May Institute and the National Autism Center

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About May Institute and the National Autism Center

About May Institute and the National Autism Center

May Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, rehabilitative, and behavioral healthcare services to individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, brain injury, mental illness, and behavioral healthcare needs. The Institute also provides training and consultation services to professionals, organizations, and public school systems.

Over the past 50 years, May Institute has evolved into an award-winning national network that serves over 25,000 individuals and their families annually at nearly 200 service locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, and on the West Coast. Six May Institute schools serve children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities, and another school serves individuals with brain injury. The Institute has become an active center of research and training, maintaining affiliations with more than 40 universities, hospitals, and human service agencies worldwide.

The National Autism Center is dedicated to serving children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders by providing reliable information, promoting best practices, and offering comprehensive resources for families, practitioners, and communities.
An advocate for evidence-based treatment approaches, the Center identifies effective programming and shares practical information with families about how to respond to the challenges they face. The Center also conducts applied research as well as develops training and service models for practitioners. Finally, the Center works to shape public policy concerning ASD and its treatment through the development and dissemination of national standards of practice.