Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism

The Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism

Leslie Sinclair, M.A., CCC/SLP, Program Director
Phone: (216)721-1292

Because all children deserve the opportunity to laugh, play and learn to become healthy, happy and productive adults.

The Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism provides specially designed services and support to children with autism to help them make the most of life’s opportunities. The Center for Autism is also committed to fostering research on autism, to gain a better understanding of its causes and effective treatments. The center is housed within The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation at 2801 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Cleveland, Ohio. To download a brochure, click here.

What is Autism?
Autism is a neuro-biological, lifelong spectrum disorder that typically becomes apparent during a child’s first three years, often within the first 12-18 months. Autism affects functioning of the brain and therefore infuences many aspects of a child’s development and learning. Autism also interferes with the normal development of reasoning, behavior, social interaction and communication.

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General information on Autism

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Frequently Asked Questions

Services At The Center For Autism
The team at the Center for Autism is dedicated to improving the lives of children with autism and their families. To that end, the center offers:

Clinical services for children, including diagnosis and follow-up evaluation. For more information, click here.
Consultation and training programs for the families, schools and community agencies. For more information, click here.
Center-based behavioral services, including early childhood and pre-school services, a day school and social skills teaching groups. For more information, click here .

Support The Center For Autism
As part of a not-for-profit institution, the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism depends on the generosity of people like you to help children from infants to teens get the ongoing care they need. Donations help us to:

Implement new programs and services benefiting children with autism
Update the facilities and equipment necessary for state-of-the-art care
Research new treatments and possible cures
Allow children with complex needs to receive therapies, education and medical support throughout the day and return to their homes evenings and weekends

You can help a child today with a tax-deductible gift online!

For additional information on donating to the center, click here.

For information about volunteering at the center, click here .

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