UCCF is an Approved Autism Evaluation Center (AAEC).
If you recognize signs of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in your child — or are in need of a re-evaluation or therapy for a child diagnosed with ASD, please contact us so we can help you determine your next steps. We are here to help!
If you’re not sure what the signs of autism are, the National Autism Association provides age-specific guidelines. We offer services to children 12 months and older.
The UCCF Approach to Providing Services to Your Family: How We’re Different
Our UM-ACTS clinicians provide you with a range of empirically based services for children and adolescents who are diagnosed with, or suspected of having, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These services include functional assessments, behavioral therapy, CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). UCCF is currently the only outpatient clinic within the University of Michigan system to offer ABA therapy services.
UM-ACTS differs from other ABA providers in that we offer services to help your entire family unit.
What UCCF Can Offer Your Family
Our team of clinicians provides individualized and intensive care for children with ASD, learning disorders, and behavioral challenges. Our UM-ACTS program offers several intervention approaches, including ABA therapy, to help provide the most beneficial and integrated treatment for your child as well as your family.
Where to Get Started
We understand that you might be starting at the beginning — you may suspect your child has signs of autism or a doctor has referred you to seek a diagnostic evaluation. Or you may already have a diagnosis and have pursued therapy for your child and family before, but are finding a new developmental phase in your child’s life is presenting additional challenges for them. Whatever the scenario, UCCF can assist you with figuring out the roadmap — where to go and what to do next. Services are typically referred to as intervention and can include diagnostic evaluations, treatment plans, therapy, and more.
Our treatment helps individuals with ASD strengthen:
- Independence
- Communication
- Academic Performance
- Resilience and Coping with Change
- Emotion Management
- Social Skills
For more information regarding testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder or Applied Behavior Analysis please see below: