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What families have to say…

The Autism Center of Pittsburgh has been a great help to my family. For my youngest daughter, she attended six months of Occupational Therapy at the South Hills center. This therapy helped with her eye hand coordination, helped with her writing, buttoning, and various other things. It was a godsend having a center like this in the south hills. There wasn't a long wait to get therapy like there is at other places. The therapist was great at making sure my daughter got all the help she needed. She...
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Employment

Job Openings/Employments The Autism Center of Pittsburgh (ACOP) provides family-based pediatric speech/language, occupational, and physical therapy using a unique partnership between child, parent, and therapist. Our staff provides comprehensive services to the pediatric population within our clinic setting, as well as the home setting for early intervention candidates: birth to three. ACOP is seeking enthusiastic speech, occupational, and physical therapists to join our growing team of prof...
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Helpful Info For Newly Diagnosed Families

When your child is diagnosed with autism, it is an incredibly daunting time. What is the prognosis? Will my child ever be normal? Go to school? Have friends? Get married? These are the questions that race through any parent's mind after hearing the diagnosis of autism. We understand, because we've been there. The Autism Center of Pittsburgh was founded and started by parents of children with autism frustrated with the lack of understanding of the disorder. You can rest assured that at the Autism...
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Applying for Medical Assistance/ACCESS

An ACCESS card is necessary for you to receive wraparound services through the State of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare for your child. The State provides Medical Assistance to children with Autism regardless of income level. Anyone with an official diagnosis is eligible for an ACCESS card. Once you have your card, you can call any wraparound service provider and ask for wraparound to start. Many agencies can take you right away, but the quality agencies usually have waiting lists. (...
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What to expect from your initial psychological evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh

When you make an appointment for an evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, your Psychologist or Psychiatrist will meet with you for approximately one hour. Your clinician will mostly rely on parent input, standardized tests and forms, and observation of your child. We do not conduct a medical evaluation for genetic disorders, etc., but we conduct a one hour psychological evaluation to determine if your child has autism, ADHD, OCD or a...
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