From the Public Health Campus on Cedar Newsletter, April 2022.

The Center for Autism (CFA), a subsidiary of PHMC, provides services tailored to the unique needs of individuals with autism so they can achieve their fullest potential and navigate their lifelong development and learning.

CFA was founded in 1955 by child psychiatrist Dr. Bertram A. Ruttenberg and became incorporated in 1970. It is the oldest autism treatment center in the country and pioneered therapeutic approaches such as the use of music therapy, movement therapy and sensory integration. CFA joined PHMC as a subsidiary in February 2020.

Treatment plans are unique to each individual and focus on communication, interaction, change and transitions, behaviors and responses, social competencies and sensory processing. CFA engages families as full partners in the therapeutic process and provides them with the support, education, treatment, and resources needed to effectively advocate for the person with autism.

Read more about CFA here.