Mission
The Center's mission is to build a partnership by expanding state-of-the-art diagnostic programs in the School of Medicine's Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, expanding treatment through Systematic Treatment of Autism & Related Disorders (STAR), training services provided by the College of Education and Human Development's Kentucky Autism Training Center and developing a supported research agenda. This mission will lead to creation of a premier autism program of treatment, evaluation, intervention, training and research that will serve residents of Kentucky and surrounding states, offering children, parents and primary care providers with a single source of treatment, referral and information.
Next Steps
Efforts are under way to find a single location to house all the services and to recruit a nationally-known director. Until space is found, clinical services will be provided by UofL physicians and experts at Kosair Children’s Hospital, the Bingham Clinic and the STAR program at UofL’s Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center. Training services will be offered at UofL’s Kentucky Autism Training Center and at sites around the state.
