Since its founding on August 11, 1975, The New England Center for Children (then the Efficacy Research Institute) has been a pioneer in autism treatment. While the increase in the number of students served through home-based, day, and residential programs, as well as partner classrooms in public school systems, consulting services, and the ACE® ABA
In the latest issue of our Research newsletter, NECC Director of Research Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, writes about new research on familial risk for autism and Director of Behavior Analytic Research Eileen Roscoe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, details NECC's work with increasing varied play behavior in children with autism. Additionally, we feature some of NECC
Six Mass. State Representatives Meet with Staff, Teachers, Students; Gain Insights and Understanding of Chapter 766 Schools; Explore Issues Facing Children with Autism Southborough, Mass. – Jan. 7, 2020 – The New England Center for Children® (NECC®), a global leader in education and research for children with autism, announced today a successful Legislators’ Day on
The fall issue of this publication for the Weston and Wellesley communities included a feature article on The New England Center for Children.
The Worcester Business Journal featured NECC's global expansion, including the opening of a new school for children with autism in Lebanon
The Infant Sibling Research Project at NECC was featured on WBZ-TV's Health Watch and includes interviews with Dr. Becky MacDonald and an NECC family participating in the early detection and intervention study of infants.
NECC’s Dr. Bill Ahearn, Director of Research, was a featured guest on ABA Inside Track’s podcast.
The magazine of the American Psychological Association wrote extensively on early detection and intervention of autism, and how both can help children grow out of their autism diagnosis. NECC is cited in the story.
The Telegram & Gazette, Central Massachusetts’s largest newspaper, explored the Infant Sibling Research Project in a recent story.
Family Physician, a publication of the American Medical Association Alliance, featured NECC’s Infant Sibling Research project in a recent story.
