NEWS: Easter Seals North Texas merges with DFW Center for Autism

This merger has been announced in the press today,

Fort Worth (TX) Business Press
Easter Seals North Texas merges with autism center
BY BETTY DILLARD
December 09, 2009

Some of the article highlighted below; see the full article for full text or the announcement at Easter Seals North Texas,

"The DFW Center for Autism  in Grapevine has merged with Easter Seals North Texas and adopted a new name, Easter Seals North Texas Center for Autism...there will be no disruption in treatment or care...

The Grapevine center was founded in 2003 and serves families and children with its Texas Star Academy full-inclusion preschool and through research, training and behavior programs. Easter Seals North Texas, a leading provider of services for people with autism, serves families in 34 North Texas counties overcoming challenges caused by disabilities.

'The center’s programs will remain fully intact and function just as we have in the past providing high-quality treatment and inclusive, intensive intervention using Applied Behavior Analysis,' ...
The center said it will continue to offer and expand its research and collaboration with the Department of Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas , support and training for public and private educational treatment entities and outreach services designed to support and educate families and children."

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