Southborough, MA – James P. McGovern, U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District, will visit and tour The New England Center for Children in Southborough, MA on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Before his election to Congress, McGovern spent fourteen years working as a senior aide for the late U.S. Representative John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston), former dean of the Massachusetts delegation and Chairman of the House Rules Committee.

The New England Center for Children (NECC) is a private, nonprofit school serving children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and Asperger’s Syndrome. Founded in 1975, NECC provides state-of-the-art education and individualized treatment in its preschool, day school and residential programs. NECC is an integral part of the local community, with 17 residential homes located in Westborough, Marlborough, Ashland, Framingham, Hopkinton and Shrewsbury.

Located 20 miles west of Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, NECC serves more than 200 students from 6 states and 2 foreign countries. The faculty of over 600 individuals from the Metrowest and Worcester county area includes master's and doctoral- level clinicians and teachers with expertise in the field of autism, Applied Behavior Analysis, speech pathology, and special education.

Internationally recognized for its scientific approach based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, NECC strives to be at the forefront of conducting and publishing research to further the understanding, treatment and early intervention of autism and related disabilities.

Staff and students at The New England Center are honored to have Congressman McGovern as their guest.

For more information on The New England Center for Children, visit www.necc.org or call (508) 481-1015.

For more information about James McGovern, please visit www.house.gov