The New England Center For Children Receives Grant From Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks has awarded The New England Center for Children in Southborough, Massachusetts a grant to fund the implementation of the Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia (ACE). The ACE is a curriculum database tool that has been created at NECC specifically for educating children with autism. The ACE will provide a central location for all teaching protocols used at NECC. This will allow teachers and administrators easy access to standardized programs, which can be individualized to meet the specific needs of their students. The ultimate goal of this project is to post the ACE on the Internet to share with educators around the world.

A U.S. Department of Education National Award Winner, The New England Center for Children (NECC) is a residential and day school serving individuals diagnosed with autism and related disabilities. NECC is a non-profit, publicly funded school serving 230 students who come to us from throughout the United States and several foreign countries. Since its founding in 1975, The New England Center for Children has emerged as an international leader on three closely-related fronts: the effective education of children with autism, applied educational research, and teacher training.

Autism Speaks is committed to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society, and to giving hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. Founded by Bob and Suzanne Wright, the group seeks to raise funds to facilitate effective treatment and research on autism. It is dedicated to uncovering the biology of autism and developing effective biomedical treatments through research funding as well as to supporting educational programs for people with autism.

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

For more information about Autism Speaks, visit www.autismspeaks.org.