Comprehensive $5 million autistic center to open in Howard Beach
The Autism News | English
A Queens group plans to transform a Howard Beach Chinese restaurant into a $5 million comprehensive center for autistic children and adults.
The New York Families for Autistic Children facility is expected to be one of the largest of its kind in the borough, said President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Baumann.
Renovations on the building are slated to begin next week. The center is to open June 1.
“We can be a one-stop shopping for all the services and programs that a family might need,” Baumann said. The autistic community “really deserves a place where they can learn, develop and grow.”
The facility will offer services ranging from providing diagnoses and job-readiness training to hosting family support groups and sports activities, he said.
The group, currently based in Ozone Park, also teaches children skills such as making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, figuring
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