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Upcoming Events

We Are Hiring These Positions

– RBT/Instructional Assistant –
– Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) –
– Occupational Therapist (OT) –
– Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) –

(Full and part time positions available)

06

JULY, 2022

First Day of Center-Based Program

We are now enrolling participants for the 2022-2023 program year.
Start at 9:00 AM

3107 Meeting Street Road
North Charleston, SC 29405

25

JUNE, 2022

Cohost SPARK Research

9:00 AM to 3:00PM
Beautiful Gate Center, 3107 Meeting Street Road, North Charleston, SC 29405

Who can participate?

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) 
  • Asperger’s Disorder
  • Autism
  • Family members are invited to participate as well.

30

JUNE, 2022

Beautiful Gate Center Fiscal Year End

3107 Meeting Street Road
North Charleston, SC 29405

Why is Beautiful Gate Center™ needed?

1

4,000 children with Intellectual Disability are wait listed in South Carolina for services under the ID/RD waiver.

2

Children with cognitive delays respond favorably, leading to long-term quality of life, if they can access intervention programs and therapies early in life.

3

Intellectual disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder are life-long developmental disabilities that significantly impact social and communication skills and adaptive behavior.

4

A 2005 study indicates only 3% of adults with severe intellectual disability (ID) have a good outcome (53% poor, 43% fair) in terms of independent functioning, residential placement, employment and quality of life.

5

A 2006 study of the impact of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) on speech production shows 89% of participants (40% with ID, 31% with autism) experienced gains in speech production.

6

Hours of driving to appointments, continual in-home therapy sessions, and having to coordinate 4-5 different therapists negatively impacts the quality of life for the entire family of a child with developmental disabilities.

Stats from www.asha.org