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(2008-08-25)
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A child care center, specializing in serving autistic and other developmentally delayed children will launch this fall in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Autism Center is a pilot project, it will open next week in the existing Child Development Center. Western Michigan University Psychology Professor Dick Mallot, a well-known expert on autism, says he initially conceived of the center to supplement the teaching autistic children receive in schools:
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Mallot says starting as a pilot project will help gauge demand for a child care center to serve autistic children. He says it will also allow time for developing procedures and making sure that enough students are signed up to work at the center for class credit and experience.
Click the icon to hear Mallot speak with WMUK's Gordon Evans.
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