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The AVA Center provides therapy for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our goal is to identify children at the earliest signs of detection.

Pikeville Medical Center’s multi-disciplinary teams are equipped to offer families unrivaled expertise in understanding and meeting the needs of toddlers and children with autism and related challenges.

We strive to:


Many children with ASD or related disorders can benefit from behavior therapies that aim to reduce undesired behaviors, improve a child’s functioning and address co-occurring mental health disorders like depression and/or anxiety. AVA Center clinicians utilize several therapies matched to the child’s age, specific symptoms and degree of severity.

The AVA Center offers:

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Donovan Blackburn, PMC CEO, with granddaughter Ava
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