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What is Speak from the Heart?
Speak from the Heart is a fundraising campaign to benefit the Appalachian Valley Autism (AVA) Center. Funds raised for the AVA Center ensure more children with autism spectrum disorder receive the care they need, close to home. With your contribution, you can speak from the heart for those whose voices often go unheard.
About the AVA Center
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:
- provide the best integrated care for children
- support the best possible quality of life for children with ASD and their families
- help children with ASD reach their full potential
- coordinate and provide autism-friendly clinical care and training
- provide assessments and recommendations for appropriate treatments
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:
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy
- Speech therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Feeding therapy
Together, We Rise. Together, We Speak from the Heart
Donovan Blackburn, PMC CEO, with granddaughter Ava
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