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ABOUT A.S.A.P.
Judy Clark, mother of two young men with autism,
and Founder/Director of Autism Support and Programs, knows first hand the joys
and hardships of raising children who are affected by autism.
Both of Judy's boys are severely affected and she
quickly realized the critical need for early intervention and consistency for
those on the autism spectrum. In 1994 she set out on a mission that would
progress from providing summer school programs for students in Southeastern
North Carolina to the development of residential and day treatment services.
Judy's drive comes from a love of people with
autism and the desire to help them meet their maximum potential.
CURRENT SERVICES
- Home and Community Support
- is a service intended to meet the habilitation and support needs of
individuals living in their own home or family home. This service
provides instruction and assistance to enable the individual to acquire and
maintain skills that will allow him/her to function with greater
independence in the community.
- Personal Care -
includes support, supervision and engaging participation with eating,
bathing, dressing, personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
- Respite - is a service
that provides periodic relief for the family or primary caregiver as
detailed in the Person Centered Plan.
- Crisis Services - is a
more intensive level of intervention that provides close supervision to the
participant on an individual basis and assists during periods of time in
which the person is presenting episodes of unmanageable and/or inappropriate
behaviors that require specialized staff intervention. Crisis services
provide one additional staff support person for supervision for the CAP-MR/DD
waiver recipient, as needed during an acute crisis situation so that the
recipient can continue to participate in his/her daily routine and/or
residential setting without interruption.
- Day Supports - provides
assistance with acquisition, retention, or improvement in self-help,
socialization, and adaptive skills, which takes place in a non-residential
setting, separate from the home or facility in which the individual resides.
- Individualized Caregiver Training and
Education - provides training and counseling services for the individual
and families of individuals served through waiver.
Our highly trained staff work with individuals
in the home and community and can utilize ASAP's activity center "Sunrise", for
sensory activities, games, computer time and opportunities for social
interactions. Additionally, all ASAP participants have access to our farm
to interact with the animals and engage in other activities of interest as
indicated on their Person Centered Plan.
ASAP operates two group homes, Rainbow Farms
and Lotus, where young adults live in a quiet rural setting. All ASAP's
programs are located on a fifteen acre parcel of land in Pender County.
ASAP strives to ensure stability and a vast array of learning opportunities for
all residents.
Autism Support and Programs (ASAP)
uses specific techniques such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), sensory
integration, therapeutic recreation, and structured teaching for program
participants. We design individualized programming to meet the specific needs of
each participant, with a concentration on the development of progressive
functional communication systems, and functional behavioral analyses. ASAP
remains committed to exploring established, best practice methods in the
treatment of this condition.
MISSION STATEMENT
Autism Support and Programs' mission is to provide superior
instruction and environments to individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to assist participants in achieving optimal living
and learning opportunities.
VISION STATEMENT
Autism Support and Programs strives to
ensure a healing environment that best suits each individual participant and
involves family members and natural supports as extensively as possible.
VALUE STATEMENTS
- We recognize the unique qualities of
each person with autism and design programming to accentuate their positive
attributes
- We provide input in the development and
updates of the person-centered plans that include participant preferences
and choices.
- We acknowledge the importance of
families and rely on their input in program planning
- We advocate for people with ASD, and
for their inclusion in the community
- We are committed to helping people with
ASD achieve enviable lives
PRINCIPALS
Non-Discriminatory: ASAP accepts individuals on all levels
of the spectrum regardless of race, color, creed, religious affiliation or
gender.
Individualization:
Each participant has his/her own unique plan and activities based on preferences,
interests, skills and needs.
Behavioral Support:
Staff are trained to utilize individualized strategies that minimize
undesirable behaviors and increase desirable ones.
Collaboration:
ASAP works closely with professionals and family members to ensure a well
balanced team approach.
Positive Supports:
It is essential that people involved with ASAP are satisfied and fulfilled; this
holds true for participants, staff and family members alike.
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