The Stables Autism Program
Treatment Center, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Knoxville, TN 37909
Pasadena Villa Psychiatric Treatment Network has a 20-year history of effectively treating individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Autism Care & Support is an extension of that evidence-based treatment.
The Stables Autism Care & Support offers a tranquil environment that is ideal for reconnecting with nature and animals while experiencing healthy social engagement. We accept adult males (age 18 and older), who are living on the spectrum and have not achieved or sustained the level of social, academic, occupational, employment and family functioning desired.he serene mountain environment that surrounds Pasadena Villa is the perfect place for a peaceful road to recovery. Our retreat-like setting helps individuals on the autism spectrum to explore the vulnerabilities that interfere with self-awareness, acceptance, and growth, ultimately creating a unique opportunity to develop life strategies and the inner-strength necessary for sustained success. We provide evidence-based therapeutic activities and outdoor experiences that include Cades Cove, Wears Valley Ranch, Little Pigeon River, and the Smoky Mountain National Park that allows individuals to engage in hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing, and horseback riding.
Pasadena Villa Psychiatric Treatment Network has a 20-year history of effectively treating individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Autism Care & Support is an extension of that evidence-based treatment.
The Stables Autism Care & Support offers a tranquil environment that is ideal for reconnecting with nature and animals while experiencing healthy social engagement. We accept adult males (age 18 and older), who are living on the spectrum and have not achieved or sustained the level of social, academic, occupational, employment and family functioning desired.he serene mountain environment that surrounds Pasadena Villa is the perfect place for a peaceful road to recovery. Our retreat-like setting helps individuals on the autism spectrum to explore the vulnerabilities that interfere with self-awareness, acceptance, and growth, ultimately creating a unique opportunity to develop life strategies and the inner-strength necessary for sustained success. We provide evidence-based therapeutic activities and outdoor experiences that include Cades Cove, Wears Valley Ranch, Little Pigeon River, and the Smoky Mountain National Park that allows individuals to engage in hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing, and horseback riding.
Smoky Mountain Lodge
Treatment Center, MSW, LC
Verified Verified
Knoxville, TN 37902
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
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Time Wellness Chattanooga
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Located in downtown Chattanooga, TN, Time Wellness is a primary mental health center for adults. Our program, which includes day treatment levels of care, and intensive outpatient is designed to assist clients in their journey to understand and achieve through symptom management and the development of new life skills. Our program specializes in assisting adults ages 18 and older in working through symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, dual diagnosis, and trauma related challenges. Through our comprehensive approach including, CBT, DBT, and ACT, trauma focused approach our treatment team carry the expertise to fulfil an array of mental health problems.
Located in downtown Chattanooga, TN, Time Wellness is a primary mental health center for adults. Our program, which includes day treatment levels of care, and intensive outpatient is designed to assist clients in their journey to understand and achieve through symptom management and the development of new life skills. Our program specializes in assisting adults ages 18 and older in working through symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, dual diagnosis, and trauma related challenges. Through our comprehensive approach including, CBT, DBT, and ACT, trauma focused approach our treatment team carry the expertise to fulfil an array of mental health problems.
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Autism Treatment Centers
What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.