Autism centre for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 51, No. 3, April 2009, Page 111 News

Monarch House Autism Centre (www.monarchhouse.ca) was created by CBI Health Group to be a centre of excellence offering a multidisciplinary, integrated team approach for programming and intervention for children with ASD and other developmental disabilities. Monarch House has occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, psychologists, and pediatricians all under one roof. The centre’s goal is to simplify the journey parents have to take from questions to interventions around ASD and other developmental disabilities.

Their intervention services include:
• Applied behavior analysis-based programs.
• Sensory integration.
• Communication-based interventions.

Monarch House is located at 3185 Willingdon Green, in Burnaby, and is now evaluating children for programming, intervention, and support needs. To learn more, schedule a meeting, or request a tour, call Alaric de Souza, director of operations, at 604 205-9204, or e-mail adesouza@cbi.ca.

. Autism centre for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. BCMJ, Vol. 51, No. 3, April, 2009, Page(s) 111 - News.


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