Autism Center – Service of Diagnosis and Early-Intensive Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Center
Piazza Igea, 1 (Ground floor)
97100 - Ragusa
From Monday to Friday
8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
and 2:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
0932 234373
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The Autism Center is a Service of Ragusa A.S.P. headed by the Advanced Operative Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry.

Activity

The Team of the Service takes charge of minors (between the ages of 1 and 6), and, after diagnosis formulation, it plans early-intensive treatments, which can be either conducted in the Autism Center or in public or affiliated facilities.

Early-intensive interventions involve six-month treatment cycles, in compliance with the Guidelines issued by the Italian National Institute of Health, with the active involvement of parents and caregivers.

The Center also ensures home-based interventions aimed at parent training and interventions in schools aimed at children’s school inclusion, in a perspective of global care of the minors.

Team

  • Child neuropsychiatrist;
  • Psychologist;
  • Professional educator;
  • Occupational therapist;
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders Therapist.

Access to the service

The access to the service, for diagnostic activities, is open. Prior appointment is required, also by telephone 0932 234373.
As for the habilitating care, minors access is subject to prior evaluation by the team of the Autism Center.

Day Center for Autism
Piazza Igea, 1 (Ground floor)
97100 - Ragusa
From Monday to Friday
10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
0932 290060

Activity

The Day Center for children of school-age, adolescents and young adults, has been activated on the 1st of April 2021. It is an affiliated management-facility of therapy and social rehabilitation, which is aimed at providing competences for the attainment of personal autonomies, for social interaction and for employment.

The Day Center for Autism, in compliance with the Council Decree of 11th June 2019, is structured for 20 patients divided into 2 modules: 10 children of school age that carry out afternoon activities for at least 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, and 10 adolescents or adults that carry out morning and afternoon activities up to a maximum of 8 hours a day for at least 5 days a week.

Access to the center

The access to the Day Center is subject to prior prescription by the specialists of the Autism Center.