The Day Program for Adults began in Woodbury in 1974 and 11 years later moved to a large and adequate campus at 101 New South Road in Hicksville, New York. The Center opened the States first group home for autistic adults in 1981. For 35 years, the Center has been on the cutting edge in trying new therapies to help people with developmental disabilities. There is still no cure for autism, but many program participants continue to improve in small ways. And some to take giant steps.
Hope springs eternal.
When the Center started in 1958, our children were alone. There were no protecting legislation affording them public education, no schools devoted to their needs, no organization to care for them. In fact there was nothing. 42 years later, that blank sheet has been filled in. And there is a well developed blueprint for the future.