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St Gerard Center for Autism
St. Gerard Center for Autism provides a wide array of support, training, and consultations to families, caretakers, teachers, therapists, and others who are integral parts of the life of an individual with autism in Western North Carolina.
Save The Date! April 22nd, 2026
Join us at our 16th Annual First Words of Hope Luncheon on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026!
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What We Do
From Diagnosis to Adulthood
Intensive 1:1 ABA Therapy
Programs are based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with individualized goals for each student. Staff use a combination of discrete trial teaching, incidental teaching, and structured teaching.
Family Support
St. Gerard makes it a priority to provide a wide array of support, trainings, meetings, and consultations to the families, care takers, teachers, therapists, and others who are integral parts of the life of an individual with autism.
Prevocational
Training
Participants have the opportunity to work on prevocational, social and daily living skills. Areas of skill acquisition are interpersonal, independent living, community living, self care, and self determination.
Programs
Offering three distinct program & servicios en Espanol
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Why is SGCA the best place to work?
We offer a supportive environment, ongoing training, and generous benefits for staff to have the balance they deserve.