Kids with Autism Reach Highest Potential

Staci Stephen, Augusta Levy Learning Center

Kids born with autism, which experts estimate to be 1 in 59, need intervention to reach their fullest potential. Host Tate Blanchard talks with Staci Stephen, Director of Development at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Wheeling, who says that 84 percent of the kids with autism graduate from the center needing no further intervention. augustalevy.org

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Mar 20, 2020

Hosted by: Tate Blanchard
Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team
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