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Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

University of Missouri

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Behavior Support Clinic

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The Behavior Support Clinic provides clinic-based behavioral and educational evaluation services designed to identify and prioritize instructional and intervention goals

Individual Needs Typically Addressed


  • Between the ages of 3 and 17
  • Diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other neurodevelopmental disorder
  • Behavioral and/or communication needs that limit access to natural environments.

Typical services provided

  • Environmental Support Services
    Assess and identify educational goals, provide guidelines and individual environmental support needs across settings.
  • Targeted Skills Assessment Services
    Evaluation and intervention guidelines which target behavioral, communicative and/or adaptive needs across environments.
  • Completion of adult service applications
    Assistance with the completion of adult service applications while also providing insight to the necessary processes and required information.
  • Intensive Behavior Services
    Assess and identify function of behavior, develop intervention plan and provide guidelines and training for continued behavior support.

Key Components of Behavior Support Clinic Services

  • Comprehensive interview prior to visit
  • Extensive initial evaluation and recommendations
  • Meeting to review full clinic evaluation
  • Standard 10 hours of clinic based follow-up sessions, including ongoing progress reports
  • Additional follow-up sessions may be arranged
  • Assessments may include and/or produce: functional analysis, structural analysis, current level educational and social-emotional abilities

For additional information please contact the Thompson Center at (573) 882-6081.

Published by Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri
300 Portland Street, Suite 110, Columbia, Mo. 65211 | Phone: 573-882-6081 | E-mail: thompsoncenter@missouri.edu

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Last updated: May 20, 2008