Minnesota Autism Center

The Autism Opportunities Foundation dba Minnesota Autism Center (MAC) provides therapeutic support for children, adolescents, and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). MAC is staffed by highly trained professionals with a variety of behavioral health certifications and licensures. Our services utilize several therapeutic modalities, including applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy. Mac's services are center-based and in-home, and include speech and occupational therapy, assessment and diagnostic services, and individual and family therapy. Mac provides services to clients age 18 months to 21 years old throughout the state of Minnesota. Programming is tailored to accommodate client and family specific needs and goals.Early Intervention Program - MAC provides early intervention programs primarily for preschool aged children in a center-based setting. Early intervention programs are intensive, often consisting of over 40 hours of therapy per week.School Age Program - The MAC's school age programs serve children that are of school age, with the goal of the program to help the child acquire functional skills in the areas of communication, socialization and daily living; the program focuses on reducing challenging behaviors which may interfere with the child's functioning in home, community and school settings.MAC School Readiness Program - The MAC school readiness program strives to aide children on the autism spectrum who possess a wide range of abilities. The goals of the MAC school readiness program is to foster therapeutic success, independence, self-awareness, social consciousness and behavioral management skills to help prepare children to transition to a less intrusive environment. The MAC school readiness program is a year-round program providing intensive, individualized therapy in a rich and fulfilling school-like setting. Over the past year, the MAC provided the following: assessments and diagnosis.The team of MAC's mental health professionals conduct intake and annual assessments on-site at the assessment center. Furthermore, family feedback sessions are an essential component to the assessment process.