Eden Ii School For Autistic Childern Inc

TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECIALIZED COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, WITH THE GOAL OF ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIVING ACROSS THEIR LIFE SPANS.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED A SOLUTION FOR FAMILIES, WHO CAN NO LONGER MEET THE EXTREME SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF THEIR CHILD WITH AUTISM. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED A SAFE AND HAPPY HOME FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD. A SKILLED AND CARING TEAM SUPPORTED EACH RESIDENT IN DEVELOPING SELF-CARE, COMMUNICATION, SOCIALIZATION AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS. CLINICAL SUPPORTS WERE PROVIDED ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING SPEECH, PSYCHOLOGY AND MEDICAL/HEALTH RELATED FIELDS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 A TOTAL OF 40 ADULTS WITH ASD RESIDED IN OUR FIVE COMMUNITY RESIDENCES LOCATED ON STATEN ISLAND, AND 12 ADULTS WITH ASD RESIDED IN OUR TWO COMMUNITY RESIDENCES LOCATED ON LONG ISLAND.

ON LONG ISLAND, EDEN II'S OUTREACHAUTISM CENTER PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND TRANSITIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS. CONSULTATION SERVICES INCLUDED AUTISM/ABA CLASSROOM CONSULTATION, AUTISM PROGRAM EVALUATION, BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT CLINIC (BAC), FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT (FBA) AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANNING (BIP), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR SERVICES, SOCIAL SKILLS INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND GROUP SESSIONS, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND WEBINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO ASD WERE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, AT HOME SERVICES DECREASED BUT ENROLLMENT IN THE LI BEHAVIOR CLINIC GREW.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED INSTRUCTION BASED ON INTENSIVE BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO STUDENTS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). THESE PROGRAMS UTILIZED A VARIETY OF RESEARCH-BASED TEACHING, VIDEO MODELING AND OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED GOALS IN SUCH AREAS AS ACADEMICS, PLAY AND SOCIAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, SELF-HELP SKILLS, AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDED COMMUNITY OUTINGS, ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EDEN II PROVIDED PARENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN CLASS AND AT HOME, AS WELL AS DAY AND EVENING PARENTS WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM HAD A COMMUNITY - BASED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COMPONENT, WHEREBY MANY OF OUR ADOLESCENTS (WITH THE SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION OF THEIR TEACHERS) VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME BY PERFORMING JOB RELATED TASKS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. BEGINNING IN MARCH, A VAST MAJORITY OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS MIGRATED TO A REMOTE BASIS AS A RESUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 105 STUDENTS, AGES 8-21, PARTICIPATED IN FULL-DAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON STATEN ISLAND. EDEN II'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN STATEN ISLAND ALSO INCLUDED A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH SERVED 74 STUDENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER SUPPORT SERVICES (SETSS) WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR 74 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3-5 IN THEIR HOME OR IN A CENTER-BASED SETTING, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ITINERANT TEACHER (SEIT) SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDED SESSIONS FOR 50 CHILDREN 3-5 YEARS OF AGE. ON LONG ISLAND, EDEN II'S GENESIS SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 33 INDIVIDUALS, AGES 5-21, IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

ADULT DAY HABILITATION OFFERED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 21 ON STATEN ISLAND AND LONG ISLAND. ADULTS LEARNED SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL EVERYDAY LIVING, WITH A FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING. INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PREVOCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL SKILLS, PROMOTING ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, RECREATION/LEISURE SKILLS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM, HEALTH AND FITNESS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EDEN II PROVIDED THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SETTINGS AS WELL AS THE INSTRUCTION NEEDED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYABLE SKILLS. THE ADULT DAY HABILITATION PROGRAM SERVED 138 INDIVIDUALS ON STATEN ISLAND, AND THE GENESIS ADULT DAY HABILITATION PROGRAM SERVED 45 INDIVIDUALS ON LONG ISLAND. WITH THE PANDEMIC, ON SITE SERVICES AT OUR FACILITIES WAS RESTRICTED HOWEVER, SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS OF EDEN II'S AT THEIR RESIDENCE AND FOR THOSE LIVING AT HOME SERVICES WERE OFFERED THROUGH REMOTE MEANS.