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A detail is shown on the wall of a room at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
A viewing room for training is shown at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
A hallway is shown as setup goes on at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
Books sit on a table in room at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct.
One of the most visible components of the budding UNLV Medical School will make its debut Thursday as officials open the doors on a new downtown center that will provide a comprehensive suite of diagnostic services and treatment for children and young adults with autism.
The UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions will provide autistic children and adults up to age 22 with a facility that will address their needs, no matter where they are on the autism spectrum, said Barbara Atkinson, founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine.
“What children need is to have the earliest possible diagnosis, so this is going to be a spot for full service from the first diagnosis through treatment,” she said.
The center, a partnership between the school and the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, also will provide support services for the parents and siblings of those individuals.
“We’re making this a medical home for the family of the child with autism,” Atkinson said.
The clinic at 630 S.
