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Get in Touch with Ascend Autism!
Get in Touch with Ascend Autism!
Get in Touch with Ascend Autism!
Ascend provides personalized pediatric therapy and autism services at our Hawthorne, NY center. Our team helps children build communication, social, learning, motor, and everyday life skills in a supportive environment designed around their individual needs.
Our Hawthorne center provides ABA therapy, autism evaluations, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy for children and families throughout Westchester County and surrounding communities.
Ascend Autism ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy
22 Saw Mill River Rd,
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Open Monday-Friday, 8AM to 6:30PM
Our Hawthorne center provides a welcoming, child-focused environment where children can learn, build skills, and grow. Families can access center-based therapy, autism evaluations, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy through Ascend at this location.
Individualized, play-based ABA therapy designed to help young children build communication, social, learning, independence, and everyday life skills.
Comprehensive autism evaluations designed to help families get answers and determine appropriate next steps for their child
Pediatric Speech Therapy designed to help children strengthen communication, language, articulation, and social communication skills.
Pediatric Occupational Therapy designed to support fine motor development, sensory needs, self-care skills, coordination, and greater independence.
Sharon is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA). As Clinical Director, Sharon provides supervision and leadership for all clinical personnel and oversight for all clinical operations at Ascend Autism.
She has over ten years of clinical experience in applied behavior analysis as a BCBA and Clinical Director in New York, Connecticut, and California, working with several ABA providers, including Achieve Beyond, Pacific Child and Family Associates, and Center for Learning and Autism Support Services, Inc.
Sharon received her BA in psychology from Stony Brook University. She completed graduate work in Counseling Psychology (MS) from Pace University. She attained her MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Bri is the Operations Manager at Ascend Autism’s Hawthorne center. She brings over 20 years of experience working directly with children of all ages. She is a dedicated administrator with a strong track record of fostering family and staff engagement through successful center-wide events and programming.
Bri holds a master’s degree in education from Northcentral University, where she focused her studies on behavioral science. Her educational background and hands-on experience support her work in creating a welcoming, organized environment for families and staff alike.
Outside of work, Bri enjoys dancing, gardening, and camping with her daughter and husband.
Ascend works with many major commercial insurance plans. Coverage and benefits vary by service and individual plan. Our team can help verify your benefits and answer questions about coverage for ABA therapy, autism evaluations, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy.
Our full-day ABA program is best suited for younger children aged 18 months to 5 years and focuses on developing skills in four main areas: behavior, communication, activities of daily living, and social skills. This is a 35-40-hour weekly program and is ideal for busy families who want to maximize progress and outcomes to prepare their child for attending school.
Our half-day ABA therapy program offers similar benefits to the full-day program in a less intensive format of 20-25 hours per week during either a Monday - Friday morning or afternoon session.
This is a center-based program for school-aged children to improve communication, independence, and develop social skills while putting these skills into practice with other children of similar age. The after-school program has limited availability. Please contact Ascend Autism today to inquire about our after-school program.
Offered in accordance with NY State’s EI program¹, Ascend Autism offers two-hour early intervention ABA therapy sessions, five days per week. These services fit families who are unable to access our ABA services through their insurance or for children who do not have a formal autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.
Our Hawthorne center offers center-based ABA therapy, autism evaluations, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Skills Groups, and New York Early Intervention programming. Availability and eligibility vary by service.
An autism diagnosis is required for ABA therapy through commercial insurance, but it is not required for services through New York Early Intervention, Speech Therapy or Occupational Therapy. Children can receive Speen or Occupational Therapy through Ascend Therapy Services without an autism diagnosis or enrollment in ABA.
No. Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy are available as standalone services at our Hawthorne location. Your child does not need to participate in Ascend’s ABA program to receive these services.
Age eligibility varies by service and program. Our Hawthorne center provides ABA programs for young children up to 5 years old, while Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy generally serve children ages 2-8. Our team can help determine which services may be appropriate for your child.
Ascend works with many major commercial insurance plans. Coverage varies by insurance plan and service, so our team can verify your benefits and help you understand potential coverage before services begin.
Contact our Hawthorne team and tell us a little about your child, the services you’re interested in, and your insurance coverage. We’ll help you understand availability and guide you through the appropriate next steps.
Contact Ascend online or by phone to get started with ABA therapy. Our team will collect information about your child, insurance coverage, and autism diagnosis (if you do not have, we can evaluate your child), and help guide you through the intake process.
Once insurance is confirmed, we’ll schedule an assessment with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). This evaluation will guide creating a personalized therapy plan tailored to your child’s needs. Following the assessment, the BCBA will arrange a consultation with you to review the plan and discuss any adjustments before sessions begin.
After the plan is approved, the BCBA submits a service request to determine session hours through your insurance provider, typically processed within two weeks. Once finalized, our team will reach out to set a start date and therapy sessions can commence!
Improve outcomes and enhance quality of life for every child and their family. We prepare kids and families for what’s next.
¹ Ascend Autism is an approved and contracted NY EIP provider and all EIP services are provided with no out-of-pocket costs to parents but your health insurance may be accessed. Ascend’s Toddler Developmental Group is a publicly funded program by NY state and the county, available to children under the age of three, who are believed to have a developmental disability. Services can only be provided after eligibility is determined by a state-approved evaluator and if eligible all services are identified in collaboration with parents and authorized by the municipality at which time the municipality will arrange for service providers based on the needs of the child and family. If interested in services, families should call (914) 813-5094.
