Young Mind Community Center (YMCC) is a nonprofit inclusive preschool and community center in Phoenix that integrates early childhood education with clinical services for autism and developmental evaluation. The center operates an Arizona-licensed preschool serving children ages 18 months through 5 years and offers developmental screenings, evaluations, and related therapeutic services.
Young Mind Community Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community center operating an inclusive, Arizona-licensed preschool. The preschool serves children ages 18 months through 5 years and enrolls children with and without autism. The organization provides educational, therapeutic, and community-based programs aimed at supporting child development and family needs.
The center combines clinical expertise in autism with early childhood education through a transdisciplinary model that involves educators, psychologists, behavior analysts, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy. Clinical offerings described on the site include diagnostic and developmental evaluations (autism, attention, language, behavior, and learning), and behavior-therapy approaches such as the Early Start Denver Model.
A multi-step evaluation process for attention-related concerns that emphasizes ruling out underlying physical causes and using multiple assessment methods.
Comprehensive diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder that can include parent/caregiver interview, developmental or cognitive testing, ADOS-2 and ADI-R, language assessment, adaptive behavior interview, rating scales, and naturalistic observation.
Assessments to identify patterns of behavior, regulation challenges, and related intervention needs.
An early-intervention model named on the site as part of the center's behavior-therapy offerings.
An inclusive, licensed preschool program serving children ages 18 months through 5 years that integrates early childhood education practices for children with and without autism.
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Assessments of speech, language, and communication to identify difficulties with production, understanding, or use of language and to guide intervention planning.
Direct assessments of cognitive functioning and academic achievement used to identify learning disorders and inform educational planning.
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