Eden's philosophy of lifespan services is based upon the premise that the majority of individuals with autism require services throughout their lifetime. Eden's primary program areas include:

• Educational Services: The Eden Institute provides year-round educational services for children and adolescents with autism. Teaching techniques are based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and each student's curriculum is tailored to his or her specific needs and abilities. The educational program is broken down into four parts:
• Early Childhood Programs focus on basic self-care and learning readiness skills, as well as language development and pre-academics, with the ultimate goal of preparing the child for all later learning.
• Middle Childhood Programs continue pre-academics and language development training while expanding children's learning into pre-vocational skills and beginning independent living skills.
• Transition Programs, available after the completion of Middle Childhood, consist of independent work supplemented by small group instruction in academic, language, prevocational skills, and social interaction.
• Prevocational and Vocational Preparation Programs provide learning experiences ranging from basic communication, daily living and work preparation skills, to functional academics, clerical skills, and community-based work/study programs.



• Eden A.C.R.E.s: Eden A.C.R.E.s (A Community Residence Experience) offers year-round community-based residential services to adults with autism. Eden A.C.R.E.s staffing is based on a 2:1 participant/staff ratio and is designed to provide effective 24-hour supervision. The program features a community involvement component that guides participants in utilizing the services and resources available to them as local citizens and, at the same time, allows them to take part in activities that give back to the community.

• Eden W.E.R.C.s: Eden W.E.R.C.s (Work Education and Resource Centers) provides employment services for adults with autism. Employment opportunities range from secure, center-based work (such as collating or assembling mailings), to supported employment (jobs in the community, supervised by an Eden W.E.R.C.s job coach, that require repetition, attention to detail, and adherence to routine), to competitive jobs (frequently awarded when a participant in a supported job demonstrates the ability to work independently).

• Family Services: Eden offers a Parent and Family Support Program designed to educate and assist families through parent training, home visits, and support groups. Trained Eden staff are assigned to families as consultants, meeting monthly or as needed in the home to establish effective routines and work on specific, mutually agreed-upon goals. The Respite Program, intended as a "break" for families, sends a trained Eden therapist into the home for a specified number of hours each month to give parents time to attend to personal business. An Emergency Family Support Program is similar to Respite, but provided on a short-term, immediate need basis when parents face a family emergency.

• Outreach and Support Services: With the goal of providing guidance on "best practices" for autism service delivery, Eden acts as a consultant to public and private schools, state and private agencies, and individual families. Training workshops are offered for professionals, paraprofessionals and parents interested in learning Applied Behavior Analysis and social learning theory techniques. In addition, the Eden Press publishes a comprehensive collection of resources to assist schools, agencies and parents seeking to provide effective services to individuals with autism. Eden also offers comprehensive diagnostic and evaluative services to accurately identify children and adults with autism and, subsequently, to serve them effectively.

• Infant and Toddler Program (Wawa House Services): Wawa House Services offer early intervention programming in specialized autism services and provides supplemental clinic therapy to children age 3 and over who need additional help with speech and language development, behavior issues or sensory integration.

• Eden is interested in conducting follow up studies based on past CBLI research. CBLI students have found that there was no significant correlation between the number of hours of early intervention therapy and enhanced performance. Eden would like students to investigate further into this finding. They would like to asses if there is a threshold of hours that correlates to enhanced performance. They are also interested in assessing if these performance effects might manifest themselves at some later point in time.

• Past CBLI students found a significant correlation between the number of parental visits and a child’s progress. Eden would like more research into discerning what it is about parental visits that improves performance. Students could design a survey or questionnaire for parents that addressed these issues.
  

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