Siskin Children’s Institute is a leader in serving children with special needs, their families and the professionals who touch their lives. The Institute serves children with disabilities – including autism, developmental delays and Down syndrome – and typically developing children through our Siskin Early Learning Centers, unique educational environments where children of all abilities learn side by side. The Institute’s Consulting, Training and Outreach Center serves families, educators and healthcare professionals through a 5,000-item resource library, community outreach programs, workshops and conferences, family support and consultation services. In addition, the Institute conducts research focused on cutting-edge special education techniques through its Chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2009, the Institute plans to open the area’s first behavioral and developmental pediatric clinic as well as a research center staffed with several doctorate-level researchers focused on early childhood education.
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