HISTORY OF THE S. CAROLINA EARLY AUTISM PROJECT
Since 1998, the South Carolina Early Autism Project, Inc. (EAP, Inc.) located in Sumter, SC, has been providing families and school districts throughout the United States with effective methods of treatment for children of all ages with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our treatment and instructional recommendations are guided by the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) along with the principles of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior. EAP, Inc. clinicians possess extensive training and experience in the area of Applied Behavior Analysis using Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Our clinicians are Board Certified Associate Behavior Analysts and are currently completing their mentorships and coursework to become fully board certified. EAP, Inc. believes that on-going training is imperative and our staff receives monthly in-service training from various professionals in the field. Our commitment at EAP, Inc. is to identify and implement the most effective course of treatment for each child entrusted to ensure that each child reaches their full potential.



The mission of the South Carolina Early Autism Project, Inc. is threefold: to provide appropriate and effective ABA home and school programming that will enable each child in our care to reach his or her potential; to foster the close collaboration of parents and professionals who support the child; and to equip each child’s home or school team with the ABA training and supervision that will ensure high-quality and consistent teaching, error correction procedures and behavioral intervention.