Autism
Ackerman Autism Center
The UNLV Medicine Ackerman Autism Center provides clients and patients with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, psychologists, and speech and behavioral therapists, for a comprehensive diagnosis, treatment plan, follow-up care and support services.
Ackerman Autism Center
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- Call Us: 702-998-9505
- Parking: Free parking is available in our parking lot. No street parking is available at this location.
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Julie Beasley, Ph.D.
Child Neuropsychologist
Prior to becoming the clinical director of The UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions, Dr. Julie F. Beasley was in private practice for 17 years, providing neuropsychological assessment and treatment for children from birth to 25 years of age.
Mario Gaspar De Alba, MD
Developmental Pediatrics, Autism
Dr. Mario J. Gaspar de Alba is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities for the UNLV Ackerman Autism Center and Neurodevelopment Solutions. He also assists the UNLV School of Medicine to achieve and maintain a diverse faculty and student body, which in turns creates a culture of inclusion among patients and throughout the entire school.
Jamie Johnson, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Jamie Johnson is a behavior analyst for children with autism spectrum disorder at the UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.
Board certified, she provides behavior assessments, treatment planning and individual and group training for parents, teachers and community partners. She also trains registered behavior technicians and board certified assistant behavior analysts. Her work with non-profit agency Grant-A-Gift Autism Foundation has led to social and vocation group treatment programs.
Dr. Mario Gaspar de Alba
Helping Children, Advancing Diversity
Social inequities have long been pointed to as reasons for the shorter life spans of minorities, including less access to healthy food, clean water, health insurance, and good medical care. That differential access, which can lead to chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure, makes having a baby more dangerous.
Child Neurologist Aids Children with Developmental Disorders
Busy physician and mother Rooman Ahad balances caring for other people’s children with raising her own young ones.
In many ways Rooman Ahad typifies a working mother with two young children. She gets the kids dressed for school, makes breakfast, packs their lunches (her husband helps when he can), and then drives her little ones to preschool and grade school before heading off to work.
UNLV Center Offers More Autism Therapy Options
The UNLV School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions provides several programs for people with autism, up to age 22. The Early Start Denver Model, the program being used to treat Hannah, is one of the newer ones.
UNLV Program Helping Kids With Autism
For families who have children with autism, finding help can be exhausting and often includes traveling all over the state from one specialist to another. Now there is a promising program diagnosing and treating kids earlier and all in one place at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Autism Center.