Autism Center Changing Lives

To be able to enrich the ability of autistic adults to navigate life’s challenges and to have career opportunities available to this sector of the population means changing the course of research, offering life skills training, clinical needs, and education. A pioneering approach to supporting autistic adults is underway at Rutgers, and the hub for this program is in the newly constructed headquarters building for the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS) on the Douglass Campus.

The center, which first opened in 2017, is a first-of-its-kind project, and will now have a new building from which to operate. Its bold mission requires a bold person with the vision to implement it. That person is Christopher Manente, PhD, BCBA, Founding Executive Director of the RCAAS, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice at the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP).

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