Warren Center Programs

Speech Language Pathology
The Warren Center offers professional diagnostic evaluations to clients of all ages for identification and treatment of communication disorders in both individual and group settings.

Audiology
All audiological services at the Warren Center are performed by a licensed, certified audiologist. The Warren Center audiology department offers a full range of services including complete hearing aid services, fitting and repair; audiological hearing evaluations; central processing disorder assessment and cochlear implant programming.

Pragmatic Skills Group
The Pragmatic Skills Group is designed to teach social skills to those with Asperger’s, increasing their social and educational success. This group works with middle and high school-aged children who have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

People with Asperger's have trouble with nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye contact, facial expression, body postures and gestures. They have a difficulty or inability to develop peer relationships appropriate to their developmental level and lack emotional or social reciprocity. Due to these symptoms, youth with Asperger's tend to be socially withdrawn and ostracized by their peers, which can lead to greater rates of depression and suicide among the population.

The most important outcome of educational curriculum for those with Asperger's is enhanced communication and social competence. The social pragmatic group does not attempt to stifle individualism or uniqueness, but is intended to prepare those young people with Asperger's to cope with social and interpersonal expectations, which will enhance their ability to form friendships.

Special Programs
The Warren Center initiates, from time to time, special programs based on community need and staffing availability.

These programs might include various support groups, augmentative communication training, voice therapy, speech reading and hearing aid use training. Current programs include Maine's only auditory/oral speech education program, Voice to Be Heard.

If you are aware of a special need in your community, please contact the Warren Center to see if an ongoing or future program might be of assistance. You may E-mail us with any suggestions at info@warrencenter.org.