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Benhaven was founded in 1967 by Amy Lettick, a teacher and mother of an autistic child.
Originally a day school, Benhaven was conceived to serve children whose handicaps were preventing them from receiving an appropriate education in existing public and private schools.
As community needs emerged over the next ten years, Benhaven also evolved to provide the services that they needed.
Residential services, vocational training, and adult day programs were added over this period.
In the course of working intensively with a small group of individuals, Benhaven developed a unique and specific expertise in working with autism.
Benhaven also developed a heightened awareness for some of the issues that were impacting services for this population in the community at large.
Benhaven's mission is to enable people with autism and pervasive developmental disorders to participate in community life, exercise productive control over their own lives, have meaningful relationships and associations, be gainfully employed, and experience happiness and personal satisfaction.
Benhaven's mission is to enable people with autism and pervasive developmental disorders to participate in community life, exercise productive control over their own lives, have meaningful relationships and associations, be gainfully employed, and experience happiness and personal satisfaction.
Benhaven was founded in 1967 by Amy Lettick, a teacher and
mother of an autistic child. Originally a day school, Benhaven was
conceived to serve children whose handicaps were preventing them
from receiving an appropriate education in existing public and
private schools. As community needs emerged over the next ten
years, Benhaven also evolved to provide the services that they
needed. Residential services, vocational training, and adult day
programs were added over this period. In the course of working
intensively with a small group of individuals, Benhaven developed a
unique and specific expertise in working with autism. Benhaven also
developed a heightened awareness for some of the issues that were
impacting services for this population in the community at large.
Benhaven's mission is to enable people with autism and pervasive
developmental disorders to participate in community life, exercise
productive control over their own lives, have meaningful
relationships and associations, be gainfully employed, and
experience happiness and personal satisfaction. Benhaven's mission
is to enable people with autism and pervasive developmental
disorders to participate in community life, exercise productive
control over their own lives, have meaningful relationships and
associations, be gainfully employed, and experience happiness and
personal satisfaction.
Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
Amy Lettick, Founder
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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1 killed in Harnett County crash (2019)
The wreck happened on Benhaven School Road near NC-87 around 5:45 a.m. The cause of the crash has not been determined. Only ...
