Autism center provides intense therapy to transform childrens’ behavior

Business news story for The Commercial Appeal

April 9, 2010

Tracy Palm, executive director of Transformations Autism Treatment Center, simply wants the parents of children with autism spectrum disorders to have hope.

“I get so many families that come into my office who have completely lost their hope that their child will ever be able to do anything, even speak,” she said.

“What I want them to know and understand is that these kids make progress … they just need the right therapy to be happening in their life at that time.”

Palm, a board-certified behavior analyst, began Transformations in 2007 and moved into a new facility on the edge of Bartlett in Memphis last January. The center, at 2535 Whitten Road, is just off Interstate 40 and is accessible to clients who come from as far away as Forrest City, Ark. The one-story, brick building is 2,500 square feet sectioned into rooms for group activities such as music and art, as well as private rooms where counselors can work with clients one on one … (read more)