About
Achieving the Best Outcomes Possible
Eden Autism specializes in supporting autistic children and adults who have the most complex cognitive and behavioral challenges throughout the lifespan. Eden offers a 12-month school program for 3- to 21-year-olds, vocational training, and employment services for adolescents and adults, residential services for adults, and numerous other resources grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis. With 50 years of clinical experience and success in supporting individuals and their family members and training educators and other professionals, our work is nationally recognized and has been implemented in schools and other settings across the country.
Eden Autism Services is committed to promoting and encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs and services. We strive to ensure that our students and adult participants, members, staff, and volunteers are respected and valued for their contributions regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, abilities, disabilities, or any other factor. We advocate, educate, celebrate, and embrace an inclusive and safe environment where everyone can thrive and be their authentic selves.
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Eden is a state-approved, licensed provider of services in New Jersey. Our funding comes from a variety of sources, including NJ School Districts, the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, Medicaid, and individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
Our Mission
To improve the lives of people with autism:
One Individual at a Time
One Family at a Time
One Community at a Time
Our Story
Our story begins in 1975, when autism was a relatively unknown disorder with an incidence rate of just 1 in 10,000 individuals.
Frustrated by the limited services available in their school districts and determined to find an appropriate program for their children, a group of fourteen parents formed the Eden Institute in 1975. In a rented church basement in Princeton, NJ, the founding families and staff worked to ensure that individuals who attended Eden were provided with the highest quality services available.
Within a few years, Eden was ready to expand its programs to address the growing need for adult services and its commitment to lifespan services was born. 50 years later, Eden remains one of very few providers where families can rely on the organization to support their loved one from childhood through their senior years.
Autism is reported to affect 1 in 36 children (1 in 35 in New Jersey) and the number keeps growing.
