Lighthouse Autism Center based in Mishawaka plans to open location in Cedar Fall, Iowa, in June.
The location will serve 21 families. It will be the seventh in Iowa.
“Expanding into Cedar Falls is a meaningful milestone for Lighthouse Autism Center, and we are honored to be in this community,” Regional Director Ali Mottet said in a press release.
Lighthouse offers Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, among other services, for its clients.
About 1 in 31 children aged 8 in the U.S. is diagnosed on the autism spectrum, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Parents of a child with autism founded Lighthouse in 2012 in Mishawaka. It now has locations in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and North Carolina.
