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Triad Autism Treatment Facility To Expand

An artist's rendering of the proposed ABC of NC building expansion. Courtesy Steele Group Architects

The Triad's only comprehensive provider of autism services is getting ready to expand. ABC of NC will soon break ground on a new 26,000-square foot Autism Clinic in Winston-Salem.

Officials say the expansion will enable the non-profit organization to better provide services and cut down on wait times for families needing a diagnosis for their children.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports the project is expected to cost $6.5 million. A capital campaign has so far raised over $4 million.

ABC of NC serves 350 children and their families, mostly from around the Triad.

The organization hopes to double that in their new facility. They also plan to nearly increase the staff from 50 employees to about 100.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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