{"id":228,"date":"2012-02-26T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T16:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2022-01-20T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:59:01","slug":"our-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/about\/our-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PIerCenter-2021-BROCHURE-FINAL.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of 2021 Pier Center Brochure..\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PIerCenter-2021-BROCHURE-FINAL.pdf\">2021 Pier Center Brochure<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PIerCenter-2021-BROCHURE-FINAL.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Puzzle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1158\" src=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Puzzle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"puzzle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The Pier Center for Autism was founded out of a desire to deliver compassionate services for individuals with autism in Siouxland.\u00a0 The Pier Center for Autism delivers a comprehensive approach with the focus on the individual, caregivers, siblings and the community.\u00a0 It provides a network of support for the individual with autism while connecting the spans of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>Our Mission<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1157\" src=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hands-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hands\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Our mission is to deliver services using a compassionate and comprehensive approach to help increase positive outcomes for individuals and families living with autism.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Guiding Principles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Services should not stop when the child reaches a certain age.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Individuals with autism deserve to be treated with compassion and respect.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Individuals with autism will thrive when provided proper support.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Self-advocacy should be included in programs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Successful programing must include the support system of the individual.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Services need to be applied consistently to see the greatest results.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Individuals with autism are capable of showing affection and love.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Individuals with autism have unique skills and challenges specific to the individual.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Families should have a safe welcoming environment to discuss their fears, hopes, and dreams.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Services should be delivered in the best location to ensure the best possible outcomes. Locations will extend beyond the Center to the individual\u2019s home, community and educational environments.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Proper evaluations are the cornerstone of successful programs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Data and evaluations should be used to form service recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Vision The Pier Center for Autism was founded out of a desire to deliver compassionate services for individuals with autism in Siouxland.\u00a0 The Pier Center for Autism delivers a comprehensive approach with the focus on the individual, caregivers, siblings and the community.\u00a0 It provides a network of support for the individual with autism while &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/about\/our-thoughts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1919,"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions\/1919"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piercenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}