Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), Charlottesville, VA, and St. Vincent’s Home (SVH Services), Roanoke, VA, announced recently that the two organizations have merged. The result is an expanded Virginia Institute of Autism, forming one of the largest nonprofit...
Ashley Stonemetz-Walding is the director of compliance at VIA, but that’s just the most recent hat she’s put on in her 15 years with the organization. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the University of Akron, Ashley began her career as an...
Thank you to Ben’s mom, Gina, for sharing this story. Last year, VIA turned 25 years old and so did my son Benjamin. They sort of grew up together. Although I did not know that VIA existed until my son Ben, at age 2, was diagnosed with autism. Our Ben and VIA were...
The similarities are striking. Both St. Vincent’s Home (SVH) and the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA) were founded within a few years of one another by parents whose children with autism faced challenges that were too great to be met in public school settings....
Caroline–and her mom Ashley–needed help. At 16 months, Caroline had lost the few words she’d gained, was eating only liquids, became upset when people laughed, and couldn’t tolerate crowds, visit the grocery store, or sleep for more than an hour or two at...
Daniel has accomplished a lot these past months. He’s started a new job where he regularly engages in problem solving, makes decisions, and manages inventory and equipment. What’s equally as important is that, since joining the housekeeping staff at a...
When Lauren Haskins was randomly assigned to an internship at VIA in 2006, she had no idea how her life’s path was about to change. She’d been thinking about a few different career options with an eye on eventually becoming a physical therapist. Once she...
When people think of VIA, many think of our Day Schools. It’s true, we offer year-round Day Schools serving learners ages six to 22 on two campuses in Charlottesville, VA. What a lot of people don’t know is that we also provide outpatient services, including Intensive...
The 2022 VIA golf tournament was held at The Club at Glenmore on Wednesday, June 29. Over 100 golfers gathered to play 18 holes in support of VIA programs and services. This year’s tournament was sponsored by Atlantic Constructors, BR+A, CTSI, Faulconer...
Special thanks to Penny’s mother, Tammy Gouldsmith, for sharing this story. Our daughter Penelope is one of the estimated 25-40% of autistic children who are considered minimally verbal, or nonspeaking. We turned to VIA’s Outpatient Behavioral Services when we...
