Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is partnering with Soar Autism Center to expand access to early autism care through new facilities within the hospital system’s footprint.
The partnership establishes the CHOP-Soar Autism Center network, according to a Jan. 13 news release. In early January, the first CHOP-Soar Autism Center opened in Newtown, Pa., and the organizations are planning similar locations.
Founded in Denver in 2021, Soar Autism Center operates 11 pediatric autism centers in Arizona and 15 in Colorado, according to its website. Serving children up to age 6, Soar’s model of care connects speech, occupational and behavioral therapy, the release said.
To address delays in care after autism diagnoses, each CHOP-Soar Autism Center will offer full- and half-day programs and have therapists directly collaborate with each child’s medical team.
In June 2025, CHOP announced a joint initiative with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine to create the Lurie Autism Institute, an autism research center.
