Educational Partnership for Instructing Children, also known as EPIC, is a nonprofit school that provides educational services for individuals with autism and pervasive developmental disorder. The institution provides a full-day, 10-month program for students between the ages of 3 and 21. It also offers a six-week extended school year program. Educational Partnership for Instructing Children s individualized skill acquisition programs specializes in language, communication, prevocational and play skills. The institution provides individualized and small-group instructions that utilize the principles of applied behavior analysis. Its consultation services provide parents with strategies to teach important home and community-based skills. Educational Partnership for Instructing Children is located in Paramus, N.J.