MAIER’s Early Start Maine team, left to right: Bethan Jerome, Karen Pratt, Shannon Smith, Susane Boulette, Deborah Rooks-Ellis (MAIER Director) and Debra Rainey. The University of Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research is pleased to announce that the American Council for Rural Special Education (ACRES) 2018 Exemplary Program Award in the read more MAIER Early Start Maine Program Receives National Recognition