Timothy F. Nicholson

ChanceLight, Inc. provides behavior therapy and alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. It operates various service divisions: Early Autism Project, Ombudsman Educational Services, and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs. The firm?s Early Autism Project division provides home, clinic and school-based Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children and young adults aged 20 months to 21 years with autism spectrum and related disorders; Ombudsman Educational Services division provides alternative programs for dropout prevention and credit recovery; and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs division serves children and young adults aged five to 22 who have autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, emotional disturbances, behavioral challenges or other special needs. It also provides supplemental special education to public schools by operating nonpublic schools for students with special needs, as well as special education classrooms within public school buildings. The company was founded by Mark Claypool and Timothy F. Nicholson in 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.