GREER, S.C. —

A South Carolina care facility for children with autism closed suddenly last week, leaving families without childcare and employees without jobs or paychecks just before Christmas.

"They gave me a 30 minute notice that we're going to be closing indefinitely, and your son needs to be picked up at 12," said Kendra Young as she held her son.

Morgan Eigemann, a senior registered behavioral technician shared, "Effective immediately. No PTO was going to be paid out."

Quality Autism Care, which used Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to help children with autism adapt to the world around them, left staff without their last paycheck. Employees said the owner told them they would hopefully receive it in a couple of weeks.

Avonlea DeGraaf, a registered behavioral technician said du

See Full Page