The clinic provides screening to identify red flags that are common characteristics in individuals who demonstrate autism and or asperger, and determine if participation in the social group program is appropriate. The clinic is not licensed to diagnosis autism or asperger, but refers to a local clinical psychologist if an official diagnosis is needed.
The clinic no longer provides direct intervention programs for preschoolers, but will screen and provide resource support at no charge.
The Autism program includes direct small group social skills for children, some who are not talking, but can sit and are showing beginning sharing skills.
The Open Door Autism Clinic provides support for families facing Autism and provides home consulting support if needed, for those families whose children are participating in the social group program.
(revised 8/08)
The Social Skills program involves working with affected individuals with Asperger-HFA from elementray school through adult. The primary focus is on addressing social self advocacy, social communication skills, including interpersonal social skills. Their primary interfering core deficit involves the inability to discern another's point of view and of realizing that something said to the group, also is directed at them.
In addition organizational skills are often affected, and work toward time and task management will be addressed.
The Open Door Autism Clinic provides additonal support for Individuals with Asperger through home/school/work site consulting as needed, phone call consulting, and ongoing family support. Research has found that individuals with Asperger who have strong family support through out the stages of their lives, prove to be the most successful vocationally and interpersonally.
The Asperger Intervention Program (AIP) involves working on changes through a social thinking approach.
(revised 4/08)
(revised 4/08)
