Program areas at Yampa Valley Autism Program
ABA Therapy: Applied Behavior Analysis ("ABA") is the Gold Standard of intensive life-changing behavioral therapy. The Organization has a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst on staff to provide ABA therapy and may be able to provide support funds and services to assist with the costs not covered by insurance companies based on need.
Special Activity Support: One-on-one support to provide the opportunity for our kids to participate in outside-of-school activities with their peers. These include after-school programs, school days off, winter sports clubs, tennis, 4-H, summer camps, and more.
Transition / Education: The Organization works with the local school districts to be the provider of transition education for 18- to 21-year-old qualifying students. The federally required public education includes vocational development and work insertion, health management, adult life skills, social needs, transportation skills, and community connections to prepare for adult life.
Community Cultivation: Work-ready, educational program using a platform of gardening, craft making, and marketing as the teaching tool to give students and young adults a skill set to be successful employees. Community Cultivation collaborates with Northwest Colorado BOCES and the local schools to provide Extended School Year programming for middle school, high school, and transition-aged students who qualify. Collaborations with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation include job shadowing, job coaching, and internships.
Family Support: The financial strain on families with an intensive need child can be overwhelming, and the Organization can provide emergency assistance based on need.
Respite Care: Respite care at the Yampa Valley Autism Center, or reimbursement to allow parents of intensive needs children a few important hours away from home for things as simple as grocery shopping and doctor's appointments.
Social Cognition: Individual and small group therapy to help children with ASD and related disabilities who struggle with social understanding to learn and retain life-long skills. This allows them to gain the ability to identify their own behavior deficits, address confusion in social situations, and helps them successfully function with family members at school and in the community; and participate with friends.