1. “We believe individuals with developmental disabilities are people first and should not be divided by their diagnosis, nor should their treatment. Just as typical individuals learn in a variety of ways, individuals with autism should also have the opportunity to learn through a variety of treatment methods.” www.autismjourneys.net/services.php

2.  Assessment & Evaluation  IDP  Child & Adolescent Clinic  Teen & Adult Clinic  Social Skills Training  SLT Services  OT Services  Family Counseling & Support  Music Therapy  Canine Therapy  Advocacy  Community Education  Home-Therapist Training

3. Autism evaluations Autism evaluations include 1-3 hour meetings to determine family needs and are availiable for children, adolescents, teens and adults. Psychological and IQ Testing Psychological and IQ Testing ranges from 6 months old to adulthood for identifying ADHD, ADD, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, Learning Disabilities

4. INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENTAL PLANS…are created with input from each member of the team including; SLP, OT, Clinical Therapist, Psychologist and the Parents. WITHIN THE 2 ND MONTH JOURNEY AREAS MAY INCLUDE: Joint Attention Skills Communication & Social Skills Emotional Regulation & Behavior Learning & Academics Sensory Processing Self-Help & Safety Home & Community

5.  YOU –Individual – relationship based  FloorTime and PLAY  ME – Providers  Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)-Verbal Behavior Modification, Discrete Trial, etc.  Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based approach (DIR)™ also known as FloorTime www.floortime.orgwww.floortime.org  Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)™ www.pecs.comwww.pecs.com  Social Behavioral Thinking™ www.socialthinking.comwww.socialthinking.com  Social Stories™ & Comic Strip Conversations™ www.greycenter.orgwww.greycenter.org  Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication- related handicapped CHildren TEACCH™ www.TEACCH.comwww.TEACCH.com  WE – Provider / Individual – 2-3 activities  Just BE – Whatever break – Family

6.  Occupational Therapy  Sensory Integration  Behavioral Eating  Social Skills Training  Cognitive Behavioral Training  Social Thinking  Behavior Mapping  Counseling  Individual & Marriage  Sibling  Parent  Group – adult / teens  Home Therapist Training

7.  Community Education  Medical professionals, educators, church leaders – On and off site  Child & Teen Clinic  Child – 2-10 hours highly involved activities  Teen – social / life skills, emotional regulation  Music Therapy  Canine Therapy

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H51 fAAnNsU

9.  www.autismjourneys.net www.autismjourneys.net  www.google.com/#q=google+images www.google.com/#q=google+images  www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/autism www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/autism