Blue Lakes Autism Services provides a robust and meaningful service delivery model tailored to each individual child with autism

  • Natural environment teaching play based therapy incidental teaching

    Natural Environment Teaching

    NET is a child-directed teaching method which focuses on teaching important pivotal skills in a setting that is fun and inviting such as play.

  • aba thearpy autism Applied Behavior Analysis

    Applied Behavior Analysis

    ABA works to improve social, communication, independent living, and learning skills through positive reinforcement. ABA increases socially important skills that are meaningful to the family and their community.

  • SLP speech and language therapy autism communication

    Speech and Language Pathology

    SLP addresses challenges with language and communication. These services help to promote spoken language, nonverbal skills such as signs or gestures, or learning to communicate using an alternative method.

  • ACT acceptance and commitment therapy neurodiversity

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    ACT is an action-oriented approach that stems from traditional behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in which clients learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and begin to accept that these deep feelings are appropriate and should not prevent them from moving forward.

  • Occupational therapy autism

    Occupational Therapy

    OT helps children gain independence in everyday activities through strengthening the development of motor skills, visual motor and perceptual skills, sensory processing, and self-care skills. These services are individualized for each child’s unique profile and goals are tailored to the specific needs of that child and their family.

  • PRT pivotal response training ABA autism center

    Pivotal Response Therapy

    PRT is a student-directed method focusing specifically on improving core skills such as motivation, introduction into social structures, self regulation, and other critical development areas. PRT is much like natural environment teaching; however, offers more structure.

  • Building Relationships

    Our social skills program uses evidence-based practices to significantly improve social skills and social interactions to eligible learners diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

  • Everyday Life

    We provide an enhanced level of consistency, individualized to the learner, through systematic instruction targeted skills include toileting, handwashing, arrival/departure, toothbrushing, folding laundry, in addition to any other self-help skills parents deem necessary.

  • Play

    Our learning structure integrates fun activities throughout the day to naturalistically teach and foster independent peer-peer play interactions and increased attention and engagement to instructor led activities. We provide opportunities for sports, music, dancing, exercise, and so much more. Learners work on creatively expressing themselves, which can help improve cognitive, emotional, social and physical well-being.

  • Family Coaching

    Meetings with parents are frequently planned to provide updates and discuss the goals that are currently being worked on. Shared knowledge of what is effective in various settings is critical to the ongoing and long-term success of the learner. To guarantee the best results, our team works in conjunction with the families to select goals and provide the necessary tools, trainings, and resources to see them reach their fullest potential.

  • Classroom Readiness

    We pride ourselves on emphasizing the importance of this critical transition by preparing learners using a step-down approach from individual to group-based instruction. This program focuses on generalization and maintenance of previously learned skills by incorporating more opportunities for independent seat work, following directions, and following rules.