Check out this recent testimonial below! Dr. Marcy Willard just helped this family monitor their daughter’s progress using our CLEAR Child assessment tool, CADE. With CADE, a parent can assess progress from the time of their initial evaluation as they progress through...
Short Tips for Using CADE: Talking with Your Child Today’s short tip is all about talking with your child about their current strengths and their areas for growth. Within CADE, you can work with your child’s team to develop a profile across 11 domains of skills. This...
In most cases, it can be very helpful to share the results of your child’s evaluation with the school. Schools are bound by FERPA and required to allow only those working directly with your child to have access to this data. Knowing that your child has a true...
You don’t have to be an expert to be an advocate. Sometimes, you, as a caring citizen, may see a person with autism, who is very upset, and you may want to help. Although there is no way to know exactly the situation you might be experiencing, we wanted to provide...
Hi there, The post we were going to share today was going to be about our recent blogs, but it just seems disingenuous to do business as usual right now. So much is going on these days. And so... We’re taking time to pause. We’re taking time to listen. We’re taking...
Imagine you waited months, maybe longer, to get an evaluation for your child. You suspected autism, or perhaps you did not. Either way you are handed a thick report with many numbers and standard scores and a diagnosis that was not what you expected. Your child does...
NOW WHAT!? This ‘now what’ question is one that is often missed by the clinical folks out there in ‘therapy land.’ We do encourage families to pursue an evaluation when they have concerns. We generally say that any fears of getting a ‘label’ will be assuaged by the...
Families, it's so important to find your thing. Check out this message from our CEO, Dr. Marcy Willard... I was listening to this tune (lyrics below) in my yard last weekend. I was really struck by how emotional I got as I sat there. I kept tearing up, and I felt the...
Dr. Willard and Dr. Kroncke talk about doing telehealth assessments in times of COVID-19. Hear how families experience virtual evaluations. What are the pros and cons? How does it work?
Summer. It’s often defined by travel, vacations, family reunions, trips to the lake, beach, mountains for outdoor activity. Trips abroad and weddings, cross country drives, camping. Children go to day camp, sleep away camp. They play sports, do art, learn skills like...
To say these are interesting times is about the biggest understatement I can imagine! I have noticed particularly how hard these times are for those of you who care for the kiddos as “the mamas,” and this is a shout out to you. I wanted to share this article that gave...
Much of our content focuses on the mothers of kids with autism or developmental concerns. The reason we tend to do that is that the vast majority of our clients are mothers. However, it is high time to acknowledge you, amazing dads. I hark back to many of the dads I...