We specialize in assisting young children with Autism with professional therapy in a warm and loving daycare and preschool-like setting. At The Puzzle Place, we incorporate discrete trial teaching within the natural environment, so each skill is used where it is most meaningful. Our staff utilizes all the latest research based interventions for a quality package of effective therapy. We also have our own in-house speech therapists (SLP) and Occupational Therapists (OT) to supplement guide us in the areas of their specialty.

We focus on the Primary Developmental Areas:

• Fine and Gross Motor Skills
• Cognition, Language
• Adaptive Life Skills
• Social/Emotional Skills

Our After School Program is ideal for children with Autism who are attending school. The After School Program focuses on individualized ABA therapy to meet your child’s needs in areas such as language, social language, emotional regulation, and activities of daily living, among other important skills. The children integrate into the Social Skills Group for a chance to generalize and practice their new skills!

We Focus On:

• Social Language;
• Social Skills;
• Cognitive Skills;
• Emotional Regulation

Making friends involves an array of complex skills, from taking turns, to initiating interactions, considering others’perspectives, negotiating, problem-solving, repairing communication breakdowns, and being flexible. For many children, these skills can be incredibly challenging, often resulting in difficulty with making friends. Social groups are designed to help children develop and practice social skills in a supportive therapeutic setting. Many children lack the necessary skills to navigate peer relationships. Social group therapy directly teaches and practices any specific social skills a child may be struggling with.

     We focus on:

• Social and Emotional Skills
• Self-regulation
• Executive functioning skills
• Game playing/taking turns
• Winning and losing gracefully
• Following and giving directions from peers
• Communication skills appropriate language and behavior to us in a social setting

As part of our therapy process we like our students to interact with other children in order to monitor their progress in social skills. These sessions are open to both neuro-typical children as well as children with special needs.

     Mommy and Me Benefits for all:

• Helps Increase Mobility and Independence
• Enhances Social Awareness
• Provides Sensory Stimulation
• Increases Confidence
• Fosters Language Development
• Encourages a Healthy Lifestyle
• Increases Muscle Strength and Motor Development
• Improves Mood

Our Summer Camp Program is an opportunity for children who attend school to continue to gain new skills. The program is for children ages 5-9, and runs for the months of July and August. Children learn cognitive, communication, self-help skills, as well as the important social skills and emotional regulation skills that are imbedded in all activities.

     Activities include:

• Social Skills Group
• ABA Therapy
•  Sports activities
• Arts and crafts
• Field trips