Information for Families
Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic Services:
- Interdisciplinary Team Evaluations: Team evaluations consist of professionals from the disciplines psychology, occupational therapy, and speech/language pathology. Evaluations that include professionals from pediatrics, psychiatry and nursing are also available. These evaluations provide diagnostic clarification and recommendations for treatment. Families seeking evaluations are typically in need of an initial diagnosis, second opinion, recommendations for an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), or follow-up treatment recommendations.
- Psychological Evaluations: Psychological evaluations are typically performed for purposes of diagnostic clarification, and may include intellectual and cognitive assessment, academic assessment, social/emotional assessment, functional assessment of behavior, and evaluation of adaptive behavior and self-care functioning.
- Speech/Language Evaluations: Speech/language assessments include evaluation of receptive and expressive language functioning, social language and oral-motor functioning.
- School Consultations: School Consultations are offered on-site to public or private school programs seeking support for their staff in working with students with challenging behaviors due to their behavioral or learning difficulties. Diagnostic clarification, standardized assessment, functional assessment of behavior, and the provision of comprehensive recommendations for the IEP process may all be part of the consultations.
- Treatment: Therapy may be provided by professionals in either psychology or speech/language pathology, and may involve individual speech therapy, individual psychotherapy, family therapy, supportive counseling, parent guidance, and behavioral therapies. An intensive and early, interdisciplinary intervention program for young children with autism spectrum disorders is available through the FASL Program. Cognitive-behavioral group treatment to reduce anxiety symptoms in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and their parents, are also offered.
To schedule any of the services above, please contact:
Bev Murdock, Intake Coordinator
Phone: 303-724-7643
Fax: 303-724-7661
Email: Bev.murdock@ucdenver.edu
