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Welcome…. Mission…. Enhance quality of life for children and families across ALL diverse communities Provide SUPERIOR services to Autism Spectrum & Developmental Disability community to accelerate access to materials and desired lifestyles - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Welcome…

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Mission…• Enhance quality of life for children and families across ALL diverse

communities• Provide SUPERIOR services to Autism Spectrum & Developmental

Disability community to accelerate access to materials and desired lifestyles

• Embrace families as TRUE partners to inspire sustained positive changes• Model “Positive Expectations! Positive Actions! Positive Solutions!” to

impact social change across future generations• Provide COORDINATED & COMBINED services across disciplines for

Education/Community Outreach/Clinical Therapy programs

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Background…

1. Vision for LADDER started and supported by INTERDISCIPLINARY team of LaSalle volunteer staff across university

2. Program supports the LaSalle philosophy of service to enhance our community of learners

3. LaSalle students are enriched with internships and active involvement for life long learning

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* Workshop Series

• Workshops conducted monthly • Family Directory Binders & Resources shared• Topics of FAMILY choices• Raffles/Gifts/Lunches are shared• Child Care is provided

* Individual Family Therapy & Marriage and Couples TherapyConfidential and Scheduled

* Direct therapeutic services to children— LaSalle Enrichment Activity Program (LEAP)

Evening program for scholastic enrichment and respite care• Socialization skills & opportunities• Inter-school connections• Transition from school to community organizations, post-school settings & businesses

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Programs…* Speech & Language Services to children

* Music & Art Therapy—KARDON Institute for Arts partnership

* LaSalle Technology Access Program (L-TAP) Technology accessibility & training for families to provide laptops in homes

* Social Work Services for families

* Web-site Information

* Directory of Services

* Networking for families

…& MORE to COME…

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Celebrating Successes…

Parent/Family MagazineAutism WalkAutism ConferencesFamily Game NightsLaSalle Television ProgramFamily Solutions-1 to 1 MeetingsLADDER Web-site

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Possible & Future Support…

• Expand current programs—MORE days, evenings, weekends, larger audience across communities

• Respite Care expansion • Wrap-Around Services in the home/Social Work• Religious Studies & Houses of Worship• Newsletters/Lending Library• Transition programs from school to work businesses• Student recruitment to address educational diversity• Summer Programs/Sports Programs/Leisure Activities• Sensitivity & Awareness Workshops for community groups and businesses• More & more…

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SNAPSHOTS OF LADDER…

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Welcome to the LADDER Family Center…

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Children’s Activity Room

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Ladder Enrichment Activity Program (LEAP) youngsters and LaSalle students learning together…

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Technology supports the LEAP activities

Programs build on success!

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LADDER Families at Work…

Families grow in Monthly Workshops!

Excited to be at LADDER family center

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The LaSalle Technology Access Program (L-TAP) builds skills to assist families

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Our Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Intern develops helpful programs.

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LADDER…COME CLIMB WITH US!