Clinical Services for School Districts
Autism Delaware provides a range of clinical services to meet the needs of school districts. For complete information and to discuss pricing options, please contact Dr. Susan Peterson at Autism Delaware's Newark office.
302-224-6020
or via email at susan.peterson@delautism.org
Assessment and evaluation
Functional behavioral assessments
- work with the school districts and teachers to identify behavioral issues
- collect systematic data relating to functional relationships between behaviors and the environment
- develop hypotheses, and identify the next steps to take toward improvement
Psychoeducational, clinical, and behavioral evaluations
- address learning and behavioral issues by developing a customized evaluation plan that includes assessment of intelligence, academic achievement, social and emotional functioning, and functional communication skills
Independent educational evaluations
School consultation services
Our consultation involves
- observing children in their environments firsthand
- interviewing teachers and other key team members
- reviewing student records
- classroom-wide and school-wide positive behavior support strategies
- inclusive educational support
- staff training
- parent training (individual or group)
- transition support
Working together, the consultant and teaching staff
- identify and prioritize challenging behaviors and learning needs
- develop practical interventions that can be sustained over time
- demonstrate recommended interventions
- fine-tune the interventions according to responses and feedback
- coach those who will implement the interventions
- measure the treatment's effectiveness
- plan for generalization and fading