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Caterpillar Autism Learning Center
What is the Caterpillar Autism Learning Center?
We’re an early childhood autism program – an alternative to traditional preschool-like settings, creating a fun and effective learning environment for children, ages 2-7, with autism.
One of the hardest jobs as a parent is finding quality pre-academic services when your child has special needs. At the Caterpillar Autism Learning Center, our staff providing the early childhood autism program takes every opportunity to integrate social skills and cooperative play into your child’s day, while teaching them the academic skills to be successful in school.
Benefits
We strive to teach our children all skills that are necessary to be independent in life, while creating a safe and nurturing environment.
At the Caterpillar Autism Learning Center, your child will benefit from:
- 1:1 support from behavior technicians trained on principles of applied behavior analysis
- BCBA oversight of individualized goals, instruction, and programming
- Opportunities for facilitated social skills with peers
- Play-based and child-led learning
- Focus on building pre-academic skills to prepare your child for more
- Traditional academic settings and sensory areas
Learning is split between whole group and individualized instruction. Some areas we focus on include:
- Attending to and following tasks
- Eating, dressing and potty training
- Appropriately Initiating Interaction with Peers
- Effective Listening and Communication
- Sharing and Offering Toys
- Taking Turns
- Gross-Motor and Sensory-Motor Play
- How To Be A Good Friend
- Requesting Attention Appropriately
- Play Skills Development
- Gameplay and Group Games
- Identifying and Expressing Feelings to Others
- Responding to Emotions in Others
- Coping Skills
- Requesting assistance appropriately
- Conflict Resolution
- Direction Following
- Following One-Step and Multi-Step Instructions
- Frustration Tolerance
- Attention Span
- Responding to Name
Now accepting applications:
484 W Boughton Road, Suite C, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
706 Oglesby Ave Suite 200, Normal, IL 61761
8500 N Knoxville Ave, Suites A, B & C, Peoria, IL 61615
20535 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
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Find out more about Caterpillar Autism Learning Center…
Feel free to reach out to us at info@gbcautismservices.com or give us a call at 312.882.1024.
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