Carmen B. Pingree School for Autism

780 South Guardsman (801)581-0194
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Website: http://www.carmenbpingree.com/

Purpose: Preschool and elementary school for children with autism spectrum disorders (2 yr waiting list). The main campus is in Salt Lake, with satellite classrooms in:

Granite District at Taylorsville Elementary: 964-7910

Jordan District at Ridgecrest Elementary: 944-2904

The school also offers parent training classes and sibling support groups.

Clear Horizons Academy

5455 N. River Run Drive, Suite 302 (801)-437-0490

Provo, UT 84604

Website: www.clearhorizonsacademy.org

Purpose: Clear Horizons Academy serves children ages 3-7 yrs old with Autism Spectrum Disorders and those with different learning styles similar to ASD. We plan to add a year in age every school year, such as adding 8 year olds 2006-07. We are willing to work with parents if their child would benefit from our school but is a year above or below this age range if we feel it is an appropriate placement.

Giant Steps

Foothill Elementary School (801) 226-5437
921 North 1240 East
Orem, Utah 84097
Purpose: GIANT Steps is a treatment program for children ages three years through five years who have been diagnosed with Autism. The treatment methods used include discrete trial, TEACH, and Greenspan's Floor-time, along with pre-school activities. There is a maximum enrollment of twenty-four children. This allows the program to accommodate twelve children in each treatment-room with a one-to-two or a one-to-three ratio of adult to children. One Autism Specialist, two Autism Assistants and three Autism Aides work in each treatment-room. There is, also, a case manager, a full-time social worker, and a psychiatrist available. Children from all three school districts in Utah county participate in the program. Through the school districts, children who qualify, are provided with speech therapy, occupational therapy, and/or adaptive physical education. Parent education and training is provided on a monthly basis as is a parent support group.

Head Start Salt Lake

See website for closest.

Website: http://www.headstart-slcap.org/education.phtml

Purpose: Salt Lake CAP Head Start is a comprehensive inclusive early childhood development program serving low-income and special needs children from age three to five and their families. Head Start is a Federal program that is operated by local non-profit organizations such as Salt Lake Community Action Program (CAP). Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities including literacy, language, science, social-emotional, and much more. They also receive medical and dental services, have healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing safely indoors and outdoors.

Kids World Preschool

1328 W Stern Dr (6170 S.) (801)243-4991

Murray/Taylorsville, UT 84123

Website: www.kidsworldpreschool.org

Purpose: Kids World Preschool educates children with and without disabilities in a inclusive environment. This unique preschool takes the traditional classroom and customizes learning for every child. The staff works with children of all abilities such as: Autism, PDD, Speech Delays, Down Syndrome, Aspergers, Behavior challenges, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Delays. This specialized preschool also has many families enrolling their typical children in the classroom as peer models.

Northern Utah Alliance/ Northern Utah Autism Program

1100 Orchard Ave (801)394-5936

Ogden, UT 84401

Purpose: The Northern Utah Autism Program is a pre-school program for children diagnosed with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) offered through Weber Mental Health. The program is divided into two classrooms of twelve children each with one teacher, two aides, and two part-time assistants. Programming focuses on attending behaviors and compliance, language and cognition, self-help and social skills, and parent contact.

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