Autism Center in Daleville, Indiana
Lighthouse’s Daleville Center provides autism services in Daleville, Indiana – Home of the Broncos! If you are in need of Delaware County, Indiana autism services for your child, we offer our unique Lighthouse Fusion® program. This one-of-a-kind approach to speech therapy provides children with greater opportunity for speech development by fusing speech therapy directly into a child’s daily programming.
Daleville Autism Services
The Lighthouse Approach
Lighthouse Autism Center offers a compassionate, play-based approach to ABA therapy. Founded by parents of a child with autism, we are uniquely positioned to support your child and family. Our program offers:
- Lighthouse Fusion – an innovative approach to speech that fuses speech and ABA therapy into one enhanced approach to autism therapy.
- Autism diagnostic testing offered at all Lighthouse Autism Center locations.
- Multidisciplinary Team – a BCBA, SLP/BCBA, and RBT collaborate to develop goals and deliver therapy.
- 1:1 Therapy – one-on-one therapy and small caseloads mean more individual attention for your child.
- Caregiver Involvement – regular training and parent meetings supports success for the entire family.
- Family Support – our team will join you at home or in the community to provide support as-needed.
- Enrollment Team – work with a dedicated Family Outreach Coordinator and Insurance Specialist to assist with the enrollment process.
Lighthouse Fusion®
Lighthouse Autism Center brings together compassionate care and clinical excellence to provide the highest quality ABA therapy to children with autism. With an innovative speech model called Lighthouse Fusion, we fuse speech therapy directly into a child’s daily programming. Lighthouse learners have greater opportunity for speech development and are making greater progress, faster, all while having fun.
Diagnostic Services
Lighthouse Autism Center now offers autism evaluations at every Lighthouse location.
If your child has missed critical developmental milestones or is showing signs of autism, contact Lighthouse Autism Center to help. Our autism evaluation team will work with you to collect the necessary paperwork to complete the evaluation and then schedule your child’s autism evaluation.
At Lighthouse Autism Center, we pride ourselves in a collaborative, clinical approach to assist you through the diagnostic process. Our team includes a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social workers and mental health counselors, as well as BCBAs.
To begin the process, you will attend a virtual parent interview with our psychologist or other qualified licensed professional, followed by an in-person evaluation. During the evaluation, caregiver and child with meet with a qualified technician, which may include a BCBA or other licensed clinical professional for approximately one hour in which the clinician will administer an assessment, including either the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS 2), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), or other standardized assessment for evaluating autism in children. Our clinician will observe and interact with the child in several play activities.
Following the appointment, our licensed psychologist will reach out to you to review their diagnostic findings including any diagnoses provided as well as recommendations for next steps.
