Clinical Services
CLINICAL SERVICES AT GREENSBORO CENTER:
The Greensboro TEACCH Center offers clinical services that are tailored to meet the unique needs of each autistic individual across the lifespan and their family. Services are designed to promote communication, executive function, social skills, and emotion regulation. Parent coaching is provided to help parents understand their child’s unique learning styles.
Diagnostic Evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults
The Greensboro TEACCH® Center provides diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults (ages 5 and up) who are thought to have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but have not yet received a diagnosis. Evaluations typically take place over two visits (depending upon the complexity of the case and services provided) at the clinic and focus on issues of diagnosis and educational programming and intervention. The evaluation includes caregiver interviews and questionnaires; a review of medical, social, academic, and developmental history; and testing sessions with the individual. The individual is directly assessed using state-of-the-art, empirically-based assessment instruments; either the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2nd edition (ADOS-2) or the Childhood Autism Rating Scale – 2nd edition (CARS2) is typically administered.
Results of a child evaluation are shared with the parents during an interpretive conference that is typically held at the end of the diagnostic day. Parents of an adult coming to TEACCH for evaluation are welcome to attend the interpretive conference at the invitation of their adult child. An individualized, written evaluation summary with comprehensive recommendations and resources is mailed to the family or individual if an adult.
Intervention / Therapy Services – Individual
Individualized Parent TEACCHing Sessions are designed to facilitate a collaboration/partnership between TEACCH staff and parents. A key to this collaboration is our underlying philosophy that parents know their children best and that TEACCH can provide information, strategies, and support to address the needs of their children. Individual parent TEACCHing sessions are available to parents of autistic individuals of all ages.
These sessions provide an opportunity for parents to learn ways of teaching their child at home, build self-help and other home skills including communication and social skills, as well as address behavioral concerns. Sessions are 45 minutes in length and are offered weekly. The number of sessions varies depending on the individual’s needs (typically eight to twelve sessions). During the sessions, a therapist works directly with the child to model suggested strategies and then works with the parent to implement these strategies that address the concerns the parent may have. The therapist supports clients to build awareness and skills in the areas of emotional literacy, sensory regulation, and executive functioning, to promote success and independence in school, vocation, independent living, and leisure pursuits.
This service will be billed as occupational therapy.
- Who: Individual with ASD age 3 through adulthood and their parents
- Location: Clinic Only
- Duration:45 or 60 min/Week for 12 weeks
Intervention / Therapy Services – Group
This group focuses on teaching and practicing skill-focused modules (Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness) which are designed to help individuals improve management of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive instability. New skills are presented each week, and homework is assigned for individuals to practice during the week and reviewed in future groups.
- Age: Individuals with ASD age 18 and older
- Location: Virtual
- Duration: 90 minutes/week for 16 weeks
Vocational
The TEACCH® School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Program (T-STEP) FREE, evidence-based college class to help autistic students transition to adulthood. The program is for 16–21 year-olds with Autism Spectrum Disorder who will or have received a Future-Ready Core high school diploma.
The TEACCH Employment Services Program serves older persons with autism, helping them to become as independent as possible by assisting them in finding and maintaining useful employment in stable, predictable and rewarding work environments. Since its inception in 1989, this program has used a variety of job support models to assist more than 500 people with autism to secure gainful employment and to become productive, tax-paying members of their communities. The components of the Employment Services Program are vocational assessment, job development, intensive training, and long-term support. Individuals are not required to receive all components of this service. Employment Services receives funding through North Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Services and a referral should come from your local VR office.
Support and Education
This free service is provided to families of children under the age of 4 years who are currently on our waitlist. Focus of the series is on an introduction into the use of naturalistic, developmental, behavioral, and Structured TEACCHing strategies to be used in the home and community. The series runs for a total of 6 weeks and meets for 1 ¾ hours, and is virtual. This is offered in both English and Spanish.
This free service is provided to families of children under the age of 4 years who are currently on our waitlist. The focus of the series is on an introduction to the use of naturalistic, developmental, behavioral, and Structured TEACCHing strategies to be used in the home and community. The series runs for a total of 6 weeks and meets for 1 ¾ hours, and is virtual. This is offered in both English and Spanish.
Consultation to Schools, Group Homes, and Other Agencies
TEACCH provides consultation services to local school systems, group homes, and other agencies providing services to autistic individuals and their families. Agencies can request consultation for a program and an individual client. Please call your local TEACCH office at 919-966-1000 for more information.
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