We had a great time at the 2015 Walk Now for Autism Speaks! Thank you everyone who donated and volunteered at the event! Here are some of the great pictures we took on that day! We had such a great turnout and loved to see some familiar faces out there! Our great staff at our resource fair booth [...]
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to you all!
Autism Speaks will be holding their annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks event on October 11th at Camp Mabry in Austin, TX. Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a fun-filled, family friendly event and is our single most powerful force to fund vital research that will lead us to the answers we need. Experience the power of thousands united by [...]
Round Rock Express and Johnny Carino's are partnering to support Autism Speaks for their Shirt Off the Back Night! The Round Rock Express team members will raffle off their jerseys, and will hand off their jersey immediately after the game! It's a great opportunity to support the greater Austin autism community and will be tons of fun! The game will [...]
Autism Speaks has created Autism Champions, a new website to help every resident of the U.S. reach out to their state and federal representatives! Enter your 5 digit zip code into the text box and a list of your representatives will be populated. You can simply enter your home zip code information here, into their website, and it [...]
We are happy to welcome a new member to the First Leap family! Meet our new Speech-Language Pathologist Analise Schulze! She received her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Communication Sciences and Disorders and graduated with her Masters from the University of Houston in 2013. She recently completed her clinical fellowship year (CFY) at a preschool in Plano [...]
Congrat to Jessica for passing her BCBA Exam!!!!!
Update: Our 2014 summer session program is now over. For information on how to enroll your child in our current social skills program click here! First Leap social skills groups are designed for children with newly emerging social skills to those who need to work on social pragmatics and higher level social thinking. Each group will follow a structured plan [...]
First Leap offers social skills groups for children and their siblings ages 2-10 years old. Children of various skill levels and verbal abilities gather three Saturdays a month. Children are given the opportunity to work with energetic therapists and interact with peers to develop play skills and the social skills necessary to make friends at school and on the playground.
Social Skills Starting In January 2014
