Autism Tree
Early Intervention Preschool Screenings

Founded in 2006, the mission of the Autism Tree Early Intervention Preschool Screening Program is to identify preschoolers with communication delays and assist families in navigating the services system to access interventions to support successful Kindergarten readiness. Early Intervention is key to the successful treatment of children on the autism spectrum. The screenings effectively identify early signs of autism spectrum disorders in children, giving parents the chance to establish a diagnosis and treatment plan at a critical time in their child's life. These screenings have been a lifeline in providing children and families the resources they need to be kindergarten ready. In addition, this program trains teachers and other professionals regarding Autism and Speech and Language Disorders and the“Red Flags”, as well as provide inclusive strategies to use in neurodiverse classrooms.

Autism Tree provided free screenings for language and developmental delays to children in local preschools throughout California by a Speech-Language Pathologist to more than 2,000 preschool children per year, with more than 20,600 preschoolers screened to date.

The Bay Area Early Intervention Preschool Screening Program is led by Volunteer Director & Speech-Language Pathologist Michelle Connelley.

Want us to visit you?
Are you a part of a private school, home schooling group, MOPS group, or preschool? To schedule a class or request an in-service for your organization, please contact us! We are happy to come to you to provide your organization with a variety of short and longer workshops on a variety of speech and language topics! The cost of this invaluable training is $500 for a group of any size.

Possible Topics:

• Speech and Language Development: What is typical? How do I know if my child needs a referral for speech therapy?
• Stuttering: What are the characteristics of stuttering? How do I know if my child needs to be seen by a speech pathologist?
• Let’s Get Social: Identifying Social Language Deficits and Facilitating Social Language Skills in the classroom
• Speech and Language in the classroom setting: How can I facilitate language during group activities for my students
who have delays?
• What other speech and language topics do you want to learn about?
  

Founded in 2006, the mission of the Autism Tree Early Intervention Preschool Screening Program is to identify preschoolers with communication delays and assist families in navigating the services system to access interventions to support successful Kindergarten readiness. Early Intervention is key to the successful treatment of children on the autism spectrum. The screenings effectively identify early signs of autism spectrum disorders in children, giving parents the chance to establish a diagnosis and treatment plan at a critical time in their child's life. These screenings have been a lifeline in providing children and families the resources they need to be kindergarten ready. In addition, this program trains teachers and other professionals regarding Autism and Speech and Language Disorders and the“Red Flags”, as well as provide inclusive strategies to use in neurodiverse classrooms.

Autism Tree provided free screenings for language and developmental delays to children in local preschools throughout California by a Speech-Language Pathologist to more than 2,000 preschool children per year, with more than 20,600 preschoolers screened to date.

Want us to visit you?
Are you a part of a private school, home schooling group, MOPS group, or preschool? To schedule a class or request an in-service for your organization, please contact us! We are happy to come to you to provide your organization with a variety of short and longer workshops on a variety of speech and language topics! The cost of this invaluable training is $500 for a group of any size.

Possible Topics:

• Speech and Language Development: What is typical? How do I know if my child needs a referral for speech therapy?
• Stuttering: What are the characteristics of stuttering? How do I know if my child needs to be seen by a speech pathologist?
• Let’s Get Social: Social Skills and Social Language: Identifying Social Language Deficits and Facilitating Social Language Skills
in the classroom
• Speech and Language in the classroom setting: How can I facilitate language during group activities for my students who
have delays?
• What other speech and language topics do you want to learn about?