UP Early Intervention Clinic
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Social Groups & Classes for Autistic Children
Group classes may be a good fit for your child if…
- Your main goals for your child involve interacting socially with others
- Your child is approaching entry to kindergarten or in early elementary school
- Your child can communicate with others (vocally or non-vocally), follow simple instructions, and behave safely towards others
Groups & Classes
Level UP! Social Skills Group
Tuesdays & Saturdays
Level UP! Is a group based, social-emotional skill development program for kids aged 4-8 years. Classes follow a structured social skills curriculum, with group learning objectives, evidence-based teaching strategies and strong clinical oversight from a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst to help kids with social communication difficulties find confidence in social situations. Our groups focus on skills like social reciprocity, social initiation, perspective-taking, self awareness, and emotion regulation.
Fall Session: September 20th – December 6th, 2025
No Classes on Thanksgiving & Remembrance Day long weekends
- Level UP: Social Beginnings – Introductory level
- Tuesdays – 4:45-6:00 pm
- Saturdays – 11:30-1:00 pm
- Level UP: Social Explorers – Intermediate level
- Saturdays – 1:30-3:00 pm
Registration opens Wednesday, July 2nd for current or returning clients and Monday, July 8th for general registration
Kids Club! Play group
Thursday Afternoons
Kids club is 1.5hr play group for kids who can benefit from fun activities with peers in a low stress environment. Each session will include engaging and exciting activities with opportunities for kids to learn some social interaction skills, with option for children to play on their own. Instructors will facilitate social engagement in a low demand, fun environment.
Fall Session: September 20th – December 6th, 2025
No Classes on Thanksgiving & Remembrance Day long weekends
- Kids Club! Playgroup
- Thursdays – 4:45-6:00 pm
Registration opens Wednesday, July 2nd for current or returning clients and Monday, July 8th for general registration
Early Start Parent and Toddler Playgroup
Saturday mornings
The Parent and Toddler playgroup is specialized for children with social communication difficulties and provides quality play activities and experiences. This program is led by an Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) Certified Therapist and will include modeling and guidance of activities specifically designed to facilitate interactive play strategies that have been shown to be helpful when working with young children with Autism.
New clients, please register using the button below. Returning clients, please login to your parent portal to register.
Ready to Start
Our social groups an classes provide fun, exciting and educational opportunities to help children have fun and socialize in a variety of situations. Join today!
How We Can Help You
Social Opportunities
Students in our group programs are screened for program readiness and matched based on age and abilities. This makes group program placements a great place for students to make friendships with like-minded peers.
Lower Staffing Ratio
Transitioning from a one-to-one placement to a classroom at kindergarten entry can be challenging for children, and group placements are a great way to provide a bridge to the lower classroom ratio that is often required at kindergarten entry.
Social Learning
Our group program staff create careful teaching opportunities that blend multiple children’s goals into a single activity. Children have the opportunity to learn from other students’ teaching and build social learning skills.