Developmental Assessments

• Speech and Language Evaluations
• Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Pediatric Occupational Therapy
• Developmental Assessment
• Speech Therapy
• Physical Therapy

Located at the Orem Community Hospital.

Carin B Hadley- SLP

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.

• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Social Skills Training
• Play Therapy
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Developmental Assessment
• Stress Management

Janelle Christensen, MSW, Executive Director

Stuart Harper, LCSW

Larry A. Krause, BSW, MSW: Specializes in treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and child centered play therapy.

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services

Offers free, in-home Early Intervention for children birth through age three, who live in the Provo School District boundaries. COVID-19 Update: Employees are required to wear face coverings while at work. They are encouraged to keep at least 6 feet from others. All clients/customers are encouraged to wear face coverings and follow local and state guidelines in communities where face coverings are required.

• Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Children who are evaluated and not eligible are referred to Help Me Grow to continue Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and care coordination.

• Special Preschools
• School Districts
• GED/High School Equivalency Test Instruction
• English as a Second Language
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Developmental Assessment
• Internet Courses
• Adult Basic Education

Kids Who Count serves children from birth to age 3 in the Nebo School District boundaries. Kids Who Count is part of the Utah Department of Health Baby Watch Early Intervention Program. Provides testing of children's current health and development for eligibility of early intervention services.

• Hearing Screening
• Autism Therapy
• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Eye Screening
• Physical Therapy
• Developmental Assessment
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Pediatric Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy

• Hearing Aids
• Sign Language Instruction
• Audiological Evaluations
• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids

Programs include child development screening, hearing and vision checks, and therapy and learning programs. Programs include: Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Caterpillar Clubhouse, Parents as teachers and a music program, Sound Beginnings.

• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Special Education

• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations

Offers an intensive learning experience for the student with autism, based on years of experience, research, and monitoring by staff who have expertise in autism and related developmental delays.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following CDC guidelines and Governor Herbert's recommendation, the center will be dismissed for the remainder of the year. Please contact the center for more information about at-home services.

• Developmental Assessment
• Special Preschools
• Elementary Schools
• Autism Therapy
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Speech Therapy

Partners with Valley Behavioral Health

• Developmental Assessment
• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Interpretation/Translation Volunteer Opportunities
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Music Instruction

• Home Based Parenting Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

• Home Based Parenting Education
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Interpretation/Translation Volunteer Opportunities
• Developmental Assessment
• Parenting Skills Classes

Provides a range of counseling and education services to the community and provides a training environment for master's degree students. COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and State guidelines. Most services are being offered via telehealth as in-person services are being reduced. Please call for additional information or to schedule or reschedule an appointment.

Services Include:

• Mental Health Services
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Child/Pediatric Psychology
  • Sexual and Gender Support Services
  • Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
• Speech and Hearing Services
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Hearing and Balance
  • Pediatric Audiology
  • Speech and Balance
• Developmental Assessment and Treatment
  • Behavior Support Services
  • Integrated Evaluations for Autism, ADHD, etc.
  • Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
• Educational Program
  • ASSERT Autism Program
  • Up to 3/ABC Classroom
  • Aggies Elevated Classroom
  • Housing and Financial Counseling

• Developmental Assessment
• Family Counseling

Provides psychological assessments with children 0-7 years old, individual and family psychotherapy with parenting guidance and play therapy for children 0-10 years old.

Issues Treated:

• Fear, worry & anxiety; obsession/compulsions
• Sadness, hopelessness, & depression
• Inattention & hyperactivity
• Rule breaking, defiance, & "acting out"
• Severe mood swings & bursts of rage
• Autism & related disorders
• Mental health problems with co-existing chronic medical conditions
• Trauma / Adverse Life Events

Treatment Methods:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Family Therapy
Trauma-Informed Method / Model(s)
Parent guidance, play therapy

1991 Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Counseling Psychology - Child & Family, The University of Utah

2006 to present Private Practice, 1989-2007 The Children's Center - Staff Psychologist

Licensed Psychologist in Utah 

Clinical services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). Neonatal Follow-up is a statewide program whose threefold mission is to:
-Offer 2½ year interdisciplinary follow-up services to an at-risk graduate from a referring newborn intensive care unit (NICU)
-Complement the care provided by the child’s medical home
-Provide feedback to the referring NICU
The program offers periodic screening by a multidisciplinary team. When indicated, the program assists with or refers to appropriate intervention and financial services. The program provides psychosocial support as needed.
The NFP services are tailored to the needs of each child. A summary of each evaluation is sent to the child’s medical home and to the referring newborn intensive care unit. With parent approval, the summary is also sent to other providers involved in the child’s care.
Services offered: Developmental pediatrics, Child psychology (developmental testing), Speech/Language pathology, Nutrition (nutritional analysis), Audiology (hearing evaluation), Neurology (brain/nervous system evaluation--Provo location), Physical/Occupational therapy (motor skills evaluation).

Clinics held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 8 am - 12 noon

The University of Utah has assumed responsibility for clinical services formerly provided by the Bureau of Child Development, Utah Department of Health.

• Developmental Assessment

Ft. Duchesne location: Little Blossom Center, 1/4 mile south of Bottle Hollow, 84026 435 722-5654

• Special Preschools
• Developmental Assessment
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Provides assessment and treatment for all levels of autism

Services Include:

• Testing and evaluation
• Treatment based on Stanley Greenspan's Floortime model
• Neurofeedback training
• Individual and group therapy
• Medication therapy

• Developmental Screening
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Parenting Helplines

Offers an intensive, comprehensive, and flexible Early Head Start child development program that is designed to reinforce and respond to the unique strengths and needs of each individual child and family. Pregnant women can receive prenatal and postnatal education, toddlers, and infants receive services through weekly home visits, or in a collaborative partnership in a community child care setting.COVID-19 UPDATE: Per the office of Head Start, all Head Start staff, some contractors, and all volunteers are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and universal masking for all individuals two-years of age and older. Working toward full, in-person comprehensive services. All individuals are required to be fully vaccinated by January 31, 2022. DDIV EHS is required to reinstate pre-pandemic practices by January, 2022.

• Early Head Start
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Prenatal Care
• Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs

Provides services to children who are showing developmental delay or who have a condition strongly linked with developmental delay such as Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or Autism. 

Part C Provider for Utah Baby Watch Early Intervention

Provides evaluations for disorders including ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, traumatic brain injury, dementia, PTSD, learning disabilities, and other developmental disabilities.

• Developmental Assessment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The National Association for Child Development has developed a unique and effective view of and approach to enhancing the development and function of children and adults. NACD has created an approach to human development, the achievement of human potential, and the remediation of developmental, educational, and neurological problems that is based upon the gestalt of the individual.

• Autism Therapy
• Developmental Assessment

Clinic Directors:
School Psychology Janiece Pompa, Ph.D.
Counseling/Counseling Psychology Uma Dorn, Ph.D.
Counseling Practicum Instructor Karen Tao, Ph.D.

Children/Adolescents
Psychological/psychoeducational evaluation: $250
Extended psychological evaluation (autism spectrum assessment): $350
Neuropsychological evaluation: $500
Psychotherapy/interventions: $20/hour

The clinic is operated by the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education.

Neonatal Follow-up is a statewide program whose threefold mission is to:
-Offer 2½ year interdisciplinary follow-up services to an at-risk graduate from a referring newborn intensive care unit (NICU)
-Complement the care provided by the child’s medical home
-Provide feedback to the referring NICU
The program offers periodic screening by a multidisciplinary team. When indicated, the program assists with or refers to appropriate intervention and financial services. The program provides psychosocial support as needed.
The NFP services are tailored to the needs of each child. A summary of each evaluation is sent to the child’s medical home and to the referring newborn intensive care unit. With parent approval, the summary is also sent to other providers involved in the child’s care.
Services offered: Developmental pediatrics, Child psychology (developmental testing), Speech/Language pathology, Nutrition (nutritional analysis), Audiology (hearing evaluation) Neurology (brain/nervous system evaluation--Provo location), Physical/Occupational therapy (motor skills evaluation).

Clinic hours two Friday mornings per month, 8:00 am to noon

The University of Utah is assuming responsibility for clinical services formerly provided by the Bureau of Child Development, Utah Department of Health.

• Developmental Assessment
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Early Head Start
• Child Care Centers

• Developmental Screening
• Tutoring Services
• Disability Related Parenting Programs

Provides social, behavioral, and communication skills to children with autism.

Services Include:

• Autism Therapy (ABA)
• Social Skills
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Potty Training
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Solutions Academy
  • Classes range from Preschool-12th Grade

Home services in Davis, Tooele, Weber, Juab, Sevier, Wasatch, Utah, Salt Lake, Washington, Millard, and Grand counties.

Autism Solutions Academy is a Carson Smith approved school.

• General Counseling Services
• Social Skills Training
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Developmental Assessment
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Sexual Orientation Counseling

Locations in Heber and Orem

Dr. Karen W. Malm, Ph.D., Executive Director - provides gender-affirming therapy
Approaches Used:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Family Therapy
Attachment Therapy

Kelli McStotts, CMHC - provides gender-affirming therapy.

Kim Solomon, LCSW - provides gender-affirming therapy

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services and ability to accept new patients changes regularly.

Evaluates children with or at risk for developmental delays throughout Utah. Provides developmental assessments and management recommendations for all ages of children and assists families in coordinating child needs. UDAC locations are in Provo and Salt Lake. Programs include Child Development Program (CDP), Heart Center Neurodevelopmental Program (HCNP), and Neonatal Follow-up Program (NFP).

COVID-19 UPDATE: Many services are now available through virtual care. Log into personal MyChart to connect with a provider’s office or ask for telehealth options when scheduling an appointment.

Services Include:

• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Neonatal Care
• Developmental Assessment
• Speech and Language Evaluations
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Developmental Pediatrics
• Family Support Services.
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment

Laurie Lesher, Operations Director
Sarah Winter, MD Medical Director, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
Paul Carbone,MD
Allison Ellzey, MD
Kendra Lystad, MD
Quan-Tuyen Nguyen, MD
Sean Cunningham, PhD, Psychologist
Ashley Stuart, Psychologist
Kelly Stout, Psychologist
Katherine Street, Occupational Therapist
Andrianna Comas, Occupational Therapist
Lauren Ayala, Physical Therapist
Katrina Wheeler, Speech Therapist
Jori Harris, Speech Therapist

Provides clinical assessments, diagnostic services, consulting and case management to any infant, child, or adolescent who may have a developmental need.

Issues Treated:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Speech and hearing concerns
• Behavioral and emotional challenges
• Developmental or physical delays
• Cognitive concerns

Services Include:

• Developmental Pediatrics
• Speech and Language Pathology
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Family Support through Family Voices
• Psychology

Provides pediatric orthopedic services to children in outreach clinics throughout the state. Treatment covers a range of clinical conditions, including but not limited to:

• Scoliosis
• Cerebal palsy
• Pediatric orthopedic concerns
• Hip dysplasia
• Leg length discrepancy

Outreach clinics are offered in Blanding, Moab, Vernal and St. George.

Provides assessment, guidance and resources for children born with complex congenital heart disease. HCNP is a longitudinal program that starts while the infant is in the hospital. Patients are seen as part of a longitudinal program starting inpatient at infancy, at 12-24 months, at 3-6 years, and 9-12 years.

High risk conditions include: cyanotic heart disease; open heart surgery as a newborn, other risk factors combined with heart disease including prematurity, ECMO, genetic syndrome, seizures, heart transplant and history of cardiac arrest.

HCNP clinics are held twice a month. Assessments can take up to 4 hours.

• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Special Education Plan Development
• Developmental Assessment
• Social Skills Training
• Autism Therapy

Paul Day, BCBA, Program Director
ADOS testing and ADI-R $300

• Autism Therapy
• Tutoring Services
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Parent Support Groups
• Developmental Assessment
• General Counseling Services
• LGBTQ2+ Support Groups

Wait time 6 months. A fast track available for children suspected of having ASD with tentative diagnosis.

See website or contact for provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.

• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Sexual Orientation Counseling
• Developmental Assessment
• General Counseling Services

Locations in Taylorsville and Heber
Dr. Karen Malm, PhD, Executive Director

Autism Spectrum Disorder assessment (ADOS)

• Developmental Assessment
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Sexual Orientation Counseling
• General Counseling Services
• Independent Living Skills Instruction

Karen Malm, PhD, Executive Director
Locations in Taylorsville and Orem

• General Counseling Services
• Autism Therapy
• Social Skills Training
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Rob Dindinger, PhD
Bob Weinheimer, LMFT, MS

• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Developmental Assessment

Provides social, behavioral, and communication skills to children with autism.

Services Include:

• Autism Therapy (ABA)
• Social Skills
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Potty Training
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Solutions Academy
  • Classes range from Preschool-12th Grade

Home services in Davis, Tooele, Weber, Juab, Sevier, Wasatch, Utah, Salt Lake, Washington, Millard, and Grand counties.

Autism Solutions Academy is a Carson Smith approved school.

• Autism Therapy
• LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
• Parent Support Groups
• General Counseling Services
• Tutoring Services
• Developmental Assessment
• Parenting Skills Classes

Provides social, behavioral, and communication skills to children with autism.

Services Include:

• Autism Therapy (ABA)
• Social Skills
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Potty Training
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Solutions Academy
  • Classes range from Preschool-12th Grade

Home services in Davis, Tooele, Weber, Juab, Sevier, Wasatch, Utah, Salt Lake, Washington, Millard, and Grand counties.

Autism Solutions Academy is a Carson Smith approved school.

• Developmental Assessment
• Music Therapy
• Social Skills Training
• Autism Therapy
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

• School Districts
• Special Preschools
• Developmental Assessment

Provides services for students ages 3-5 years old who are found to have a disability under the federal IDEA law.

• Autism Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech and Language Evaluations
• Special Preschools
• Developmental Assessment
• Speech Therapy
• Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Provides individualized speech and language, occupational, feeding, voice, physical and mental health therapy treatment.

Tiffany Best, DPT- Physical therapy, specialized training in TMJ and headaches along with pediatrics.

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.

Provides evidence-based, family-oriented autism therapies.

Services Include:

• Diagnostic Services
• Home-based and Comprehensive ABA Therapy
• Telehealth Services
• Social Skills Programs
• Parent Education & Training

Alaina Reed, Clinical Director

Provides services in 19 states. Services may differ by region and clinician.

• Tutoring Services
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Therapy
• Parenting Skills Classes
• LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
• Parent Support Groups
• General Counseling Services

• Tutoring Services
• Developmental Assessment
• Autism Therapy
• Parenting Skills Classes
• LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
• Parent Support Groups
• General Counseling Services

Provides behavioral assessments, behavior interventions, and consulting.

Services Include:

• Testing And Diagnosis
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Curriculum Assessments
• Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Behavior Reduction Programming & Treatment
• Behavior Intervention Plan
• Parent And Staff Training
• Individual Education Program
• Social Skills Groups
• Speech & Language

Provides developmental assessment and therapy for children 0-3 years old.

• Developmental Assessment
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Provides therapeutic treatment and prevention programs for children, adults, and families whose lives have been affected by abuse or neglect. Telehealth options available.

• Developmental Assessment
• Stress Management
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Social Skills Training
• Play Therapy
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Child Abuse Counseling
• General Counseling Services
• Sexual Assault Prevention