Happy Ladders is for any child who has been diagnosed with autism, who may be waiting for or suspect they may receive a diagnosis of autism, or with other developmental delay.

It's especially helpful for children who are waiting on services, live in rural or remote areas, whose parents have work restrictions, need a covid-safe option or simply aren't ready for or interested in a more intensive approach.

Happy Ladders is designed for children who fall into the developmental skill level roughly equal to infancy through four years of age.

Children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, often score lower than their chronological age.

At Happy Ladders we place the importance on skill developmental over chronological age, making sure that all learning gaps are covered.

Happy Ladders consists of simple developmental skill assessments that you can easily complete on your own.

From there you will be directed to fun lessons and activities to begin targeting where your child needs to focus developmentally.

As you and your child are successful, they will begin their climb up the ladders and into the next stage. 

Happy Ladders assessments were created using three commonly used developmental profiles. Skills were pulled from each and developmentally sequenced.

As you move through the program, your child will make great developmental gains. 

Yes! Happy Ladders was designed to be used as your child's only program — or as a supplement to other services your child may be receiving.

We recommend you tell your other providers what you are working on within Happy Ladders to prevent any confusion for your child.

Happy Ladders is a play-based approach and most skills are targeted through fun games and activities. There's no chance of doing anything that may harm your child.

Happy Ladders can also be used for children who might be at-risk of receiving an autism diagnosis.