Ages 0-21. Accepts private pay, private insurance, Medicaid and discount program available. Contact for current information.

• 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.

For individuals and families in Utah, Wasatch, Summit, Millard and Juab counties. Children 0 - 11. Many services are free and fee for service program rates may be reduced for those who qualify. Contact for current information.

• 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

For families living in Provo School District. who have infants or toddlers ages birth to 3 years old with developmental delays and/or disabilities. Occasional classes for children ages 3-5 who have motor or sensory delays. Must qualify for services through a no-cost screening evaluation in-home.

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.

Provo City residents ages pre-K to grade 12. Adult educational services.

• 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

For parents of children with special needs. Children birth to 3 years of age residing in the Nebo School District.

• 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.

Children birth to 3 years of age for Parent Infant Program. Education available for children 3 to 21 years.

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

Services for the deaf and for the blind. Birth to twenty-one years of age. Encompasses 18 counties and 22 school districts including Utah County.

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

For children preschool - sixth grade with an autism diagnosis.

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

Child birth to 3 and be determined to have a developmental delay in one qualifying area or by medical diagnosis. Family must live within Granite, Murray, Salt Lake City, Tooele County, or Duchesne County School Districts. No cost for assessment; sliding scale for some services.

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

Children birth to 3 in Tooele County School District. Developmental delay in one qualifying area or by medical diagnosis. No cost for assessment, sliding scale for some services.

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

Child must be under 3 years of age and be determined to have a developmental delay in one qualifying area or by medical diagnosis. Family must live within Duchesne County School District. No cost for assessment, sliding scale for some services.

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

For infants who meet any of the following criteria: a birth weight less than or equal to 2 lbs, 12 oz; gestational age under 26 weeks; ECMO support required; diagnosis of HIE, or referral by a medical provider.

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

Children who have developmental delays, diagnosed conditions, or syndromes, under the age of 3, who reside within the Jordan or Canyons School District boundaries.

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

No restrictions. Serves adults and children

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

Prenatal parents and families with children through age 5 throughout the state.

• Developmental Screening
• Parenting Helplines
• Specialized Information and Referral

Child birth to 3 years of age and be determined to have a developmental delay in one qualifying area or by medical diagnosis. Family must live within Granite, Murray, Salt Lake City, Tooele County, or Duchesne County School Districts. Families who meet 100% of the federal poverty guidelines.

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

Infants and toddlers birth to age 3 and their families, with possible developmental delays, San Juan County. Sliding scale based on income. No-cost assessment.

Baby Watch Early Intervention services includes early identification and developmental services,
*Early Intervention
*Motor Therapy
*School Psychology
*Speech Language Pathology

Utah Department of Health Baby Watch program

Children age 3 and up

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.

Adults and children with learning disabilities in reading, writing, and/or math; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); autism spectrum disorders; children with head trauma or other neurologic conditions affecting cognitive and academic functioning; children with psychological or behavioral disorders.

• 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.

For infants who meet any of the following criteria: a birth weight less than or equal to 2 lbs, 12 oz; gestational age under 26 weeks; ECMO support required; diagnosis of HIE, or referral by a medical provider.

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

For children who are diagnosed or suspected to be on the autism spectrum.

Accepts private pay and the following insurances: Blue Cross Blue Shield Regence, Federal, University of Utah, EMI, Medicaid, Optum (through United Healthcare), PEHP, Select Health, University of Utah Healthy Preferred, and Tricare.

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.

Accepts private pay, and several insurance plans including: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Department of Child and Family Services, Department of Workforce Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities, EMI Health, Healthwest Administrators, Health U Integrated Medicaid, Humana, Integrated Molina Medicaid, Integrated SelectHealth Medicaid, Molina Healthcare, Noridian Medicare, Optum Medicaid, PEHP, SelectHealth, Tricare, UMR, United Healthcare/United Behavioral Health, UUHP, Utah Office for Victims of Crime, Vocational Rehabilitation, Wise Network, and Out of Network.

Insurance information changes frequently, contact for current information.

• 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

Ages 0 - 21. Provider referral required. Accepts private pay and several insurance plans. 

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.

Ages 0-18 and referred by a cardiologist. Sliding scale based on income.

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.

St. George and surrounding areas. SelectHealth, Medicaid, Tricare, PEHP and most others. St. George and surrounding areas. Most insurance requires 2 years old. Private pay can be younger.

• 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

Serves children, adolescents, adults and families. Accepts private insurance, private pay, Medicaid, some SelectHealth. Contact for current information.

• 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

Anyone seeking behavioral or mental health services. Accepts private insurance, Medicaid, and private pay. Contact for current information.

Utah Behavior Services provides behavioral and mental health services.

• Autism Therapy
• Social Skills Training
• General Counseling Services
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Family Counseling
• Mental Health Evaluation

Day Services: M-F 9:00am-4:00pm
After-school services: M-F 4:00pm-7:00pm
Additional services and hours available by appointment.

• 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

For children who are diagnosed or suspected to be on the autism spectrum.

Accepts private pay and the following insurances: Blue Cross Blue Shield Regence, Federal, University of Utah, EMI, Medicaid, Optum (through United Healthcare), PEHP, Select Health, University of Utah Healthy Preferred, and Tricare.

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

For children who are diagnosed or suspected to be on the autism spectrum.

Accepts private pay and the following insurances: Blue Cross Blue Shield Regence, Federal, University of Utah, EMI, Medicaid, Optum (through United Healthcare), PEHP, Select Health, University of Utah Healthy Preferred, and Tricare.

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.

Serves Salt Lake, Wasatch, and Summit Counties.

Accepts private pay, and several insurance plans including: Medicaid, Aetna, Cigna, EMI, PEHP, Regence, Select Health, University of Utah Health Plans, UHC, and Wise/ Tall Tree.

Insurance information changes frequently, contact for current information. 

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

• Tutoring Services
• Developmental Assessment

• 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

Requires referral from primary care doctor. Grants and scholarships available to help offset the cost of treatment.

. Grants and Scholarships are available to help offset the cost of treatment.

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.

Services in Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties.

Accepts private pay and some insurance plans including: Aetna, Regence BCBS, Beacon Health Options, Cigna, EMI Health, Magellan, MotivHealth, UBH/Optum, Utah Medicaid, Molina, DMBA, Healthy U, Health Choice Utah, and University of UT Healthplans.

Insurance information changes frequently, contact for current information. 

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.

Serves children, adolescents, adults and families. Accepts private insurance, private pay, Medicaid, some SelectHealth. Contact for current information.

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

Serves children, adolescents, adults and families. Accepts private insurance, private pay, Medicaid, some SelectHealth. Contact for current information.

• 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