Summer Program 2025
〰️ APPLY NOW! 〰️
Application Closes 5/1/25 ~
Summer Program 2025 〰️ APPLY NOW! 〰️ Application Closes 5/1/25 ~
Welcome to
The LARK Center
for therapeutic play and learning
What We Offer…
All services are delivered using The Lark Center’s unique neurodiversity-affirming and multidisciplinary model to best support client safety, autonomy, and meaningful growth.
Therapy
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Addresses neurological, sensory, cognitive, motor, and visual skills to help individuals access their personal goals. Help to adapt the environment to better support function, mental health, and satisfaction.
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Increase access to and safety in the physical environment. Increase participation in preferred motor activities. Decrease pain, remove physical barriers, enhance confidence.
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Enhance communication through total communication approach. Decrease frustration. Increase access to preferred social experiences, build authentic relationships, effectively advocate for your needs, and increase understanding of verbal - and non-verbal - signals.
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Process thoughts, feelings, and experiences through participation in meaningful activities, such as art, music, play, and recreation. Gain confidence to cope with stress, anxiety, big changes, and a variety of big feelings. Increase self-confidence and promote healthy relationships.
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Increase comfort and confidence around food and at mealtimes. Increase food repertoire, oral motor skill, feeding safety and nutritional intake. Enhance mealtimes with family and friends.
Social Groups
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Groups are capped at 5 participants with 1-2 clinicians. All skills are taught naturalistically through play. Peers are grouped together based on shared interests, developmental level, and specific support needs. All groups support social interactions, communication, safety awareness, and sensory regulation. Most groups run weekly for 1 hour.
Click to see our full group schedule: www.thelarkcenter.com/social
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Groups are capped at 5 participants with 1-2 clinicians. Skills are taught naturalistically through play/leisure. Peers are grouped based on shared interests, developmental level, and specific support needs. All groups support social interactions, communication, personal safety, and sensory regulation. Most groups run weekly for 1 hour.
Click to see our full group schedule: www.thelarkcenter.com/social
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Groups are capped at 6 participants with 1-2 clinicians. All skills are taught naturalistically through client’s personal interests and/or hobbies. Peers are grouped based on shared interests, skill level, and specific support needs. All groups support healthy social relationships, personal safety, and self-regulation. Most groups meet weekly for 1 hour.
Click to see our full group schedule: www.thelarkcenter.com/social
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Groups for young adults are facilitated by clinicians, but participant led. Young adults set their own goals and priorities, and establish their own preferred group norms. All groups support continued independence, autonomy, emotional and physical safety.
Click to see our full group schedule: www.thelarkcenter.com/social
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Day Programs
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Multidisciplinary therapeutic preschool alternative program for extra support in the areas of motor, communication, social-emotional, self-help, and/or cognitive skills. Integrated OT, speech, counseling, and education through play. Choose 2, 3, or 5 mornings per week, 9:00-11:30.
Click to learn more: www.thelarkcenter.com/meadow-lark
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Multidisciplinary therapeutic preschool alternative program for extra support in the areas of motor, communication, social-emotional, self-help, and/or cognitive skills. Integrated OT, speech, counseling, and education through play. Choose 2, 3, or 5 afternoons per week, 12:30-3:00.
Click to learn more: www.thelarkcenter.com/meadow-lark
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A launch pad for young adults who have goals of increased independence with self-care, relationships, employment, higher education, independent living, and more. The program is participant directed and recreation-based, with a strong emphasis on personal responsibility (for their own cleaning, cooking, planning, etc.) and clinician supported throughout the entire day. Choose 2-day program for a higher level of support (12:30-3:30) or 3-day program for a higher level of independence (9:00-2:00).
Click to learn more about SkyLARK: www.thelarkcenter.com/skylark
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Stay tuned for details, coming soon.
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The LARK Community
The Lark Center is dedicated to providing education and support not only to individuals, but also to schools, daycares, doctors, libraries and other community organizations. We have a wide range of connections with area SEPACS, small businesses, and other like-minded neurodiversity-affirming providers. If an organization you are connected with could use additional support on their journey to becoming more inclusive and affirming in their approach, feel free to send them our way.
If you are interested in joining our caregiver support network to meet others on a similar journey, please email contact@thelarkcenter.com
FAQs
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The first step is to get in touch! You can click the “get started” button to send us an electronic referral form, email us at contact@thelarkcenter.com, or call us at 508-233-2293. We will then offer you an intake appointment, and get your child or young adult scheduled into the services that are most appropriate.
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Every new client starts with an intake appointment, which costs $250 and generates a summary report, treatment plan, and recommendations. Based on the specific plan that is recommended for the client, costs can range from $100-$200 per session.
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The Lark Center utilizes a model that is based on the newest research into best practices, especially when working to support neurodivergent clients. Insurance has not caught up yet, and thus does not consistently reimburse. All services at this time are private pay. Our office is happy to provide monthly superbills to any family wishing to pursue reimbursement through their insurance plan.
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The Lark Center is dedicated to working with families to identify sources of funding, creating customized payment plans, and offering discounts based on demonstrated need. Many of our clients are funded through their school district, DDS, private grants, or a combination of sources. There are also charity organizations that can help fund therapy.
Click here to learn more about the Lift Every Child Foundation
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Most individual therapy sessions are weekly for 45 minutes, although everyone’s plan is specific to their unique strengths and support needs. Most social groups are weekly for 60 minutes, although there are some options for longer playgroups.
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One of the benefits of being private pay is that we offer very short waitlists and fast turnaround times. We are typically able to schedule intake appointments within 3 weeks of referral. After the intake we are usually able to place clients in their desired service within 1-2 weeks.
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No. The Lark Center is proudly neurodiversity-affirming, which means listening to the autistic community and respecting the wishes of the overwhelming majority of autistic adults who avow that compliance-based methodology (ABA) is harmful for autistic children. There are so many possible underlying reasons for behavior - and behavior is only a result, a response, communication. If you address only the behavior, you are likely neglecting the person’s internal experience, removing their internal motivation to learn, and teaching them to ignore their body’s signals and needs. The Lark Center supports autistic individuals by identifying their unique strengths, interests, and support needs, and prioritizing safety and sense of self. For more information about the importance of neurodiversity-affirming care, visit our resources page.
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The Lark Center charges a cancelation fee for a missed session (no matter the reason) in order to hold that therapy spot. The fee is either $30 for 48 hours or more advanced notice, $60 for less than 48 hours notice, or full session fee for a no-show or late cancel (within the hour). This is to protect the clinician’s time.