What We Do...

Ascendigo Autism Services is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, Colorado. We provide opportunities for growth and independence for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Beginning in 2004 with our summer sports camp (formerly Extreme Sports Camp), Ascendigo has since expanded to offer employment services, in-home behavioral therapy, and life coaching. Our organization offers three core programs: Adventures, Life Enrichment, and Outreach. Our goal is to integrate people with autism into community life recreationally and socially, whether through adventure sports, basic life skills, compatible employment in local companies, or community engagement. In addition to our programs, Ascendigo educates members of our community about autism, what can be done to make living with autism better and easier, and how important it is for individuals with autism to live a life with dignity, purpose, and respect.

What We Do...

Pediatric therapists work with children and their families, caregivers, and teachers to promote active participation in activities or occupations that are meaningful to them. Specially trained and certified physical and occupational pediatric therapists focus on teaching children the necessary skills to function more independently at home, school and in the community. Pediatric therapists work with children in the following areas. -Fine motor skills – coordination of small motor movements mainly in the hands and fingers; grasping skills -Visual motor skills – small motor movements in coordination with the eyes; may include tasks such as cutting, drawing, and writing -Sensory processing and sensorimotor skills -Self-help skills such as, dressing, grooming, bathing tasks -Feeding – sensory and motor approach -Visual perception – how visual information is perceived; visual memory, visual figure ground, visual spatial awareness, visual discrimination, visual -Handwriting -Strength and endurance – core and upper body strength and endurance as it relates to the ability to perform daily tasks -Coordination – ability to use both sides of the body to perform coordinated movement patterns -Eye-hand coordination – ability to coordinate eye movement with hand movement; ball skills -Social skills -Play skills

What We Do...

Mind Springs Health is a full-service mental health counseling and therapy provider, with a network of child & adolescent specialists and psychiatrists serving Pitkin County families and communities. Right now, all services are available via confidential & secure video teleconferencing and/or phone.