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Psychological Services/AssessmentsFor children who have already received a diagnosis ofASD and their families, L4Life offers psychologicalservices and assessments that include the VinelandAdaptive Behaviour Scales, the Wechsler Preschooland Primary Scale of Intelligence IV and theWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV.

Fair Access ProgramThis program continues to be fundamental to ourmission. Through our Fair Access initiative, we subsidise,as much as possible, our EIBI programs for families infinancial need. We raise these subsidies throughfundraising events, private donations and grants.Subsidy availability varies yearly depending on ourrevenue from these activities.

About ABABeginning with Dr Ivar Lovaas’s 1987 landmark study,nearly 30 years of research support the effectivenessof ABA-based interventions in helping young childrenwith Autism reach their potential.

The Australian Government’s 2012 ‘Guidelines forGood Practice’ for children with Autism acknowledgesABA as the only effective early intervention therapythat is based on established research evidence.

AdvocacyIn addition to our services, we actively advocate forincreased public and private sector awareness ofABA’s effectiveness, and the need for those sectors’financial support. We conduct this advocacy throughresearch on our outcomes and by partnering withother Australian ABA organisations.

Our MotivationIn 2004, a group of parents and professionals from themedical, behavioural therapy, business strategy andmedia fields created L4Life. Having witnessed ABA-basedEIBI therapy’s high effectiveness in treating children withAutism—and its very high costs—they were determinedto help make it available to children with ASD,regardless of their financial circumstances.

www.learningforlife.com.au

463A Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, Victoria 3103PO Box 58, Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127 P: (03) 9836 5516 / F: (03) 9836 0584

E: admin@learningforlife.com.auW: www.learningforlife.com.au

ABN: 47 260 122 955

Learning for Life (L4Life) is a not-for-profit organisationthat provides the highest standard of autism services,based on the principles of Applied Behavioural Analysis(ABA), to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) and their families reach their full potential.

L4Life excels in meeting best-practice standards:

Evidence-based program effectiveness•Individual child and family-centred program design•Highly trained and experienced staff•Commitment to therapy intensity•Ongoing individual program review and evaluation.•

The US-based Lovaas Institute—a globally recognised,pioneering organisation in ABA research and therapydelivery—has been our senior consulting body sinceour 2004 beginning. All children at L4Life receiveconsulting support from the Lovaas Institute andfrom our highly experienced senior therapist staff.Every L4Life therapist is trained in the Lovaas Institute’sCertification Training Program.

L4Life staff are available Monday through Friday, 10.00 amto 4.30 pm to speak with you.

Please do not hesitate to phone us at (03) 9836 5516,or email us at admin@learningforlife.com.au

L4Life ServicesEarly Intensive Behavioural Intervention(ABA) ProgramsL4Life offers individualised, ABA-based, Early IntensiveBehavioural Intervention (EIBI) therapy programsfor children with ASD. Parents have the choice oftwo models—our Full Service Model or our ConsultancyModel—for their child’s program. Both models includefamily training in ABA-based strategies.

Full-Service Model •L4Life provides a complete ABA program to thechild. In addition to conducting the therapy sessions,L4Life designs the child’s program, recruits and trainsthe therapist team, organises all therapist visits andundertakes ongoing program reviews andadjustments. Therapy usually begins in the child’shome, then extends into other environments likechildcare, shops and parks.

Consultancy Model•For families preferring a more self-managed approach,the Consultancy Model is the same as the Full-Servicemodel but gives parents the option of recruiting,employing and organising their therapist team.

School Behavioural Support Program This program is open to school children of anyage with ASD. A L4Life Program Supervisorobserves the child’s progress in the classroom andadvises the teacher, school and family on bestclassroom strategies. Professional developmentfor school staff is also available.

Secret Agent Society (SAS)Social Skills ProgramThis revolutionary social skills program is designedto improve the emotional understanding and socialskills of 8 to 12 year olds with high-functioning ASD.Developed by the Queensland-based Social SkillsTraining Institute and gaining popularity worldwide,SAS teaches these children crucial skills such as howto recognise emotions in themselves and others,express feelings in appropriate ways, and cope withfeelings of anger and anxiety.