ABOUT EVOLVE

Evolve is dedicated to helping children with development delays cope and manage these disorders in order to become the best version of themselves that they can be.

We aim to unlock their potential in an environment specifically set up for their individual needs. Our therapists are all hand-selected and expertly trained to work with and educate children with any development delay.

What is a developmental delay?

A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY is when your child does not reach their developmental milestones at the expected times. It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the process of development. If your child is temporarily lagging behind, it can not be called a developmental delay.

Developmental delays are a group of psychiatric conditions originating in childhood that involve serious impairment in different areas. These disorders comprise language disorders, learning disorders, motor disorders and autism spectrum disorders. In broader definitions ADHD is included, and the term used is neuro-developmental disorders.

Are you unsure if your child might have a developmental delay? You can use the following developmental charts on KidSense to give you a better idea.

Upon inquiry to Evolve we will do a screening of your child in order to assess which programme (or combination of programmes) will best benefit your child.

ASAP

Autism Spectrum Adaptive Programme is a highly developed programme that shows great results in the 25 years since its development in 1995, for children who fall on the autism spectrum. The goal at ASAP is to develop your child to his/her full potential as soon as possible. Therefore, no single approach is used, but a combination – the cocktail approach. This approach is always EVOLVING as new techniques and approaches are developed and implemented into the programme. The expertise of the director and her excellent team sustains the development and progress.

The Bridge

Our Bridge programme (for ages 3-7) was developed to help bridge the gap from one-to-one therapy settings to a group setting and to help get children accustomed to social interactions. Our hope is that after attending the Bridge, they will assimilate into a school setting more easily. Our Bridge programme follows carefully planned out activities linked to different themes to ensure the children are stimulated as well as educated while developing to a social group setting.

ESC

Every Step Counts is our classroom where we specialize in assisting children who struggle to fit in to mainstream schools due to various reasons, including developmental delays. ESC follows the CAPS Curriculum, but in a specialized manner. The teachers are qualified and dedicated and focused on one-on-one education making time for all the students. They also work on a ‘child based’ pace, focusing on problem areas and spending more time on these areas to ensure a proper foundation is established. ESC is a registered IMPAQ tutor centre.

Nurture and Thrive

Nurture and Thrive is a specially designed programme to assist children with different developmental delays, emotional problems, such as anxiety, remedial therapy to help with any learning difficulties, and to identify barriers to learning. The programme aims to then assist the child in mastering these skills through a carefully developed system. Our therapists have been well trained in identifying areas of development that need attention, as well as plan activities to assist the child in developing these abilities that have been identified. We are also registered as an ASDAN centre. ASDAN offers a variety of programmes of which Towards Independence, Key Steps and different vocational skills are just a few. More on the ASDAN organisation can be read here: https://www.asdan.org.uk/about