health & wellbeing
COVID SAFE: All SESSIONS ARE THROUGH ZOOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES TO SUPPORT THE ASD COMMUNITY
Diabetes Prevention Program
Caregivers and autistic adolescents have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes as they grow older. 9 out of 10 people don’t even know they have it. Are you or a loved one with autism at risk? Take this quick 60 second quiz to find out https://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.
Through this evidence-based, year-long program, participants meet regularly with a certified lifestyle coach that understands ASD to build new health habits and lower their risk.
Flights of Flavor: Introducing New Foods & Textures
In this interactive 60 minute class, learn about your child’s and family’s palates, how to create meals based on flavor profiles and how to introduce, or “move” your family toward healthier or preferred food options. You will enjoy learning about ways to improve flavor and navigate textures!
Special COVID-19 Rates!
$30
Valiant Self-care for Parents
Parenting is tough, we often get caught-up in the multitude of appointments, tasks, and work to take care of our children. Self-care is more than an hour of me-time built into a week. It is an approach to living that builds resilience, so we can be ready for the expected and unexpected challenges of every day without draining our battery. In this 90 minute workshop, learn tips, tools and strategies to charge your battery with a holistic approach that includes sleep, relaxation, diet, physical activity and more!
Special COVID-19 Rates!
$45
Valiant ASD Self-Care
Learning to take care of yourself can be intimidating. There are so many things that go into it! The sense of accomplishment and independence gained from learning these skills will make you look and feel like a million! In this class learn the importance of being clean, sensory tips and tools to make it easier to be your very best self.
Special COVID-19 Rates!
$25
Start Your Day Fit & Focused
Is a FREE virtual group fitness class in the convenience of home every school morning with a qualified instructor. tweens, teens and young adults will excel by starting their day with friends and fun while getting what they need physically to focus in classes throughout the day.
Classes are about 30 minutes and run every half hour starting at am PDT and 8am MDT until 9am PDT and 10am MDT
FREE
Afternoon Fitness Recharge
Is a FREE virtual group fitness class in the convenience of home every afternoon Monday - Friday, with a qualified instructor. Tweens, teens and young adults will get what they need to unwind and recharge their battery after a busy day.
Classes are about 30 minutes and run every half hour starting at 3:30pm PDT and 4:30pm MDT and going until 5:00pm PDT and 6:00pm MDT
FREE
Afternoon Fitness Recharge
Is a FREE virtual group fitness class in the convenience of home every afternoon Monday - Friday, with a qualified instructor. Tweens, teens and young adults will get what they need to unwind and recharge their battery after a busy day.
Classes are about 30 minutes and run every half hour starting at 3:30pm PDT and 4:30pm MDT and going until 5:00pm PDT and 6:00pm MDT
FREE
Fit & Focused Individual Fitness
If you’re an ASD child or young adult that would like a tailored program, we offer individualized sessions through Zoom that include a physical activity assessment and sensory assessment to create a plan that meets both learning and fitness needs. The assessments include:
· Profile of your sensory system for a tailored plan
· Current level of physical activity
· Goals for learning and health
Fit & Focused Group Fitness
For groups of 2-10 people who like to train together, we offer a special discounted individual rate for 60-minute sessions.
Thrive Fitness for Parents
Coming soon! Spend a little time building your resiliency with a program that meets your health and fitness needs.
Spring Wellness Campaign
Coming Soon-Stay Tuned!
VALIANT PEERS® Bully-Proofing Boot Camp
This April, is Autism Acceptance Month! join us in 3 consecutive Saturday sessions starting on April 24th. Attendees learn targeted skills and then apply them through role-playing and small-group practice with direct coaching from our PEERS® Certified Instructors. This Boot Camp is Open to children, teens, young adults, parents, and professionals.
Presented by PEERS® Certified Providers
- Starting July 24th
- 2-day camp
IEP's & 504's Questions & Answers
Coming Soon! this FREE session to learn about the differences between IEP & 504 plans and what you need to know about strength-based plans.
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
Join us on 3/8 at 6pm PDT/7pm MDT for this FREE session to learn about what an ecologically valid skill is and how this program works. To date, the only known research-supported social skills program available for teens and young adults with ASD and other social challenges is PEERS®.
VALIANT PEERS® Young Adult Group
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
NOW ENROLLING March Groups! Presented by PEERS® Certified Providers, this 16-week program meets on Monday evenings at 6pm PDT/ 7pm MDT and is tailored for teens and young adults who are motivated to learn the ecologically valid skills (or what people who are socially accepted naturally do) that are proven to improve their abilities to make and keep friends. This program is insurance eligible.
- starts mmonday July 24
- 6-9pm
- meets weekly for 16 weeks
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
Join us on 2/23 at 6pm PDT/7pm MDT for this FREE session to learn how physical activity helps sensory kids reduce anxiety and improve their focus and self-confidence.
National Diabetes Prevention Program
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
This evidence-based community program is recognized by the CDC because it is proven to work. It is designed to help you lose a modest amount of weight (7%), manage stress and understand your relationship with food through education, daily strategies that really work and a certified lifestyle coach with support group to cheer you to success!
IEP & 504 Parent Coaching
IEP & 504 Parent Coaching
IEP & 504 Parent Coaching
Need help preparing for an IEP meeting? Parents and students who go to meetings prepared and organized are more likely to come away feeling heard and with a good action plan. Our IEP Coach will meet with you one-on-one to give you the guidance you need to be heard and successful.
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
Join us on 5/11 at 6pm PDT/7pm MDT for this FREE session to learn about what an ecologically valid skill is and how this program works. To date, the only known research-supported social skills program available for teens and young adults with ASD and other social challenges is PEERS®.
VALIANT PEERS® Young Adult Group
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
NOW ENROLLING MAY Older Young Adult Group (20-34 yrs old)! Presented by PEERS® Certified Providers, this 16-week program meets on Saturday mornings at 9am PDT/ 10am MDT and is tailored for older young adults (20-34 yrs old) who are motivated to learn the ecologically valid skills (or what people who are socially accepted naturally do) that are proven to improve their abilities to make and keep friends. This program is insurance eligible.
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
PEERS® An Overview of a GREAT Program!
Challenging ASD with Physical Activity
Join us on 5/11at 6pm PDT/7pm MDT for this FREE session to learn how physical activity helps sensory kids reduce anxiety and improve their focus and self-confidence.
COVID safe sessions through Zoom at discounted Rates
Health & Well-Being
Health
Programs and classes that improve the health for ASD children and caregivers
Fitness Programs
Challenging Autism with Physical Activity
Wellness Campaigns
Fun seasonal health challenges and activities the whole family can enjoy
Life & Social Skills
Friendship & interaction Skills
Relational programs that build social skills, friendships and create support networks
Career Readiness & Employer Support
Programs & tools tailored for ASD to navigate the world of work
Parent Support
Resources & services parents need for everyday Life with an ASD or sensory child
Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
health & wellbeing
COVID SAFE: All SESSIONS ARE THROUGH ZOOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES TO SUPPORT THE ASD COMMUNITY
Start Your Day Fit & Focused
Is a FREE virtual group fitness class in the convenience of home every school morning with a qualified instructor. tweens, teens and young adults will excel by starting their day with friends and fun while getting what they need physically to focus in classes throughout the day.
Classes are about 30 minutes and run every half hour starting at am PDT and 8am MDT until 9am PDT and 10am MDT
FREE
Afternoon Fitness Recharge
Is a FREE virtual group fitness class in the convenience of home every afternoon Monday - Friday, with a qualified instructor. Tweens, teens and young adults will get what they need to unwind and recharge their battery after a busy day.
Classes are about 30 minutes and run every half hour starting at 3:30pm PDT and 4:30pm MDT and going until 5:00pm PDT and 6:00pm MDT
FREE
Fit & Focused Individual Fitness
If you’re an ASD child or young adult that would like a tailored program, we offer individualized sessions through Zoom that include a physical activity assessment and sensory assessment to create a plan that meets both learning and fitness needs. The assessments include:
· Profile of your sensory system for a tailored plan
· Current level of physical activity
· Goals for learning and health
Fit & Focused Group Fitness
For groups of 2-10 people who like to train together, we offer a special discounted individual rate for 60-minute sessions.
Life & Social Skills
COVID SAFE: All SESSIONS ARE THROUGH ZOOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES TO SUPPORT THE ASD COMMUNITY
Money $ense 101
Coming Soon! Stay tuned for details!
Money $ense 102
Coming Soon! Stay tuned for details!
Friendship Skills for Girls
Friendships make life brighter. But what happens when problems arise? Every friendship is a little different, but every friendship shares some very basic things. Here, you will learn: your friendship style; what makes a good friend; how to handle sticky situations; and more. Each girl will get their own copy of American Girls Friendship Troubles as part of a four-week interactive series that focuses on positive social relationships, self-advocacy and awareness.
Valiant PEERS® Young Adult Program
A 16-Week Social Skills Program for Teens and Young Adults that works! This evidence-based social skills class series and intervention for teens and young adults (12-32 years old) who are interested in learning ways to help them make and keep friends. This program is often covered by health insurance and is presented by PEERS® Certified Providers.
Valiant PEERS® Bully-Proofing Boot Camp
Presented by PEERS® Certified Providers, attendees learn targeted skills and then apply them through role-playing and small-group practice with direct coaching from our PEERS® Certified Instructors. This Boot Camp is Open to children, teens, young adults, parents, and professionals.
Special COVID-19 Rates!
$150 (50% discount)
Let's Hangout!
Join us for virtual hang-outs where we will have a theme for the day, trivia, games and great conversation. Click on the calendar to go to the registration link.
Contact Us
Sign up for IEP Parent Coaching
Send VHS three dates and times that work for you.
Valiant Health Solutions LLC
Diabetes Prevention Program
Additional Information
Did you know that 86 million American adults are at risk for diabetes? And most don’t know it! 1 in 3 American adults has pre-diabetes. People with pre-diabetes often do not experience any symptoms.
The risk goes up to over 50% for seniors aged 60 years or older. There is also increased risk for those with disabilities and those who are caregivers.
Preventing diabetes doesn’t require major lifestyle changes. Once you understand the risk factors, get yourself tested, and begin to eat healthier and get active, you will be well on your way to weighing less and living more!
This evidence-based community program is recognized by the CDC because it is proven to work. It is designed to help you lose a modest amount of weight (7%), manage stress and understand your relationship with food through education, daily strategies that really work and a certified lifestyle coach with support group to cheer you to success!
In this year-long program you’ll learn, laugh, share stories, try new things, and build new habits—all while lowering your risk of type 2 diabetes and improving your health.
With this program you will you get:
· The CDC-approved curriculum
· The skills you need to lose weight, be more physically active, and manage stress
· A trained lifestyle coach who understands the challenges of ASD to guide and encourage you
· Support from other participants in the ASD community with the same goals as you
· 16 weekly sessions, taking you through the first 4 months
· 8 monthly follow-up sessions to complete the year and help you maintain healthy lifestyle changes
Special COVID-19 Rates!
You save 50% on this program.
$180.00 ($7.50 a session)
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"I am so thankful for the DPP! I have lost 20 pounds and kept it off because I understand my relationship with food now. I've cut my risk of diabetes by 58%!" - Mary DPP participant
Life & Social Skills
COVID SAFE: All SESSIONS ARE THROUGH ZOOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES TO SUPPORT THE ASD COMMUNITY
Career Readiness for ASD & Sensory Young Adults
Are you the parent of a teen, a college student or an adult with sensory challenges like ASD, ADD, ADHD or SPD? Do you want to get and keep a job? Or do you need some help to enter the workforce? In this 4-day interactive class series learn what tools will work for you for worksite success.
This tailored program includes: executive functions scan, an employment profile encompassing talents, interests and abilities, social coaching to develop employment skills and more!
Valiant Spectrum Support for Employers
Many employers have concerns about hiring ASD employees. Questions we are often asked are: will they require more accommodation’s? How do I help them communicate or recognize that communication is a problem? This service provides employers with answers to those questions and more. We provide training and support needed to hire and retain ASD and sensory employees while creating and supporting work environment that values and leverages diversity and inclusive excellence.
Life & Social Skills
COVID SAFE: All SESSIONS ARE THROUGH ZOOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES TO SUPPORT THE ASD COMMUNITY
Navigating the IEP & 504 Process
In this workshop, learn how to: request an evaluation; prepare for meetings; handle emotions; handle disputes; consent to some parts of the IEP and not others; and create and track goals. This class provides an IEP notebook organizer that will document and guide the IEP team’s efforts and track your child’s goals and progress.
IEP Parent Coaching
Need help preparing for an IEP meeting? Parents and students who go to meetings prepared and organized are more likely to come away feeling heard and with a good action plan. Our IEP Coach will meet with you one-on-one to give you the guidance you need to be heard and successful. First 30 minutes is FREE. The average coaching session lasts 90-120 minutes.
Special COVID-19 Rate!
$30 an hour
Valiant Self-Care for Parents
Parenting is tough, we often get caught-up in the multitude of appointments, tasks, and work to take care of our children. Self-care is more than an hour of me-time built into a week. It is an approach to living that builds resilience, so we can be ready for the expected and unexpected challenges of every day without draining our battery. Learn tips, tools and strategies to charge your battery with a holistic approach that includes sleep, relaxation, diet, physical activity and more!
Flights of Flavor: Introducing New Foods & Textures
In this interactive class, learn about your child’s and family’s palates, how to create meals based on flavor profiles and how to introduce, or “move” your family toward healthier or preferred food options. You will enjoy tasting and learning about ways to improve flavor and navigate textures!
Thrive! Fitness for ASD Parents
Coming soon! Spend a little time building your resiliency with a program that meets your health and fitness needs.
Sibling Rivalry!
At last! It's no longer necessary for parents to grapple by themselves with the problems of sibling rivalry. In this class, we get together, share frustrations, and study the basic principles for reducing conflict and generating goodwill among brothers and sisters.
The goal of this award-winning Faber Mazlish group workshop is to help you to help your children learn how to live together. Each session sensitizes parents to what it is that increases hostility between children and the attitude and the language that decreases hostility. During each session, parents will learn and practice specific skills that help to reduce friction and make harmony possible. Participants will also have the opportunity to take a fresh look at their own adult sibling relationships.
How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
Award Winning workshop programs based on Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber's bestselling parenting books. These workshops have won the enthusiastic praise of parents and professionals worldwide. The author's practical, down-to-earth methods give adults the know-how they need to create relationships with children of all ages - from tots to teens that are less stressful and far more rewarding.
The goal of the workshop is to help you and the members of your group communicate more effectively with children. In each session of the workshop, you'll be introduced to an additional set of proven skills that will help you to cope with your child's negative feelings...engage your child's willing cooperation...discipline without hurting or alienating...help your child develop a positive and realistic self-image...foster a family atmosphere of love and respect.
No one asks to be bullied
Bully Proofing Boot Camp for Students
- Are perceived as different from their peers, such as being overweight or underweight, wearing glasses or different clothing, being new to a school, or being unable to afford what kids consider “cool”
- Are perceived as weak or unable to defend themselves, have a disability
- Are depressed, anxious, or have low self esteem
- Are less popular than others and have few friends
- · Do not get along well with others, seen as annoying or provoking, or antagonize others for attention
However, even if a child has these risk factors, it doesn’t mean that they will be bullied.
Valiant PEERS®
Now Enrolling Groups for Fall
The PEERS® Program was developed by psychologist and researcher Elizabeth Laugeson at UCLA's Semel Institute. Valiant PEERS® Program Providers are Certified through the UCLA Semel Institute.
Unlike other Social Skills Programs, PEERS is proven to work. Recent studies show that gains made during the program continue to be maintained by participants for 3-5 years after they have been in the program!
PEERS® was developed for neurodiverse tweens, teens and young adults. It is also appropriate for those with anxiety, depression, and other socioemotional problems.
PEERS® is unique and unlike other Social Skills Programs in that it:
- Is evidence-based
- Includes a social coach - usually a parent or good friend
- Teaches ecologically valid social skills
- Tailors teaching methods to shared social skills
What You Will Learn
- How to use conversational skills that engage others while respecting your own identity and others
- How to find common interests by trading information
- How to use humor
- How to enter and exit conversations between peers
- How to handle rejection, teasing, and bullying
- How to handle rumors and gossip
- How to be a good host during get togethers
- How to make phone calls and safely navigating electronic communication with friends
- How to choose friends with like interests
- How to be a good sport
- How to handle arguments and disagreements
- How to change a bad reputation
- Dating etiquette and do's and don'ts (Young Adult Group curriculum)
For more information about PEERS® check out the UCLA Website:
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This 16-week program is tailored for teens and young adults who want to make and keep friends.
Now enrolling for Fall Groups
