Who We Help

Individuals With Autism

Empowering Children with Autism for Social and Academic Success

Are you searching for specialized support for your child with autism? Many parents struggle to find educational programs that genuinely “get” their child’s needs, leading to frustration and missed opportunities. Our autism center offers tailored solutions to help your child thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. With our autism programs, we focus on developing essential social communication skills, promoting independence, and unlocking your student’s full potential. Let us be your trusted autism learning partners on this journey.

Autism Services
Autism Services
Autism Services
Autism Services

Our Services for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Social Skills Training

Our 14-week Social Learning Program is specifically designed for children, teens, and young adults with autism who struggle with social interactions. We focus on:

  • Recognizing social patterns and cues
  • Learning conversational and friendship building skills
  • Developing flexible thinking and perspective-taking
  • Building emotional security and self-confidence
  • Practicing appropriate social behaviors in various settings

Executive Function Coaching

Our executive function coaching helps individuals with autism develop crucial skills for success in school and daily life. We focus on:

  • Emotional control: Managing thoughts and emotions to achieve goals
  • Understanding and following instructions
  • Time management and organization
  • Task initiation and completion

Academic Tutoring

Our academic tutoring services are designed to help autistic learners achieve their educational goals. We offer:

  • Personalized learning plans tailored to your child’s strengths and challenges
  • Strategies for assignment completion and time management
  • Skill-building in core subjects, focusing on areas of difficulty
  • Techniques to enhance focus and engagement in learning

Brain Training

Our brain training programs target cognitive skills essential for individuals with autism to thrive in academic and daily life settings. We work on:

  • Improving working memory capacity
  • Enhancing attention and focus
  • Developing impulse control
  • Boosting processing speed and cognitive flexibility

Why Choose Frankenberger Associates?

At Frankenberger Associates, we don’t just focus on a diagnosis—we focus on the individual. Our team provides personalized coaching and support that helps people with autism build real-world social, communication, and executive function skills. Every approach is customized to meet the unique strengths and needs of each client.

Trusted by Genius People

Frankenberger Associates has had the privilege of helping thousands of families, schools, and students transform their learning experience.

I cannot speak more highly of their programming. I am both a mental health professional and mom of an ASD kiddo. It is expensive, but it is money well spent. Additionally, the overall cost is comparable to what you would spend in an average market for a therapist who does private pay. We are hoping to continue on with their services after our 14-week program is over. As a mom, I highly recommend this because of the growth I’ve seen in my son and the tools I’ve gained. As a professional, I have no qualms about referring folks to them.

Jennifer, Parent

I'm so glad I took the Understanding Diverse Learning Profiles course. It introduced some ideas that were new to me, and also brought clarity and cohesion to ideas that I had picked up along the way, but didn’t have a context for. I gained greater fluency in the concepts and terminology that my colleagues in learning support use routinely, so I’m now better prepared to engage in meaningful conversation with them about how our school supports students. The readings and videos were varied and thought-provoking, and the regular meetings with the cohort and the instructors were helpful, motivating, and fun! The...

Becky Amis, Director of Admissions, St. Edmunds Academy

I wish I found this program earlier. My son and I are both so grateful to be here now. Everyone at Frankenberger Associates has been completely amazing! Their process utilizing real life actionable teaching has been life changing! There truly is nothing more rewarding than seeing your child “understand” the value of friendships and then to have the tools in real tangible step by step guides. I highly recommend Frankenberger Associates to anyone with a child struggling to figure out their social world.

Parent

I have had the pleasure of learning from Caryl Frankenberger for almost fifteen years, witnessing firsthand her expertise and unwavering commitment to neurodiverse learners. Caryl has the ability to make complex concepts about learning and cognitive development accessible—a skill I first observed in 2010 during one of her presentations, where she captivated a packed auditorium of educators with ease. Her work has left a lasting impact on me and countless others, empowering students, families, and professionals with the tools and understanding they need to thrive in their strengths.

Aria Carter, Director of Admissions, Greenwood School

This course was exactly what I needed to feel more confident in my role as Director of Academic Support. The modules were comprehensive and practical with supporting materials to reinforce the topics. The fact that I can continue to access the videos and readings upon completing the course has been a fantastic resource for me. All educators would benefit from this course.

Leslie Creus, Director of Academic Support/EAl Department Head, EF Academy

I loved this course and wish everyone at Middlebridge could take it. For folks entering into the profession or looking to have an update on learning challenges the videos and supplementary readings were on point. I loved the processing speed and working memory videos as so often people do not realize how this impacts the learner. The EF video was excellent and tangible as was the strategies for teachers. It is very rare when you have PD with actual strategies offered. I loved the evaluation section, and the questions to be posed by admissions professionals and teachers in the classroom...

Sara Callahan, Academic Dean, Middlebridge School

Frankenberger Associates truly understands the way children interact in the real world. This gives them a unique ability to help children for whom social interactions are difficult. In less than one year of weekly sessions, my child has gained a wealth of knowledge about social skills and behavior and new insight into his own and his peers' situations. He has learned, among many things, to "read a room," to slip in and out of conversation easily, how to ask questions and keep a conversation moving along, how to advocate for himself with others, and how to make and keep friends....

Kiera, Parent

This 6-module online course is the best training I have ever participated in. As an IEC who provides high school and college consulting for students who have specific learning, cognitive and/or developmental challenges, the course deepened my understanding of learning challenges, and my ability to read and interpret evaluations. I developed new questioning techniques to discern my students’ learning strengths, average abilities, and challenges, and I watched the videos and read the supplemental articles on my own timeline, there was no pressure. Quite simply, this course was a game changer for me, and I think it will be the same...

Amy Brown, M.Ed., IEC - Educational Transitions Consulting

My child received a 5 on her AP Gov’t exam! She is beyond excited and so am I. It’s been a journey and you were instrumental in getting her through that class. Your services have been invaluable!

Parent of a High School Graduate

I am thrilled to share my experience after receiving my certificate from Frankenberger Associates in Understanding Diverse Learning Profiles. This course has truly transformed my approach to working with prospective and current families, as well as lower and middle school faculty, learning support staff, and administration. The valuable tools and insights I gained have deepened my understanding of diverse learning profiles, allowing me to speak confidently and knowledgeably about my candidates. This has fostered trust and collaboration within our community, making a significant impact on our partnerships. I wholeheartedly recommend this course to admission professionals and anyone involved in supporting students....

Helen Williams, Director of Admission Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 8, Rutgers Preparatory Prep