Looking For More Friends?
Need Motivation?
Want Strategies For Living
Your Best Life?
Open the Lid has
Tools and Community
for Everyone.
Classes Available 5 Days a Week!
Learn What Open the Lid has to Offer:
"I can’t recommend these classes/groups enough! They have saved my Mattison from social regression and allowed him opportunities to make some real friends. Hats off to Lydia and Open the Lid!"
Robin, Mom of a student
If You Want...
- Quality friends and connections
- Fun activities
- Simple tools with practice and support
- A sense of purpose and meaning
...Then Open the Lid's Classes are Here to Help!
Inclusive Classes + Bonus Self-Paced Lessons
Our Students:
- Make friends with non-family members
- Research and develop a broader range of interests
- Learn to deal with conflict and disappointment
- Gain daily peer support and accountability for short and long term goals through engaging games, conversations and group routines
- Communicate more effectively
Join Our Live Online Classes
Group Classes 2x/week
Bonus/Make-up Classes 3x/week
Make meaningful connections while learning :
- Simple tools for navigating community and problem solving.
- Building short-term goals.
- Research
- Self regulation
- Conflict management
- Communication strategies (verbal/non-verbal/AAC).
- How to create long term goals and follow through with short term steps.
- How to move your body, participate in games & find joy!
Individual Classes 4x/week
Make meaningful connections while learning :
- Building strategies toward meaningful, personal outcomes such as building more friendships, effectively communicating, working on independence, and creating engaging hobbies and recreational opportunities.
- Students have worked with our teachers to start a YouTube channel, used graphic design to create self regulation posters, create systems to manage finances and paperwork, personal hygiene and safety, relationship dynamics, sex- education and independently navigate new technology to communicate using different channels.
- Our highly skilled teachers can help you navigate the intersection of disability and personal identity (acquired tools for gender transition as an autistic person) and navigate family addiction as a person with down syndrome.
Bonuses:
- Self-Paced Workbook
- Videos for Each Lesson
"Our entire family benefited from Open the Lid, which helped us to find a deeper understanding of each other and put in place solutions for a more balanced life. "
Margaret, Mom of a teenager
How Do I Know that This Program is Legitimate?
Is This Program Refundable?
What Kind of Results Can I Expect?
How Will This Help Me?
Is This Still Helpful for Non-Verbal Students?
How Will This Save Me Thousands of Dollars?
Can These Classes Be Reimbursed by Medicaid Waiver and Self-Direction Funding?
What Support Do You Offer To Parents and Caregivers?
"Open the Lid has made such a difference in my life, and our lives as a family. I don't know where we would be today without it.”
Meghan, Mom of a son with Cerebral palsy
Why Open the Lid?
Everyone needs a sense of belonging and stability. When therapies, classes, and social events are uncertain, Open the Lid is a constant.
Open the Lid is an inclusive, supportive community accessible every weekday. We are here for each other regardless of illness, weather, or transportation limitations.
We meet people where they are and move forward together, regardless of our location, age, or abilities.
"Lydia has such a gift of engaging people. She is so upbeat and positive and reassuring. Simply-Superhero Lydia style!!!"
Joanie, class member
(Virtual) Classroom
Whether Group classes, Individual classes or both, the focus is the powerful content and connection in our Live Zoom classes. Students reflect on lessons, ask questions, share breakthroughs, and get input from the group or teacher.
Bonus Support Materials
Understand the concepts more deeply and reinforce new ideas by using the videos and workbooks.
- Workbooks act like homework and put new strategies into practice.
- Videos accompany the workbook, and make content more accessible to auditory learners.
"This is a wonderful resource! Lydia has been a critical part of my son's team since he was 10 years old! I highly recommend Open the Lid to anyone who needs support in general, but especially during this isolating time. "
Robin, mom of 17 year old with autism
Is Open the Lid Worth the Investment?
Our team is uniquely qualified to build and nurture the meaningful community at Open the Lid.
We're able to adjust as the community's needs and interests change using a holistic approach that includes new programming, outside experts, and flexible scheduling.
If 1-on-1 support would be helpful, the Individual Empowerment Classes allow us to spend time working toward individual goals at an individual pace.
"Lydia is amazingly helpful and compassionate.”
Teresa, mom of 5 kids
"Open the Lid is the missing link between home, school, and community.”
Paul, dad of 9 year old son with cerebral palsy
"It all started with Open the Lid...I am so grateful. There are no words.”
Lori, mom of 8 kids