The Emerge Center’s Bloom program is designed to help children increase effective communication, activities of daily living, and social skills. Children in Bloom work on skills in both individual and group environments to maximize learning and growth during the program. 

Bloom is a year-long, five day per week therapeutically-based program that begins in August and runs through July.  Bloom is tuition-based, with therapeutic services billed to insurance and/or Medicaid.

What makes Bloom unique?

• -Integrates speech therapy, occupational therapy, and applied behavior analysis throughout the child’s day
• -Use of individual, small group and large group therapy
• -Focused practice on transitions between activities
• -Incorporates opportunities for socialization and increased food acceptance
• -Guided centers with transdisciplinary collaboration
• -Motor lab and Music and Movement with occupational therapy focus and support
• -Collaborative professional team holds weekly meetings
• -Parent and professional team meet each semester to develop and review therapeutic plan

Bloom 2023-2024 Application Process

Application dates:  January 9th – February 10th, 2023

To be eligible, children must be born after September 30, 2018 and have a medical diagnosis of autism.  Limited spots are available.

For more information, view the 2023 Bloom Flyer.

Download the Bloom Application and Professional Referrral Form. (This form is only required if your child is not currently receiving services at Emerge.)

Informational sessions about the application process will be held at Emerge:

• Wednesday,  January 18th at 12:00 p.m.
• Thursday, January 19th at 8:00 a.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For questions, please contact Dr. Jane Morton at 225-663-6932 or jmorton@emergela.org.

Bloom is a tuition-based program. There are a limited number of scholarships available each year. 

After submitting the application, please complete the Financial Assistance Form.

Please note that tuition does not cover the cost of co-pays, deductibles, etc.

Our son’s journey with autism began in 2015 when he was 2 years old. His mother and I noticed he was different – sensitive to touch and sound, usually alone and not participating with other children. We sought medical help and were given the news that Brody was on the autism spectrum. Two years later, we heard of a program at The Emerge Center that would allow our son to go to school as well as still receive his autism therapy.

Brody made incredible progress at Emerge. He went from being non-verbal to a social butterfly. Seeing your child interact with friends, eat new foods, and make consistent progress…these are things most parents typically take for granted. He is even reading and doing simple math at the age of four. Brody left Emerge being academically fit and ready to begin Kindergarten.

Emerge transforms the lives of children with autism. They open them up and teach them life skills that will enhance their futures.  Their services provide hope and reassured our family that Brody, too, can dream big and change the world!