Chileda serves children and young adults, ages 6-21, from across the United States who have struggled to find success within other service and support models. Youth who come to Chileda typically have identified cognitive challenges and interfering behaviors. Professionals may struggle with definitive diagnoses for the students we serve, however autism spectrum disorder, attachment disorder, traumatic brain injury, intermittent explosive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder, along with cognitive delays, are all common diagnoses for children who attend Chileda.

A spectrum of diagnoses calls for a spectrum of services. Whether through our comprehensive residential school program, our on-campus day school, our off-campus summer school, our vocational program, our after school and weekend respite services, our individualized consultative and training services, or our conferences and professional development programs, we are committed to addressing underlying issues to unlock the best in the people w we work with. Chileda’s services and supports are geared not only to serve the students who live, learn, and play within our programs, but to also serve the families and communities where our students will one day return.

Chileda is an accredited agency, maintaining the highest standards of accreditation through the Council on Quality and Leadership. Chileda operates within the guidelines of the Wisconsin Division of Children and Family Services and Wisconsin Bureau of Quality Assurance Division of Disability and Elder Service. Our program also meets the educational qualifications outlined by many states. We will work with any state or governing body to secure approval.

Our staff strives to accommodate the ever-evolving needs of the students, families, schools, and social service agencies who we work with.

Our continuum of services includes:

• Residential school program
• On-campus day school
• On-campus summer school Off-campus summer school
• After school and weekend respite program
• Individualized consulting and training programs for educators and families.