The Village

Hello. I’m Dr. Rick Silver, Director of Thrive Emerge. Welcome to The Village — our flagship program for neurodivergent older teens and young adults.

As parents of neurodivergent kids, we understand how challenged our kids are to successfully take on the demands of independent adulthood.

Most of us have tried a variety of treatments for our kids in the traditional outpatient model. In this model, you see a therapist or a coach perhaps once a week and a med manager perhaps every month. Generally there’s little communication among the practitioners or between the doctors and the family. You often end up feeling that you paid a lot of money for a limited results.

Over the past 15 years, Thrive Emerge has worked with young adults with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, helping them to find a better path to independence. Out of this extensive clinical experience has grown The Village, a unique approach to making this critical transition successful.

What makes us different and what makes our approach work? There are a few key elements I want you to be thinking about.

First, our work is rooted in a peer-based program, where our young adults and teens meet with each other outdoors, in what we call a simulated life skills environment. This is a place where they can feel supported and validated by close- knit group working out similar issues. We always say the people heal not alone, but in community.

Second, our practitioners — who are all specialists in the developmental issues facing your young adults — work together in a tightly coordinated team that meets with your kids not only in their scheduled appointments, but throughout the week in a variety of encounters that allows us to continuously monitor and provide feedback. It’s what we call real time therapy where we can capture the learning moments as they occur.

Third, parents play a critical role in this process. None of us have a roadmap for how to raise a neurodivergent child. But with our support, parents can get clarity and a sense of relief about how to guide their kids forward.

Finally, our young adults and parents enjoy being in our program. Our style - while professional - is casual, warm, playful and filled with humor. People grow and change when they feel safe and loved, and our staff works hard to create that sense of support, of tribe, that engages the his in the healing process.

Again, welcome to The Village. Take a look at the slideshow which follow. Most people have questions, so if you want any additional information contact us at phone number.

These are complex kids we are working with — and the solution is complex as well. We want you to feel comfortable working with us, so don’t hesitate to call. Let us get to know you so we can build the kind of trusting relationship that lies at the root of successful change.