Applied Behavioral Analysis helps families, caregivers, and other professionals assist with the care of individuals with challenging behaviors. Individualized plans are created to develop social skills, communication, and daily living skills, manage challenging behaviors, and teach replacement behaviors. This intensive therapy is provided in homes, communities, and centers collaborating and working with caregivers to provide successful therapy.
Children who may need Applied Behavioral Analysis:
- Children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and demonstrate deficits in communication, social skills, and/or rigid and repetitive behaviors, and challenging behaviors.
Applied Behavioral Analysis helps children by:
- Teaching functional communication
- Teaching appropriate social skills
- Establishing replacement behaviors
- Increasing autonomy
- Developing socially significant skills to help live more purposeful lives
Expert Therapists:
RBT: Registered Behavior Technicians are the boots on the ground that implement the treatment plan every day under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analysts perform assessments and partner with your family to create targets for skill acquisition and behavior reduction. BCBA’s lead parent education modules to ensure that the most important people in your child’s life have the tools to achieve success and support the next steps in development.
Parent Participation:
Families are the key to the success of ABA. Caregivers are encouraged to participate in each session to learn strategies and help generalize skills. Caregiver Coaching is implemented every week with the BCBA to help with generalization when therapists are away.
