Our goal it to ensure that when we first start services that it feels natural and gradual. We like to build a positive rapport with the client, family, and staff before introducing any modifications. It is important to build trust, communication, and develop appropriate needs that work at your pace.

Absolutely not! You will see working at a table if we are working on attending skills, eating skills, or other related skills to help support writing tasks. But this can also be done in multiple different settings. We want Therapy to be fun and comfortable! Sitting at a table the whole session should not be something that ever occurs!

DTT and NET are just two of many teaching strategies used. This variation allows for a multitude of ways to teach without requiring a child to sit at a table and engage for long durations. Most Behavior Analyst focus on Natural Environment Training (NET) into sessions and teaching.

In ABA it’s like we have our own language and meaning. First you need to unpair your known meaning of punishing and consequences is something bad or negative connotation. For Behavior Analyst the word Consequence just means “how a person responds to” and punishment means that “a behavior has decreased”

The use of positive reinforcement is fundamental to ALL human behavior, regardless of whether someone has developmental disabilities, social and behavioral deficits, autism diagnoses.

Since all humans exhibit a range of behaviors, the concepts of ABA therapy can be applied in almost any situation using the same behavioral principles.

ABA programs should always be specifically individualized for your child and their needs, learning style, preferred items, etc. ABA is not a one-size-fits-all approach, you should never feel this way about you services being provided.