Before our ABA Therapy sessions, we do an initial assessment that entails 4 – 10 hours with our BCBA, typically completed over several days. We do not rush this process, and instead like to take the time to truly understand your child’s skills; some children take several sessions to show us what they can do.
During the assessment sessions, we will determine your child’s cognitive, communication, motor, adaptive, behavioural, and social skills. It is an intricate process that delves deep into your child’s abilities enabling us to create an ideal therapy program. At the end of the assessment, you will receive a detailed report on your child’s current skill level, behavioural concerns, and treatment recommendations. Towards the end of the initial assessment period, a program specific to your child will be designed.
The program will include milestones and goals that, once reached, will lead to the next step of the program. The program is both a guideline for the therapist who will work with your child and a means of measuring your child’s progress. Once your child’s program is created, your child will start having regular ABA Therapy sessions.
Once a child’s program goals have been chosen, one of our RBTs will implement the teaching and behavior protocols defined by the program. Our BCBA will supervise the program anywhere between 5-20% of the total hours. Programs have two elements: Intensive table work and Natural environment teaching. Intensive table work will focus on compliance, attention to task, language, and academic goals including reading, math, and spelling are targeted. Natural environment teaching will aim to generalize what has been taught at the table and also targets requesting skills, play, socialization, and self-help skills.
