Our commitment is to provide tailor-made programs for each individual learner in their home, helping your child communicate, socialize, play, and navigate daily activities. From communication and leisure skills to social and life skills, we design effective learning programs that support your child in enjoying a happy and fulfilling day-to-day life.
Ecological assessments help identify the specific behaviors a child needs to be successful in a given environment, including the range and frequency of behaviors that reflect typical patterns. These assessments often involve observing how a child performs in a particular setting compared to a sample of typically developing peers.
They can also help determine the learning value a child is gaining from that environment and whether it is appropriate based on the child’s current skills and the demands of the setting.
We offer targeted and specific hands on training for parents, teachers and others lead by our highly trained BCBA’s and graduate level students. Our training follows the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) task list in accordance with BACB standards. To drive more effective interventions in eliminating severe problem behaviors, we also offer training on conducting and using functional analysis.
Descriptive analysis involves observing behavior and identifying patterns in the events that follow it. By tracking how often specific consequences occur after a behavior, behavior analysts can form a hypothesis about its function. However, this method can be time-consuming and often yields inaccurate results.
Functional analysis is a more precise approach. It includes interviews, observations, and controlled testing conditions where suspected consequences are delivered only after the behavior (test) or throughout the session (control). By comparing behavior across these conditions, analysts can accurately identify what maintains the behavior. Functional analysis is typically faster and more reliable than descriptive methods.
For early intensive behavioral intervention, key areas of focus include communication, social, and daily living skills. Tools like the ABLLS-R and VB-MAPP help assess these areas, with the VB-MAPP offering a developmental breakdown (0–18, 18–36, 36–48 months).
PEAK expands on traditional assessments by incorporating verbal behavior and relational learning to teach more complex, abstract language needed for meaningful conversation.
For adolescents, tools like the AFLS assess essential daily living skills across home, school, and community settings. Since many adolescents with autism struggle socially, the SSRS can guide targeted interventions using strategies like the Teaching Interaction Procedure to build skills such as sharing, empathy, and accepting feedback.
