Our Approach and Services
Essential Speech and ABA Therapy provides individualized ABA, Speech, and Occupational Therapy for children ages 18 months to 6 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our core mission? To help your child succeed!
We utilize a TEAM approach to treatment. Our facilities are run by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), and Occupational Therapists (OTRs). Your child’s clinicians meet, collaborate, and treat as a team to help your child thrive!
Your child’s needs are at the heart of our program, and all our workers utilize assent-based treatment plans:
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Assent-based treatment plans honor your child’s verbal and non-verbal requests.
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If your child indicates they do not want to engage in a specific task, our staff re-examines their approach.
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Our clinicians will then approach learning a new skill or activity in a more supportive way at a later time.
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To help your child learn and retain new skills, our team constantly monitors their progress and adjusts our treatment strategies to help optimize their greatest potential. Essential Speech and ABA Therapy adheres to modern standards of ABA, Speech, and Occupational Therapy. ​Our facilities use evidence-based practices, which provide holistic, quality care that utilizes the most up-to-date research and knowledge in the field.
Our Services
ABA Therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (also referred to as ABA) is a therapy based on the science of learning and behavior. ABA therapy utilizes several evidence-based practices to increase communication skills and deter interfering behaviors.
ABA Therapy can help your child master the following skills:
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Daily living skills
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Self-care skills
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Attention
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Social skills
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Stress management
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Emotional development
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Language skills
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Play and leisure skills
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ABA therapy uses several strategies (such as Positive Reinforcement) to teach the above skills. Evidence-based practices are often compiled into a Behavior Support Plan to reduce interfering behaviors and replace them with more adaptive skills.
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Positive Reinforcement
At Essential Speech and ABA Therapy, we use a strategy called Positive Reinforcement. In Positive Reinforcement, a therapist identifies a goal behavior. When a child successfully repeats the goal behavior, they are rewarded. Positive rewards encourage the child to continue using their newly acquired skills Over time, this leads to meaningful behavioral change.
What is Natural Environment Teaching (NET)?
Essential Speech and ABA Therapy offers a unique setting for children with ASD to receive services via Natural Environment Teaching (also called NET). By maximizing NET opportunities, our learners are immersed in different settings to encourage the generalization of their newly learned skills to natural environments (such as their school or the local community). For example, your child will learn how to eat and interact in a large group setting, interact with other children in the classroom, kick a soccer ball in the gym, and more!
Essential Speech and ABA Therapy also plans several community events throughout the year. Contact your nearest location to see what they have on deck!
