Therapy Options

What is ABA Therapy?

Applied Behavior Analysis is an individually designed treatment approach for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ABA helps increase language and communication skills, improve social skills, and decrease problem behavior. At Aim High we serve families and children with intensive behavioral challenges in any setting as we provide center-based, in-home, and pre-school based therapy options. Aim High Ascent focuses on naturalistic ABA that is directed by your child, but we also incorporate other methods if your child is more receptive to those techniques.

With BCBAs, highly trained behavior technicians, and an evidence-based curriculum, we’re able to provide precise and individually designed treatment that helps your child thrive.

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Discrete Trials

Discrete Trials is a method that encapsulates each test into discrete events that is able to be done intensively. Each trial starts by alerting the client to the task at hand. When the correct response is given, an incentive is given. Regardless of the response, it marks the end of a trial and there is a brief pause before the beginning of the next.

Naturalistic Teaching

Naturalistic teaching looks at the real environment of the child. It has a personalized approach based on the child’s daily activities and routines, typically done at home, school, and other settings.

Pivotal Response Training

Rather than specific behaviors, pivotal response training targets areas of a child’s development. Examples include areas like motivation, responsiveness to cues, and self-management. This results in widespread improvements that are not limited to what was specifically addressed.

Incidental Teaching

Incidental teaching uses events in a client’s natural environment as teaching opportunities. The therapist creates the environment and when the client shows an interest in a particular item, elaborates upon it. When the client reacts appropriately, a confirming response or a reward is given.

Discrete Trials

Discrete trial is a method that encapsulates each test into discrete events that is able to be done intensively. Each trial starts by alerting the client to the task at hand. When the correct response is given, an incentive is given. Regardless of the response, it marks the end of a trial and there is a brief pause before the beginning of the next.

Fluency Based Instruction

Fluency based instruction aims to make tasks second nature. In addition to accuracy, speed is emphasized. Molecular actions like grasping or pointing are focused on in order to make more complex actions – like opening a jar – more accurate, quick, and competent.

Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction is defined by its fast pace and pre-prepared curriculum. It is based on the theory that children can learn faster if instructions are delivered clearly, concisely, and consistently. A therapist before a session will script out the questions and the responses to what the child answers. They will then follow that script closely.

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If you would like more information about Autism and ABA, visit our parent resources page.

 

Our Programs

In Center

Therapy is conducted at Aim High Ascent in our one-of-a-kind sensory gym and learning area. Being in our center guarantees a safe and controlled environment as well as gives us the ability to create more opportunities for therapy, which in turn gives the fastest rate of learning and growth.

At a Glance

  • Safe and Enriching Environment
  • Sensory Gym
  • Collaboration with Providers

    • At Home*

    COMING SOON

    Behavior Technicians will conduct sessions in your home with the resources that are in their day-to-day environment. This maximizes family inclusion, generalization of skills, and targeting skills that are topical to your child’s natural environment.

    At a Glance

  • Family Inclusion
  • Skill Generalization
  • Natural Environment

    • In School*

    COMING SOON

    Providers support your child in their preschool. They collaborate with educators and focus on building skills that help integrate your child into the classroom. This can take the form of aiding relationships between your child and their peers and helping your child follow the daily routines of class.

    At a Glance

  • Building Peer Relationships
  • Classroom Integration
  • Collaboration with Educators
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