Our Services
Our approach to ABA is grounded in Natural Environment Teaching (NET) which helps to emphasize learning as our children move throughout their daily lives, better equipping them with the tools they need to access their environment. By identifying and creating learning opportunities in our children's everyday routines, it helps to assist organic and attainable progress. Our NET approach to therapy is addressed and fostered in a wide variety of environments including in-home, school based, and community based services. We are passionate about addressing every aspect of a child's growth including communication, social skills, emotional regulation, and other essential skills including toileting and feeding. We emphasize the importance of progress across environments which is why we put a heavy focus on caregiver involvement by providing them with resources, tools, and knowledge on how to implement procedures used in therapeutic settings within the child's home setting.
Center-Based Therapy
Center-Based Therapy services allow for a structured and compassionate environment for all of our children. This allows our children to receive focused and individualized therapy. Within our center, our children access a variety of benefits including consistent routine, therapeutic resources, and plenty opportunity for social interaction with peers.
School-Based Supports
By collaborating with other professionals in our children's lives including their educational teams consisting of teachers, administrators, and families, we are able to ensure consistent and tailored interventions across relevant environments. This allows for all of our children to apply their learning to every day environments
Family Engagement
Our children's families are at the heart of our services. By ensuring ongoing support to our families we work with, we are able to provide the tools and resources for in the home that are utilized throughout days at therapy. With this consistency, all of our kiddos are able to generalize the skills they learn to their community outside of their therapeutic setting.
Toileting
By breaking down toileting into small and achievable steps, we are able to celebrate and reach milestones in toileting. Ensuring a comfortable experience helps our children create positive experiences with the toileting process.
Feeding Therapy
By ensuring our kiddos develop healthy eating habits and positive mealtime experiences through data backed research, we help children access a wide variety of foods in a way comfortable to them.
What is Natural Environment Teaching (NET)?
Natural Environment Teaching (NET) is a pivotal approach within Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) that focuses on teaching skills in the child’s natural settings and daily routines. This method harnesses the child’s interests and typical surroundings to promote learning opportunities that are both meaningful and motivating. For example, a therapist might use playtime, snack time, or outdoor activities to teach communication, social, and daily living skills in real time. By embedding instruction within everyday contexts, NET encourages generalization of skills, making it more likely that children will use what they’ve learned across different environments and situations.
The strength of NET lies in its child-led nature, which helps maintain high levels of engagement and responsiveness. Rather than relying on repetitive drills, therapists follow the child's lead and use naturally occurring events as teaching moments. This approach is especially effective for young learners or individuals on the autism spectrum, as it supports the development of functional skills in a way that feels fun and relevant. Overall, Natural Environment Teaching is a flexible, evidence-based method that prioritizes learning through play, interaction, and real-life experiences.
How Can ABA Help?
Applied Behavior Analysis is a research and evidence based practice supported by decades of research. It has proven effective for a variety of different skills including:
Social Skills
Communication Skills
Emotional Regulation Skills
Self-Regulation Skills
Play and Leisure Skills
Reduction of Maladaptive Behaviors
Independence and Self Help Skills
Flexibility Skills
Transitional Skills
Generalization of Skills
Cognitive Skills
Adaptive Skills
Academic Skills
Parent and Caregiver Trainings
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