ABA & Behavioral Therapy for Autism | Connect Plus Therapy
The Best Way You Can Improve ABA Outcomes is Collaboration By Nicole Doyle, M.S.Ed., BCBA, LBS & Jodie Littwin, Co-Founder, Director of Advocacy Effective collaboration happens when providers and caregivers work with each other. Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is a package of evidence-based treatment and services for individuals with autism. The three primary components …
One of the most important services Connect Plus Therapy offers is helping adults and teenagers with autism gain increased independence. We accomplish this by incorporating specific goals that lead them towards independence by building transferable self-care, social, communication, and behavioral skills in a safe setting with clinical oversight. Members of our adult program have the …
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Balancing Client & Provider Needs with the Right Operational System Healthcare is an ever-changing network of services, resources, and regulations. As a result, sub-sectors, like Behavioral Health, must constantly evolve to catch up to advancing medical healthcare standards and evidence-based treatments, and create tailored structures that can be applied to the specific needs within their …
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Individuals with Autism often struggle with sensory issues. Sensory information includes things you can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Sensory issues can affect all of the senses or just one, and your child may be overactive or under reactive to certain sensory stimuli. If your child is dealing with sensory issues, consider bringing home …
How do you find the time? As a BCBA, you are under an immense amount of pressure. Billable requirements, new staff, oh, and that reassessment is due in two days, and you found yourself agreeing to mentor the next generation of BCBAs. Honestly… it’s a lot. I know it can feel easier to do the …
Congratulations! You did it! You are now a certified BCBA! It took time, dedication, and perseverance to get to this point, and now that it’s time to get to work, you’ll quickly find that there is still much to learn. One of the best ways to grow as a BCBA can only happen once you’re …
When a child, teenager, or adult receives ABA therapy, their services are guided by a treatment plan developed by a BCBA in collaboration with a client and their caregivers. A BCBA gathers information, completes assessments, and creates goals in partnership with clients and their caregivers based on identified skill deficits. These treatment hours are for …
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Backpacks and school supplies have started to line the entryways and aisles at all of the major stores and back-to-school advertising is everywhere… Preparations for the new school year are in full swing. There is a lot of anticipation associated with going back to school and the transition out of summer can be exciting and …
Developing independence takes time… a lifetime! And are we ever truly independent? Children are continuously developing the skills necessary to become self-sufficient adults. But they are also learning how and when to rely on others to fulfill their wants and needs. As a parent that’s received an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis for your child, you’ve likely …
Have you ever scheduled an appointment for your child and immediately felt apprehensive about the day it will arrive, simply because you have learned that as the parent or caregiver to a person with autism, taking your child to appointments can be HARD! When we visit a familiar place, we know what to expect. When …
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