Behavioral Skills
We provide a functional behavior assessment for each child. The assessment will include the evaluation of challenging behaviors as well as skill deficits. Using a variety of assessment tools, our team will determine the most important areas to target for change. On an as needed basis, each child is provided with an individualized behavior plan to meet his/her specific behavioral needs. Our approach is based on applied behavior analysis and motivational play activities for each child's developmental and leaning characteristics.
Learning Verbal/Functional Communication
We understand the important role that communication plays for your child. A main focus of our program is in the application of computer-based communication skill learning and we place a heavy emphasis on language acquisition by incorporating language into every aspect of your child’s day. We challenge each and every child to reach his/her maximum communication potential using such as social context based video clip and AAC.
Play and Social-Emotional Interactions
Play and social-emotional interactions are important for children to launch understand things about the world and learn living skills for her/his whole life. Using positive approaches, we strive to let a child explore the world and learn how to manipulate and spontaneously engage in appropriate toy play, reciprocate social interactions, engage in turn-taking activities and participate in group directed instruction. Children will learn social skills at school such as requesting items and activities, gross motor skills, imitation and visual performance, and making friends.
Academics and School Adjustment
We teach skills in general academic areas including reading, writing, mathematics as well as social skill training for friendship at school. A variety of programs that have been successful in teaching academics to children with autism is used. We are determined to teaching children academic things to support their school adjustment. Most of the academic things and school adjustment activities are taught by initially breaking the skill down into several small components. Then, each small component of the skill is taught independently, one after the other, until the child is able to complete the entire task.
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