ABA Therapy of Palm Beach
ABA Therapy of Palm Beach is a behavioral health clinic located in Palm Beach, Florida. The clinic offers services such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, parent and family coaching, social skills development, and more. They provide services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities.
What is ABA Therapy?
Everyone learns differently, and we all have our own goals. This is part of what makes Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy so powerful!
Our clinicians continually collect and analyze data about your child’s behavior to create individualized treatment plans with the goal of increasing helpful behaviors and skills and decreasing not-so-helpful behaviors. Working with real-time data allows the clinical team to adapt treatment plans to meet your child’s needs as they continue to mature and develop.
Do you identify any signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder in your child?
This is not based on a single sign or signal that identifies all individuals with autism spectrum disorder. there are a range of characteristic and behaviors that have the quality to lead to a diagnosis more consistently than others.
- Infrequent or no eye contact or smile
- Passivity or lack of interest in looking at faces
- Lack of facial expression or emotion
- Irritability or unusual, high-pitched squeals
- Delayed language skills or infrequent or no babbling
- Routines or repetitive behaviors, such as rocking, spinning, or lining up objects
- loss of previously acquired speech, babbling or social skills
- Persistent preference for solitude
- Difficulty understanding other people’s feelings
- Delayed language development
- Persistent repetition of words or phrases (echolalia)
- Resistance to minor changes in routine or surroundings
- Restricted interests
- Repetitive behaviors (flapping, rocking, spinning, etc.)
- Unusual and intense reactions to sounds, smells, tastes, textures, lights and/or colors
The Gold Standard Treatment for ABA THERAPY
At this time, there is not a cure for ASD. However, treatment based on ABA is considered the “gold standard” for improving the symptoms of ASD. More than 40 years of research has demonstrated that ABA can be used to teach new skills and improve challenging behavior for a wide range of learners. Treatment based on ABA has been endorsed by several prominent organizations, including:
