Here at ABAI we take a three-pronged approach to assessment of your child’s abilities to identify areas of need for a skill acquisition plan. ABAI clinicians start by getting to know you and your child through observations and both formal and informal interviews. We listen carefully to parents and guardians to learn what skills are most important for their child to know in order to increase their success in their home, school, and community environments. Our clinicians will also administer an age-appropriate standardized assessment for each of the five developmental domains: 1) Communication, 2) Cognitive, 3) Social/Emotional, 4) Motor Functions, and 5) Adaptive Living Skills. Last, we review any available documentation relevant to your child’s development. This includes, but is not limited to, school records, psychological assessment, speech/language assessments, occupational therapy assessments, and physical therapy assessments. We are particularly eager to collaborate with all of your child’s teachers and therapists to help facilitate growth and generalization of skills.

In addition, we also plan for behavior reduction when necessary. If your child has a challenging behavior that interferes with his or her ability to participate in daily activities such as in school, at home, or in the community; ABAI clinicians will write Behavior Analytic behavior plans to teach alternate, more appropriate behaviors to improve your child’s success.