Treatment Strategy

• 1st year : 40 hours of 1:1 in-home behavioral intervention. (Simple compliance, self-help, motor imitation, receptive and expressive object and action labelling, simple requests, and basic toy manipulation.)

• 2nd Year : 5-10 hours of preschool with an ABA trained shadow targeting social skills and 30-35 hours of 1:1 in-home intervention. (Complex skills including imaginary play, describing and complex language, emotion recognition, and basic cause and effect, with an emphasis on generalization.)

• 3rd year : 15 hours of general-education FS 2/Kindergarten with an ABA trained shadow, targeting attention, classroom behavior, academics, and social development, and 20 hours of 1:1 in-home behavioral intervention. (Abstract skills such as abstract reasoning, senses, observational learning, and social skills are targeted.)

• 4th year : 30 hours of attendance in general education First Grade, and 10-15 hours of in-home therapy. The final treatment year should focus entirely on social skills and academic achievement in the first grade. Typically, theory of mind and executive functioning skills, understanding cause and effect relationships, and comprehending social cues are the primary focus. In addition, parent and teacher training is completed so that treatment gains may be maintained after therapy is gradually reduced.