In-Home ABA in Winston-Salem — Why It is the Right Choice for Your Child
Thanks to the many developments in medical research over the last 20 years, we know so much more about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than we used to. That has resulted in not only more acceptance and support for children with autism and their families but advanced treatment options as well.
Widely recognized as one of the best treatment plans for autism, applied behavioral analysis, or ABA therapy, helps children with ASD build the social, communication and daily life skills they need to succeed in life.
ABA therapists cater treatment plans specifically to each child to address their unique strengths and challenges. This is one of the major advantages of ABA therapy over other types of treatment plans.
Not only that, but ABA therapy can be administered in either a clinical setting or from the comfort of your own home. Many parents prefer the advantages of in-home ABA therapy in Winston-Salem, for a plethora of reasons.
We’ll describe some of the main benefits of the in-home treatment below.
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Convenience
First and foremost, when ABA therapy is administered in your home, it provides the most convenient option for parents, caregivers, family members and the children themselves. It eliminates the need to fit traveling to and from a clinic — and potentially having to remain there during sessions — into your already busy schedule.
The travel alone can be a burden enough in the Winston-Salem region. Not only that, but in-home ABA therapy also reduces the potential for your child to feel anxiety, pressure, stress, worry and concern related to having to travel to and adjust to a new environment.
When it’s done in your home, ABA therapy can be administered on a schedule that works best for you and your therapist, so that disruptions to your daily life are kept to a minimum.
Family Involvement
ABA therapists use positive reinforcement techniques to teach children with autism the skills they struggle with. It’s important that these techniques are used not just during sessions, but also carry over when sessions are over and the therapist leaves.
This makes family involvement an extremely important aspect of ABA therapy. When it’s done in your home, it often makes it easier for other family members to get involved.
Many of these family members, caregivers and other support people might already be in your home. Those who aren’t certainly know how to get to your home — rather than learning where an ABA therapy clinic is and working that into their schedule.
It’s easier for these other people to observe the ABA therapy when it’s done in the home, and learn how they can play a role as well.
Familiarity
The home environment is likely the one that your child is most familiar with, and also feels most comfortable. This can play a huge role in the success of the treatment plan.
There aren’t any added stressors of having to travel to a clinic and adjust to a new environment that will have many foreign stimuli. Instead, children can just focus on learning the skills taught by the ABA therapist where they’re already most comfortable.
Not only that, but the therapy doesn’t have to just remain outdoors. Eventually, the therapist can take your child into your backyard or to a park that’s close by and that they might visit often, for instance.
These are things that wouldn’t be possible in a clinical setting.
Application
The ultimate goal of ABA therapy is to teach children with autism skills that they can apply to their everyday life. When the therapy is administered in their home, this becomes much easier.
Instead of having to teach skills with similar items and in similar environments — and then needing the child to apply those skills to their home environment — they can just be taught with the actual items they’ll use. For instance, they can be taught where to go to the bathroom and brush their teeth, where plates and snacks are located and so much more.
The prompt-and-reward mechanism of ABA therapy can involve the things that your child will encounter in their everyday life. This makes it much more applicable than if this were done in a clinical setting.
Blue Gems ABA Provides In-Home ABA Therapy in Winston-Salem
These are just a few of the many advantages that home-based ABA therapy provides over that administered in a clinical setting.
At Blue Gems ABA, we provide in-home ABA therapy in the Winston-Salem region. Our trained and experienced BCBAs will travel to your home to cater a specific treatment plan to your child’s unique strengths and challenges.
To learn more, please contact us today.
617-297-7998
617-340-3371
info@bluegemsaba.com
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