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ABA Therapy

Our Approach

Our integrated team of clinicians work together to collaborate and coordinate diagnostic and treatment services. We strive to reduce the stress of families to coordinate care amongst professionals in their child’s life to allow them to focus on their other priorities. Our focus is to identify each child’s unique talents, strengths, challenges and grow their self-confidence to help them navigate the modern world as autistic individuals.

DEPS provides therapy based on empirically supported teaching methods; Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI). We meet every child at their current developmental level and use a child lead, play based approach to help them learn pivotal skills. This includes consistent and intentional support in areas such as communication, play, social reciprocity, and executive functioning skills to name a few.

What is Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)?

PRT uses a child’s natural motivation to teach new behaviors with a focus on communication and social skills. It supports “pivotal areas” of development that help children build the skills they will need to be successful in the context of their environment. Pivotal areas are foundational skills, that once learned, lead to more complex skills that allow children to explore new areas of their environment or life. Examples of pivotal areas include answering questions, participating, or initiating a conversation. Once the pivotal area of answering questions is learned, the more success an individual will have in having a conversation with others. PRT uses strategies to increase a child’s motivation and generalization of learned skills. These are important skills for a child to learn so they can ask for help in a variety of situations (being lost in a grocery store).

What is Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI)?

NDBI are implemented in the natural environment with natural reinforcers and a focus on shared control between the child and the behavior technician. NDBI shares the same philosophy as PRT in addition to some principles of developmental psychology. Children are an active participant in their learning and developmentally appropriate learning opportunities help the child acquire new skills. NDBI includes the entire range of developmental areas, including play, motor skills, language, and cognitive skills.

Our Commitment
to Collaborative, Family-Focused Care

At Developmental & Educational Psychological Services (DEPS), we recognize that you are the expert on your child, and we consider it a privilege to partner with you in providing compassionate, integrated care. We take a family-centered approach to treatment, ensuring that parents and caregivers are actively involved throughout the therapeutic process.

Our team believes in regular, consistent communication and holds frequent meetings with parents and caregivers to ensure transparency and alignment. We value an open-door policy, with supervising clinicians always available to discuss concerns, answer questions, and provide updates.

It is our goal to foster a collaborative partnership, where families are not only informed but also empowered as active participants in their child’s therapy. By working together, we can create the best possible outcomes for your child’s growth and development.

We are here to support your family every step of the way.

How Can ABA Therapy Help My Child?

  • Cooperation and Reinforcer Effectiveness
  • Visual Performance
  • Receptive Language (identifying commons items or following instructions)
  • Motor Imitation (copying the actions of others)
  • Vocal Imitation (repeating the phonemes, words, and phrases of others)
  • Requesting (asking to receive reinforcers, or to remove undesirable items or events)
  • Labeling (naming things and actions in the physical environment)
  • Intraverbals (filling in statement, answering questions, etc.)
  • Spontaneous Vocalizations
  • Syntax and Grammar
  • Play and Leisure
  • Social Interaction
  • Group Instruction
  • Classroom Routines
  • Generalized Responding
  • Reading Skills
  • Math Skills
  • Writing Skills
  • Spelling
  • Dressing Skills
  • Eating Skills
  • Grooming
  • Toileting Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Fine Motor Skills

Next Steps

  1. Call to Schedule a Clinic Tour: Visit our clinic, with or without your child, to meet our team and see our environment.
  2. Insurance Coordination: We will work with your insurance provider to obtain any necessary pre-authorizations for services.
  3. Schedule Initial Assessment: Book an appointment with one of our supervising clinicians to begin the assessment process.
  4. Start Services: Once the assessment is complete, we will create a personalized treatment plan and begin services tailored to your child’s needs.

Contact DEPS today to take the first step toward your child’s success in ABA therapy!