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	Autism/ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) Services:
	Intensive ABA Programs ABC Offers
			ABA EDUCATIONAL CLASSROOMS ABC School , Sacramento, CA ABC School, Duarte, CA. Ontario, CA. Infant and Toddler Program ·
			ABC SCHOOL Each ABC school is designed to meet the individual needs of children who are diagnosed with Autism or on the Autism Spectrum between the ages of 3 and 13 years of age.  ABC's classrooms provide 1:2 teacher to student ratio for students age 3 to 22 and 1:3 for students age 9 to 13. Intensive Behavioral Treatment (IBT) is provided within a language-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) educational environment where teaching is highly structured for acquisition of skills. The teaching environment becomes less structured as the student demonstrates the use of skills learned in natural settings and across routines throughout the day. Within ABC's unique generalization framework, our general curriculum teaches each child critical language skills, functional activities, socialization, initiation/spontaneity and generalization of mastered concepts/skills.  These skills are built into every student's educational program and individualized to meet his or her learning style and unique needs. The overall goal is to prepare the student for reintegration into his/her neighborhood school.
			ABC School is taking referrals for enrollment.  Please contact Mari Ueda - Regional Director of ABC School to make a referral or discuss our educational program and referral process. Please Contact Maridith Resendez, Regional Director, Southern Region for further information about school services in the Los Angeles area. For employment opportunities in ABC School , please contact Kathy Tucker, Chief Operations Officer. INFANT/TODDLER Sacramento Central Valley Duarte Valencia The Infant/Toddler Development Program offered by ABC is a center-based program designed to serve children aged birth to three years who exhibit Autistic-like behaviors, who are at-risk for a diagnosis of Autism, or who possess a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. All children who have entered the program have displayed increased skills across developmental domains. The Sacramento Infant/Toddler Program has immediate openings in both the morning session (8:15am-11:15am ) and afternoon sessions (12:15pm-3:15pm ) of our natural, play-based 1:1 ABA program. Parent training is also provided on an on-going basis! Tours are also available for service coordinators and interested families. We also offer our Infant and Toddler program in Stockton , C.A. and Valencia , C.A . For our Stockton location, contact Susan Riggs-Wright. For our Valencia location, contact Natalie Rioux-Tamayo. In Sacramento , contact Robyn Matsumoto at (916) 364-7800 ext.143 or rmatsumoto@appliedbehavior.com for more information. IN-HOME ABA Intensive Behavioral Treatment Behavioral Support Services Social-Functional Generalization Parent Training Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS )
	For information about in-home autism services in Northern California contact Mari Ueda, - in Southern California contact Rick Gutierrez.
		Intensive Behavioral Treatment (IBT) is intended for children between the ages of 2.5 to 6.0 years of age who have a diagnosis of Autism or on the Autism Spectrum.  ABC's IBT programs are developed within the framework of behavior analysis and are designed for in-home and/or school. Each child's program generally consists of 30 to 40 hours per week of 1:1 intervention.  The treatment model is 'team-based', where ABC provides assessment, initial and on-going training, weekly consultation, supervision, lesson development/progression, and troubleshooting strategies at team meetings. The focus of the child's program is based on his/her individual needs and learning style where systematic teaching focuses on those deficits that have interfered with the child's ability to participate and interact with his family and peers. Critical skills such as language, play, self-help, initiation and socialization are taught to the child. Day to day routines are also established in each child's repertoire to encourage the generalization of concepts and skills as they are taught within ABC's unique generalization framework
		Due to the severe learning impairments of the disorder, ABC's approach to the treatment of Autism/ASD is 'Recreating Environments to Accelerate Learning' (R.E.A.L.) for these individuals. The focus is on teaching generalization during the acquisition of concepts and skills, mainly those deficits that impede on the individual's ability to engage in useful and purposeful language interactions with others.  Initial teaching is done in a very structured environment, but within established routines that are representative of the person's daily life. In general, concepts and skills are taught as a single action via discrete trials and/or within a sequence of behaviors via chaining.  Once the individual has mastered a broad spectrum of skills/ concepts, the focus of programming is to bridge these concepts and skills in the individual's natural learning environment.  The goal is to teach the individual more complex repertoires in order to enhance his/her quality of life to participate in the real world socially and functionally.  All transitions from intensive programming (school or home) to public school classrooms are done collaboratively and systematically over agreed timelines.  ABC encourages a 'team approach' (ABC Inc., parents, school district personnel, etc.) for a successful transition.  Behavioral support is provided, as needed, in the child's new educational environment.
			Community Behavior Intervention Services:
			Group Parent Training Assessment/Consultation in school district classrooms Care-provider training and consultation in community care facilities and day programs PECS Hughes Bill Regulations Positive Programming Techniques Populations Served: All developmentally disabled individuals including Prader-Willie Syndrome, Mental Retardation, Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and Attention Deficit Disorders.
		Within the framework of 'positive programming', ABC offers behavioral services to parents, Community Care Facilities (CCF), and schools.  General intervention programs include parent education training, certified care-provider training, and functional analysis assessment/consultation to school district personnel. The focus of this service is to teach the underlying behavioral principles that effect behavior change.  That is, we systematically teach new skills that are socially significant (useful and purposeful in daily life) while decreasing or eliminating behavior excesses that interfere with learning or maintaining existing skills. Because behavior intervention is a short-term treatment, ABC uses a "trainer to trainer" approach to teaching.  The emphasis is on developing a range of skills in the parents', caregivers', and teachers' repertoire so they continue to be effective in maintaining desirable behavior changes and generalizing their skills to address new behaviors when they arise.
		Services Offered For School District Classrooms:
			SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOMS Behavioral Assessment and Consultation Staff training Workshops (discrete trials, functional analysis, behavior problems, generalization, data collection, etc.) PECS/Pyramid Approach to Education in collaboration with Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.
		ABC conducted a 5-day Parent Training (May 19-23, 2008 ) and 5-day Behavior Technician Training (May 26-30, 2008 ) at Lusofona University in Portugal .
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