Our Services

Infant and Toddler Development Program

The Infant & Toddler Development Program at Comprehensive Autsim Center is designed for children 0 – 36 months of age who are at risk for autism or other development delays. The program focuses on essential foundation skills and follows developmental age norms. The following are skill areas addressed: early learning skills, play development, social skills development, language and communication, self-hellp skills, and motor skills. Each program is designed with each child’s needs in mind. This is an “Early Start” program of California funded by the Regional Center. Below is a list of program components:

• Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan
• Skills Assessment and Program Design
• Program Consultation
• Program Implementation With One to One Skills Trainers
• Parent and Family Training
• Regional Center Collaboration

Early Intervention Applied Behavio r Analysis

The Early Intervention Applied Behavior Analysis Program is an early intervention program designed for children ages 3 – 12 years old who have been diagnosed with autism or other related diagnoses. The Early Intervention Program at Comprehensive Autism Center is designed to meet each child’s specific needs and follows developmental age norms. The following skill areas are addressed: early learning skills, language and communication skills, play skills, socialization, theory of mind skills, executive functioning skills, academic skills, classroom skills, adaptive living skills, and motor skills. The following are just some of the components of the ABA Program at Comprehensive Autism Center:

• Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan
• Skills Assesment and Program Design
• Program Consultation
• Program Implementation With One to One Skills Trainers
• Parent and Family Training
• School Collaboration
• Regional Center Collaboration

Socialization Groups

Comprehensive Autism Center Inc. is now providing the opportunity for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders to practice social skills building in a comfortable and safe environment. The social skills programs, designed for small groups ranging in ages from 5-7, 8-10, and 11-12, will focus on: greetings, sharing, turn-taking, conversational skills, negotiating, waiting, joint attention, social cues, emotions, peer responding, cooperative play, perspective taking/theory of mind and executive functioning skills.

Social skills are the foundation from which all learning occurs. Without the direct teaching of social skills, some children may find the world of learning a difficult one to navigate. By providing successful opportunities in a small social skills group with the ultimate goal of generalizing those skills to a larger group (e.g., school, park, cub scouts, Sunday school, and the community at large), the child is “set-up” to succeed!

The social groups run in 6 week courses:

• Breakfast Bunch Play Group – Designed for toddlers 18 – 36 months old to teach toddlers early play skills with parents. Play group is held in the mornings.
• After School Crew-Designed for children for 7 – 9 years old to teach conversation & socialization skills. Socialization group is held after school hours.

Parent and Family Training

Parent and Family training is designed for children of various age ranges and their parents and family members. It is designed to teach families to address the challenges associated with their child/sibling/relative with autism. Parents and families are taught the principles of ABA and the practical application of it in everyday life. Parent and family training may be provided on a consultation basis.

Training Services for Professionals

Training services are provided for teachers, school staff, speech and language therapists, and other professionals who wish to learn more about the applications of ABA to enhance their work with children with ASD. Samples of Training Modules Include:

• Discrete Trial Training
• Applied Verbal Behavior-Teaching Language
• Positive Behavior Support Strategies
• Reinforcement Strategies
• School Shadowing in the Classroom
• Facilitiating Play and Socialization
• Behavior Management in the Classroom
• Incorporation of Visual Strategies into a Program

BCBA and BCaBA Supervision

Supervised field work is offered by Comprehensive Autism Center, Inc. for those who would like to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. We offer supervision from a team of highly qualified Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA). The BCBA supervision meets the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) for candidates who are wishing to attain supervision for their Supervised Independent Fieldwork for BCBA or BCaBA designation.

BCBA/BcABA candidates, who meet the academic requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, may begin receiving supervision by one or more of our team of BCBA’s.

BCBA supervision is conducted once every two weeks via video conferencing, video review, email or teleconferencing.

BCBA supervision will allow the candidates to meet the BACB requirements and broaden their knowledge and application of behavior analytic skills. BCBA supervision will focus on:

• Learning new behavior analytic skills
• Observing the candidate engaging in behavior analytic skills in the natural environment
• Providing feedback to the candidate
• Reviewing cases/strategiesResearch and literature review

Applicants should visit the BACB’s website at www.bacb.com to obtain the most up-to-date standards for supervision.