The Hidden Potential team can support your family in the home, community, and educational settings. We want to support you where you need it most! We partner with all stakeholders to help your child overcome challenges in their world. Whether you need help with social skills, eating, dressing, bathing, communicating, or playing, we will use the most advanced ABA therapies to increase functional skills and decrease inappropriate ones. Here are some research-based ABA strategies we use:
Autism Speaks describes DTT as "a structured ABA technique that breaks down skills into small, "discrete" components. Systematically, the trainer teaches these skills one by one. Along the way, trainers use tangible reinforcements for desired behavior. For a child, this might include a candy or small toy." For more information on DTT, visit Autism Speaks.
Natural Environment Teaching or NET is the term used when skills are taught or generalized within the natural environment. You use the child's own motivation to help him/her to learn a new behavior or skills. Learn more about NET by visiting Autism Live.
Play-based therapy is one of the most rewarding approaches to help your child learn and develop! Find a more about play-based therapy by visiting AppliedBehaviorAnalysisEdu.
Most children on the autism spectrum struggle to understand and use appropriate social skills. Social skills training can teach your child to understand how minds work and feelings work and to learn basic social rules and expectations.
Community-based takes skills your child is learning and takes allows them "real-world" practice. The Autism Helper shares more info on community-based instruction here.