What I Do

"I am an ABA therapist. I practice applied behavior analysis and analyze behavior patterns and consequences to reduce or increase behaviors of children with autism." That is my elevator pitch response when someone asks what I do for a living. It's my quick answer.

The long answer is that I provide communication and social skills training, academic instruction & tutoring, parent and in-home training. I collaborate with speech & language pathologists (SLPs) and occupational therapists (OT) to work on communication, food trials, getting kids to eat different foods, chew and swallow safely, and eat appropriately. I work with occupational & physical therapists (OTs & PTs) to work on gross motor imitations and actions, toilet training, and self-care skills such as dressing & hygiene activities. I collaborate with classroom teachers to provide behavioral interventions for particular students or make overall classroom management more effective. I teach/tutor to students using behavioral principles such as errorless teaching, discrete trial teaching, and incidental teaching.

I work anywhere I am needed. I provide therapy in client's homes, in schools, at the ABA center, on the farm (equine therapy), in the community, and sometimes work from home. I love what I do and feel blessed to be able to do it every day.