Aba Clinic

The objective of the evaluation is to carry out an individualised assessment of a childs skills in all important developmental areas (communication, language, play, academics and independent skills) and learning barriers (problem behaviour), and consequently to provide specific intervention guidelines to support the current educational programme. A... side from parents, the presence of tutors and the ABA consultant is highly recommended. Such arrangement is particularly productive, common goals can be discussed and the most effective procedures modelled and tested for their sustainability by those who know the child best. The evaluation is carried out at the ABA Clinic, Southampton, Hampshire, and it can last one or two days depending on the request and needs. Each year I take on one or two young children as an ABA consultant for Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention, as outlined in the evidence based practice literature. My model of intervention strongly focuses on the development of early social responding through the establishment of social chains to promote communication and early social behaviours (i.e., joint attention). Skinners analysis of verbal behaviour guides the language programming with the integration of Skinners more complex concepts (i.e., multiple control) to ensure that language is generative and spontaneous and can be emitted in all relevant contexts. I use a curriculum guide developed through the research programme at the University of Southampton (Early Behavioural Intervention Curriculum, 2011) as a framework for sequencing the objectives in developmental order as well as a range of assessment tools to evaluate progress (e.g., VB-MAPP). I can only take on families within the Southampton and Hampshire areas. I am able to carry out ADOS assessments for confirmation of suspicion of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in children from the age of 12 months through to early adulthood. All ADOS assessments are conducted in Southampton. Outcomes of the ADOS assessment will need to be confirmed by the ...Read More