Preguntas frecuentes sobre la terapia ABA y
Servicios de análisis de comportamiento de Allegheny

Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) is a specific framework of mental health support designed for children, youth, and young adults (typically up to age 21) who have significant emotional or behavioral challenges. IBHS is highly individualized. It isn't a "one-size-fits-all" program; it’s a clinical intervention tailored to the specific person's needs.

A Written Order is a professional prescription for help. Just like a doctor writes a note to a pharmacist to give you medicine for a cough, a Written Order is a note from a doctor or therapist to an insurance company for a clinic to give your child behavioral help. It is a formal document that proves a child needs extra support to learn new skills or handle big emotions.

Every client's program is individualized to meet their unique developmental needs. Our program emphasizes building language, independence, and social skills through natural environment teaching, discrete trial training, and generalization strategies.

Comportamiento verbal o VB es la abreviatura del análisis de por qué o la razón por la que un niño se comunica. Los ejemplos pueden incluir etiquetar, solicitar y/o la capacidad de responder a otras instrucciones. Un repertorio de las habilidades de comunicación anteriores lo convierte en un comunicador eficaz. El comportamiento verbal no se limita a la comunicación vocal, sino que también puede incluir lenguaje de señas, gestos, el intercambio de imágenes o dispositivos de salida vocal.

Un programa ABA/VB desarrollado para abordar las necesidades individuales de comunicación, sociales y conductuales de un niño puede mejorar drásticamente la calidad de vida y los resultados de un niño con una discapacidad. El Cirujano General de los Estados Unidos (1999) concluyó: "Treinta años de investigación demostraron la eficacia de los métodos conductuales aplicados para reducir el comportamiento inapropiado y aumentar la comunicación, el aprendizaje y el comportamiento social apropiado".

While it looks like fun and games, every activity is a "learning opportunity." We use Natural Environment Teaching (NET) to embed clinical goals into activities your child already loves. Whether they are building with blocks or playing hide-n-seek, our BCBAs and RBTs are actively prompting communication, turn-taking, and problem-solving.

The difference lies in the intentionality. In a daycare, play is often unstructured. In our program, every interaction is guided by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and an individualized treatment plan. We use specific reinforcement schedules and data-driven adjustments to ensure your child is meeting the milestones outlined in their assessments (like the VB-MAPP for example).

Success in Kindergarten requires more than just knowing ABCs; it requires other soft skills such as following group instructions and playing reciprocally with peers. By practicing these in a play-based clinic setting, children build the social stamina needed to thrive in a larger classroom environment.

Reinforcement is what makes a skill "stick." By using a child’s natural interests (like a favorite dinosaur or a specific song) as a reinforcer, we build high levels of motivation. This makes the learning process enjoyable rather than a chore, which leads to faster skill acquisition and fewer challenging behaviors.