ABA Therapy for Children in Miami, Doral, Fort Lauderdale & Orlando

Our Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program supports children with autism and developmental needs through personalized plans.

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Behavior Reduction involves identifying and reducing maladaptive behaviors while promoting positive alternatives, using scientifically backed interventions like differential reinforcement and extinction.

Skill Acquisition aims to develop a range of skills from basic communication to complex social interactions, employing methods like task analysis to ensure skills are mastered and applicable in everyday situations.

Parent Training is vital, equipping caregivers with behavior modification strategies to reinforce desired behaviors at home, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the therapy.

Our dedicated team is committed to delivering comprehensive and effective ABA therapy, driving meaningful improvements in behavior through these validated techniques.

Core Areas of ABA at Step by Step Speech

Behavior Reduction: Identifying and replacing challenging behaviors with positive alternatives.

Skill Acquisition: Building communication, self-care, and social interaction skills.

Parent Training: Empowering families with tools and strategies to support progress at home.

Who Benefits from ABA Therapy?

Children with autism spectrum disorder or behavioral challenges see lasting improvements when ABA is applied consistently.

Our Approach

Our board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) and registered behavior technicians (RBTs) tailor therapy to each child’s goals.

At Step by Step Speech, our therapists work one-on-one with a child to assess the particular difficulty a child may have with mealtimes or feeding. After the evaluation, our therapists make a custom plan for each child to address the issue with feeding. Because mealtimes heavily depend on parents, our therapists work closely with both the child and their family to develop strategies to better help nourish the child. Parents are encouraged to participate in the therapy to familiarize themselves with the techniques used to feed their child so that the parents can integrate this approach outside the therapy session. With the right type of therapy, a child will learn how to nourish themselves or allow themselves to be nourished, and mealtimes can become a calmer bonding experience for the entire family.

Feeding therapy may benefit a child if the child
exhibits any of the following behaviors:

Refusal to eat foods with
particular foods, often
because of shape, color,
or texture of the food

Stressful, fussy, frustrated
behavior when asked to eat or
at mealtimes

Spits out food instead
of swallowing it

Gagging on food or
chokes on food

Coughing continuously
throughout feeding times
or at meals

Has difficulty chewing
bites of food

Exhibits difficulty
swallowing whole bites
of food

Struggles to swallow food or
refuses to swallow when given
particular type of food

May reject hot foods, cold
foods or if it the food is not at
a desired temperature

Dry heaves or vomits
directly following a meal

Dislikes or refuses new food
types, such as transitioning
from a liquid food to a solid

Physically throws
away or pushes the
food out of sight

Difficult meal experiences for the entire family; for example, child
that is crying, physically tries to
climb out of chair or arches away from parent

An increasingly long mealtime
with the child, for example, a
mealtime longer than 45
minutes for a child or infant

Get a custom plan for your child to address the issue
with feeding by scheduling your consultation today.