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What is “Chaining” in ABA Therapy?
In ABA therapy, complex skills are often broken down into a series of small steps to allow a client to learn a skill in stages. With chaining, a client will learn to put it all together.
What is “Chaining” in ABA Therapy?
In ABA therapy, complex skills are often broken down into a series of small steps to allow a client to learn a skill in stages. With chaining, a client will learn to put it all together.
Benefits of Center-Based ABA Therapy
At Innovative Behavior Options, we offer both in-home and center-based ABA therapy! There are many advantages to both therapy options, and it’s our belief that a combination of the two is generally ideal. In the past, we’ve shared some of the benefits of in-home ABA...
Tips for Navigating New Year’s Eve with a Child with Autism
As an adult, New Year’s Eve is fun and full of promise for a new year and a new start. For many younger kids, it’s an exciting opportunity to stay up late, drink sparkling cider, and maybe even see some fireworks. If you have a child with autism, though, you know that...
Tips for Traveling with Kids with Special Needs
As we approach the holiday season, many of us are preparing to gather with friends and family near and far. For many of us, that includes travel – either a long car ride or a flight. We know that traveling with kids requires a little extra energy (and planning!), and...
Tips for Making Halloween Fun for Your Child with Autism
Kids everywhere seem to love Halloween – the costumes, the candy, the late night! There’s something magical about getting to play pretend outside on the ultimate sugar-high. For children with autism spectrum disorder (and their parents), though, Halloween can be...
October is Learning Disability Awareness Month
This month brings us the opportunity to shine a light on learning disabilities, and more importantly, the incredible talents and skills of the individuals who live with them. At Innovative Behavior Options, we love having this opportunity to teach the people around us...
Quick Tips on Taming Tantrums
Tantrums can be very disruptive for parents and for children, especially if they happen to occur while you’re out in public. Even the most seasoned special needs parents can get frustrated at the oncoming event of a tantrum, but having the right behavior correcting...
How to Create a Calm-Down Area in the Home
All children need help learning to process difficult emotions and to calm their bodies. Some children with special needs become overstimulated more easily, and a calm-down area, like the one we have here at Innovative Behavior Options, can help teach self-regulation...
Tips on Helping Children with Back-to-School Transitions
For many children with special needs, the transition of heading back to school at the start of a new school year can be difficult. Many students have gotten used to the new normal of staying up a little bit later, the absence of homework, and relaxed schedules that so...
Benefits of in-home ABA Therapy
In addition to ABA therapy services offered in our Roswell, GA office, our therapists also travel all over metro Atlanta to come visit our clients in the comfort of their own homes. Home-based ABA therapy offers the unique benefit of learning skills that might be...









