Bierman Autism Centers

Autism Therapy Services

From autism diagnosis to empowering, life-changing therapy.

A diagnosis is not the end; it’s the beginning! It’s the first step in acknowledging and understanding how your child’s mind works and giving them the resources needed to succeed.

Research supports the value of obtaining an autism evaluation and beginning therapy for autism as early as possible.

At Bierman Autism Centers, we provide an intensive intervention that focuses on teaching new skills during a time when brain development rates are high. This pairing builds a strong foundation for learning and behavior that will last throughout life.

While all children should be monitored for symptoms of autism, a diagnosis requires a series of scientifically based, standardized assessment tools administered by a trained professional.

Need an Evaluation? Here is how to get started:

Need an Evaluation? Here is how to get started:

Schedule Your Appointment

Call our Client Intake Team at (800) 931-8113 to determine eligibility and prepare a time for your child to participate in the necessary assessment(s) at a Bierman autism therapy center.

Testing Time

The evaluation will include a parent interview using the M-CHAT autism screening tool and scheduled diagnostic testing with your child using assessment tools such as the ADOS, CARS, etc.

Results

Your family will typically receive testing results within 1-2 weeks following your scheduled testing. From there, our Client Intake Team can help you with next steps!

Therapy for Autism: Our ABA Services

Bierman Autism Centers’ ABA therapy services can help your child improve behaviors, learn new skills, and reach new goals.

Our approach makes learning fun with play-based naturalistic teaching. We believe in following the child’s lead and adapting to their needs to ensure they thrive. Using our unique data measurement system, we track and celebrate each step of their development. Our mission is to nurture lifelong learners and pave the way for their long-term success.

 

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the leading autism therapy, often referred to as the gold standard of autism treatment. It studies and analyzes behavior as it occurs in the natural environment.

 

Utilizing this evidence-based, best-practice teaching methodology, 1:1 programs are developed to teach and increase socially significant behavior and decrease behaviors that may interfere with the child’s ability to learn from their natural environment. To maximize outcomes, each child’s ABA therapy program is designed to meet their own unique needs, and the child’s therapy team utilizes data-based decisions to make adjustments to programming to ensure individualized learning never stops.

The Impact of Mental Health on Autism

Mental health is a crucial component of overall well-being in individuals diagnosed with autism. According to research conducted by the National Library of Medicine, 70% to 95% of children and adolescents with ASD have at least one co-occurring psychiatric disorder, such as anxiety, depression, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

These conditions can exacerbate the symptoms of autism, making it challenging for individuals to learn effectively. This is why addressing mental health concerns in autism is critical to improving overall outcomes.

The Role of ABA Therapy in Improving Mental Health

At Bierman Autism Centers, we understand the importance of mental health and its impact on overall well-being in the autism community.

Our ABA therapy uses evidence-based techniques, such as positive reinforcement, to help children diagnosed with autism learn new skills and coping mechanisms. Successful therapy may lead to improved outcomes that enhance mental health.

ABA therapy can help individuals diagnosed with autism learn new social skills, gain communication skills, and learn replacement strategies for when they are feeling upset or overwhelmed.

ABA Services Questions

Are you considering autism therapy for your child? ABA services can be a powerful tool. This section explores some frequently asked questions about ABA programs. Explore more below.

How Can ABA Therapy Help My Child?

ABA therapy can address a wide range of needs, helping your child develop in many areas. Here are some of the ways ABA therapy can benefit your child:

  • Communication
  • Cooperation
  • Peer and family interaction
  • Appropriate play and leisure skills
  • Feeding therapy and eating skills
  • Life skills
  • Transitions to school
  • Potty training
  • Fine motor and gross motor skills
  • Academic readiness skills

Research highlights that quality ABA programming involves 1:1 services for 30-40 hours per week, with the most effective results seen in a center-based model. This approach offers significant benefits, including enhanced staff supervision and training, greater peer interaction, a consistent full-time schedule, and higher caregiver satisfaction. Your child will thrive with our dedicated and enthusiastic team, ensuring an engaging and supportive environment.

Naturalistic teaching is a type of autism therapy that turns play activities children love, like racing scooters, building blocks, or going on a pretend bug hunt, into learning opportunities. It fills every minute of your child’s day with learning through observation and imitation within play. Consequences are embedded naturally as children sing, color, and bear-crawl through their day. At Bierman, we let kids be kids.

Our Autism Therapy Experts

Having your child complete a diagnostic assessment for autism at Bierman Autism Centers leads to more comprehensive, accessible, coordinated, and child-centered autism therapy and treatment planning.

When your child receives an evaluation for diagnosis at BAC, information from the diagnostic report can be shared with your child’s behavior analyst. This allows for the creation of a unique treatment plan tailored to your child’s needs, should you decide to continue with services following the diagnosis.

Bierman Autism Centers provides the unique opportunity to connect diagnosis and treatment, creating a comprehensive care plan that coordinates your child’s needs across a complex healthcare system.

*Not all services are available at every location. Please contact us for service availability at the location you’re interested in.

Unlocking Communication: How Speech Therapy Empowers Individuals with Autism

Enhance your kid’s world with words in autism therapy.

Children diagnosed with autism often experience delays in using words or difficulty understanding and interacting with others. This is a sign of a speech or language disorder, which our trained speech-language pathologists can help your child overcome with a personalized treatment plan.

Integrating Speech Therapy into our ABA therapy programs allows children to practice language in a naturally occurring setting that can easily be translated to a child’s natural environment, such as a home or school setting. We utilize Speech Therapy as part of our programs to target verbal, nonverbal, and social communication skills.

*Not all services are available at every location. Please contact us for service availability at the location you’re interested in.

Building Life Skills for Confidence: Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism

Empower your child to do life on their terms.

Within our autism therapy centers, we serve many children who face difficulty effectively receiving, processing, and responding to sensory information.

Occupational Therapy can help children strengthen skills needed in everyday life and target skills related to play, school preparation, self-esteem, and daily living.

What is Occupational Therapy?

The goals of Occupational Therapists are to:

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