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Offering personalized ABA therapy to help individuals with autism reach their full potential.

12/12/2025

💡 Feedback Friday 💡
Every word of encouragement means the world to us 💙
Thank you for sharing your journey and trusting Early Years ABA Therapy with your child’s growth!

12/09/2025

Choice-making is a key part of high-quality ABA therapy.

It increases motivation, reduces challenging behavior, and strengthens communication.

Offering simple choices like “Play-Doh or puzzles?” gives kids power in their learning. 💬✨

12/08/2025

This week we’re highlighting the third function of behavior: TANGIBLE.

Some behaviors happen because a child wants access to something specific — a toy, a snack, an activity, or even the iPad. When that item is unavailable or taken away, the behavior may increase because it has worked in the past to get the child what they want.

Understanding the tangible function helps us teach children more appropriate, effective ways to ask for what they need.

In this post, you’ll see:
• What “tangible” behavior means
• When it commonly happens
• Examples you might notice
• Support strategies to help your child communicate their wants in a clearer and calmer way

As always, behavior is communication — and when we know why it’s happening, we can support our kids in healthier and more successful ways. 💛

12/05/2025

🌟 Feedback Friday 🌟
We're so proud to support amazing families like this one!
"Thrilled by the progress he has made and keeps making as he continues ABA." 💙

12/04/2025

Transitions don’t have to be stressful ❤️

One of the simplest ABA strategies to support smoother routines is priming, giving kids a heads-up before something changes.

A little warning goes a long way.

When children know what’s coming, they feel safer, calmer, and more prepared.
And calm kids = calmer transitions for everyone.

Today’s ABA Basics Series breaks down:
⏱ what priming is
⏱ how to give time warnings
⏱ why two reminders work better than one
⏱ simple tips you can try right away

Try a 5-minute warning today and see the difference 🌱✨

12/03/2025

PAIRING 101 💛

Before teaching any new skills, we focus on building a strong connection. Pairing helps our RBTs become a source of comfort, fun, and positive reinforcement for each child.

When children feel safe, understood, and excited to engage, learning comes naturally. 🌈

Pairing helps with:
✨ Increasing motivation
✨ Reducing challenging behaviors
✨ Building trust and rapport
✨ Making transitions smoother

Connection always comes first. 💛
Follow us for more ABA tips and resources for RBTs and families!

12/02/2025

Giving kids simple choices can completely transform cooperation 💛

When a child feels involved in the process, they feel more in control, and that leads to smoother transitions, calmer moments, and more independence.

In today’s ABA Basics Series, we’re highlighting “Providing Choices” as an easy, powerful strategy you can start using right away:

💡 Offer 2–3 choices (not too many!)
💡 Keep all choices appropriate
💡 Stay calm + clear
💡 Follow through once they choose
💡 Remember: choices support expectations, they don’t replace them

Try offering two small choices today and watch confidence + cooperation grow 🌱

12/01/2025

We’re Growing! Virginia families, we’re here for you! 🌟

Early Years ABA Therapy is thrilled to expand our home-based ABA services to your community.
Let’s work together to support growth, confidence, and meaningful progress.

12/01/2025

This week, we are highlighting the second function of behavior: Escape/Avoidance.

Sometimes children use behavior to get away from something that feels hard, overwhelming, non-preferred, or confusing. This could be a task, a direction, a noise, a transition, or even a person.

When we understand that the purpose of the behavior is to escape, we can support the child by making tasks more manageable, offering choices, teaching them how to request a break, and creating predictable, supportive routines.

A child isn’t “trying to be difficult”—they may be trying to communicate:

🔹 “This is too hard.”
🔹 “I need a break.”
🔹 “I don’t understand.”
🔹 “I feel overwhelmed.”

By identifying the function and responding with support, not punishment, we help the child feel safer, more understood, and more successful.

✨ Stay tuned each week as we break down all 4 functions of behavior and share strategies for supportive, compassionate responses.

11/28/2025

Get confident with DTT! Follow this step-by-step flow—from gaining attention to delivering reinforcement—to run effective trials using prompts, correction procedures, and errorless learning.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Early Years ABA Therapy! 🦃✨
Today we celebrate gratitude and community while honoring the Indigenous peoples whose traditions remind us to give thanks every day.
We are deeply thankful for our families, children, and incredible team who make our mission possible. 💛

11/26/2025

🦃 Thanksgiving Social Story for Kids!

Big family gatherings can be exciting, but also full of new sounds, smells, and routines. Social stories help our learners know what to expect so they can feel more comfortable and confident. 💛

Swipe through to explore:
✨ What sounds and smells to expect
✨ How to ask for a break
✨ What to do if it gets loud
✨ A final reminder that it’s okay to take breaks and try new things

Visual supports like these help reduce anxiety, support communication, and make holiday celebrations more enjoyable for everyone. 🤗

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