Behavior Therapy
FOCUS Therapy Now Offers Behavior Consulting for Southwest Florida Kids
FOCUS Therapy is now offering a new service called behavior consulting to families and kids in Southwest Florida. We recognize that ABA therapy is not available to every family – either because their child doesn’t have a qualifying diagnosis like…
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Tantrum or Sensory Meltdown? Fort Myers ABA Therapists Explain
When working with kids who have varying sensory struggles, it can be difficult to tell the difference between a tantrum or a sensory meltdown. Our Fort Myers ABA therapists recognize that it often takes some detective work to differentiate. But…
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Our Favorite Sensory Gym Equipment for Kids With Disabilities & Delays
A sensory gym can be summed up in a single phrase: “Putting the FUN in FUNctional!” If your child is beginning pediatric therapy (speech, occupational, physical, or ABA) at one of our two Fort Myers clinics, you’ve probably noticed some…
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How Behavior Chaining Works in ABA Therapy
ABA therapy, short for applied behavior analysis or behavior therapy, focuses on studying behaviors – understanding them – and then incorporating techniques that promote expected behaviors and modify unexpected behaviors. One of the strategies our Fort Myers ABA therapy team…
The Importance of Pairing in ABA Therapy
Those trained to provide ABA Therapy will understand well the concept of “pairing.” Play and pairing is the foundation of instructional control in any behavioral therapy session. Simply put, pairing is a way for ABA therapists and technicians to help…
FOCUS Therapy ABA Talks: Hosted by Our ABA Team!
FOCUS Therapy ABA Talks At FOCUS Therapy, we offer speech, occupational, physical, and ABA therapy. For that last one, “ABA” stands for “Applied Behavioral Analysis.” It also sometimes goes by the name, “behavior therapy.” It involves the study of behavior…
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My Son Has Autism… When – and How – Should I Tell Him?
Your child has autism. You know it. The rest of the family knows it. His teachers and therapists know it. Maybe even a few of his classmates know it. But when should HE know it? And how should you tell…
Finding the Function of Behavior: ABA Therapy Insight
In the field of behavior science, we commonly use the phrase “function of behavior.” As behavior analysts at the Fort Myers ABA therapy team at FOCUS, figuring out the “function” of a child’s behavior is hands-down one of the most…
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Benefits of Clinic-Based ABA Therapy vs. In-Home Treatment
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA therapy) is considered the most effective, early-intervention treatment for kids on the autism spectrum. It can take place in several settings: Clinic, home or some combination of the two. At FOCUS, we have chosen the clinic-based…
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