Why January is the Perfect Time to Start ABA Therapy

The wonderful truth is, any time is a great time for children to begin ABA therapy. The reason is children with autism and other developmental and behavioral concerns can make little, big, and amazing strides towards living their full potential with the help of ABA therapy. That’s why it’s often referred to as the gold standard intervention for kiddos as young as two.

January, being the first month of a new year, offers additional benefits. We’ll cover them in this blog. But if you take away one thing, let it be this: While ABA therapy can help children with autism at any age at any time, now is better than later. Thanks to many research studies, we know that the earlier therapy is started – when a young child’s brain is actively making connections with the world around them and ripe for learning – the better the outcomes will be.

 

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Now, let’s get to it and explore some the special benefits of starting ABA therapy in the month of January.

  • New year. New routine. Children with autism thrive on routines because they always know what to expect and what’s expected of them. Surprises and deviations from routines can cause them stress and anxiety. Since January is the start of something new, it provides a natural beginning for starting a daily routine that includes ABA therapy. Here at The Behavior Exchange, you can create a routine for your child that involves full or part-time therapy in the mornings, afternoons, after school, and times in between.
  • Children can make progress in a year. ABA therapy takes perseverance, patience, and consistency. Enrolling your child in January gives them a full 12 months to work on new skills and make progress toward their individual goals. It also provides your therapy team the necessary time to make adjustments to your child’s therapy plan, ensuring progress is always being made.
  • Smoother transition to school. ABA therapy providers often follow the cadence of a school in session with fall and spring semesters. We’ve added a fun Summer Camp in between semesters so your child can keep learning when school’s out. It’s a routine that helps prepare children to start school when the time is right. It also provides consistency and eliminates gaps in learning that could cause a setback.
  • Better coordination with your child’s school. If your child is enrolled in school, ABA therapy is an excused absence. Starting ABA therapy in January makes it easier for both your ABA provider and your child’s school to coordinate and align their efforts, ensuring what your child is doing in school via your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and in ABA therapy complements each other and maximizes your child’s success.
  • Meet insurance thresholds quicker. ABA therapy is covered by most health insurance By starting in January, you can reach your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum quicker. When you reach your deductible, your insurance provider will begin to cover a portion of the costs. Then, when you reach your out-of-pocket maximize, they will pay for the ABA therapy at no cost to you.
  • Easier to budget and plan. Since insurance resets at the first of the year, family budgeting is easier if your child starts ABA therapy in January. With a therapy routine in place, you know what costs will be from week to week and can budget more effectively than if your child started later in the year.
  • Potentially less wait times. With the rapid rise of autism, the supply of quality ABA therapy has been challenged to keep up with the demand. The result is families often have to put their child on a wait list to get started. The first of the year can see more openings available as some kids adjust their therapy schedule to begin school or move onto other programs designed for teenagers.

You and your child can enjoy all of these benefits and more by enrolling in ABA therapy this January. From birth to 5 years of age, a child’s brain is like a sponge, busy creating a foundation for learning that can last a lifetime. For kids with autism, ABA therapy helps them help build a stronger foundation in those areas of their development where they need extra support.

To learn how fun, caring, experienced, and highly accredited ABA therapy can support your child’s development, get in touch with our team of experts today. We can’t wait to bee there for you on your autism journey this year – and beyond.

Make this January the start of a brighter future.

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Ashvina attended University of Bombay and graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce. She got her Montessori Diploma in 1985 and taught ever since. Ashvina came to TBE in January of 2016 as Admin Assistant. During the years she got the opportunity to learn and work in different departments such as HR, Finance, Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Last summer TBE bought billing in house and her current focus area is Revenue Cycle Management. She is detail oriented and enjoys working with people. Ashvina volunteers to deliver meals to seniors and local shelters on the weekend. She loves to spend time with her family and grandkids. Ashvina loves her job because she enjoys hearing different points of view, and she feels her contributions help fuel the direction of our company.

Working with children comes naturally to Angela. Her mom was a special education teacher for 30 years and often had Angela join her for Take Your Child to Work Day. And in high school, Angela spent every summer as the nanny for a little boy with an autism spectrum disorder. It was this experience where her passion for working with children with autism started to blossom.

From there, she went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. She learned about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in a non-normative development class and from that moment knew that ABA would be her life’s work.

Angela moved to the DFW area shortly after and began working at The Behavior Exchange as a therapist. She worked on her Master’s in Behavior Analysis at the same time. A year after graduating, she earned certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Now, as a Clinical Director at The Behavior Exchange, she brings a life-long passion to her work, holding a special place in her heart for children with limited language skills and working closely with families to develop healthy sleep habits.

Danielle’s passion for working with families is deeply personal and from the heart. Her younger brother has an autism spectrum disorder, and through their journey as a family, she found her purpose in life as an advocate for individuals with special needs.

After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Danielle began volunteering at The Behavior Exchange. She saw passionate therapists, meaningful change for clients, and families with hope for the future. After a summer of volunteering, she officially joined the team as Director of Admissions and found her home with The Behavior Exchange family.

With her extensive experience working as a client advocate with insurance providers, Danielle perseveres to help individuals of all ages and abilities receive the services they need to reach their full potential. She feels truly honored by each and every family who entrusts The Behavior Exchange to be part of their journey and is committed to the organization’s core values, mission, and goal of being a beacon of hope for the community.

Adam has always had a passion for helping individuals of all ages thrive and reach their full potential. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, songwriter, leader, and devoted family man, who has been helping children and team members grow with The Behavior Exchange since 2010.

Prior to joining the team at The Behavior Exchange, Adam was a mortgage loan consultant and grad student, pursuing his master’s degree in Education at the University of North Texas. He graduated in 2013 and also earned a graduate academic certificate in Autism Intervention. The following year, after years as a Behavior Therapist and seeing first-hand the power of ABA and the meaningful impact it can have on children and their families, Adam became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He then commenced from the Stagen Leadership Academy after completing the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week practice-based program designed to develop executives serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

Adam is truly grateful to be a part of a dynamic, inspiring and compassionate team, and he’s dedicated to bettering the lives of all children and their families through the delivery of the highest quality of ABA services, while supporting the amazing team at The Behavior Exchange.

Soraya is from South Africa and moved to Texas in 1996. She graduated from The University of Texas and pursued a career, at that time, in Education. Soraya taught at a Montessori school for a few years and then took on a leadership role.

During her time in the education system, Soraya realized her passion was to assist children with special needs. So she joined The Behavior Exchange as a therapist, transitioned into a supervisory role in 2017, and a year and a half later, was promoted to Clinical Operations Manager.

She quickly learned the ins and outs of ABA operations and scheduling and successfully collaborates across departments to ensure The Behavior Exchange continues to provide quality services to clients and their families. She’s thankful to be part of such an amazing organization and excited to see what the future holds.

You could say Walter’s career started when he spent hours as a young child drawing superheroes and coloring maps. This passion, along with extraordinary swimming skills, landed him a full swimming scholarship at Texas Christian University, where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Graphics.

During the next 13 years, his design and art direction skills, conceptual-thinking abilities, and marketing-savvy know-how were honed at a few prestigious advertising and marketing agencies around the Dallas area. In the mid 2000s, he helped his wife Tammy Cline-Soza (founder and CEO of The Behavior Exchange) create a unique and concise brand for her new business. From logos and websites to uniforms, brand voice and visuals, Walter has been the main creative force for all things The Behavior Exchange.

Aside from giving birth to The Behavior Exchange brand, Walter is helping Tammy raise two amazing, beautiful children, River and Sierra. In his spare time (the two minutes he’s got per week), you can find Walter illustrating iconic landmarks of Dallas and Texas or looking around for this next open-water swim. Once he gets back in shape.

After 20 years of building The Behavior Exchange, literally from the ground up,
Tammy couldn’t be more proud of the team, culture, and organization that it has become.

As a family helping families, The Behavior Exchanges looks for opportunities that will make the biggest impact and produce life-changing outcomes – for clients, families, and even for team members. Tammy believes that if a team, a family, a community takes care of each other, the possibilities are endless and the relationships built along the way can make life more enriching and challenges easier to navigate. You could say her goal has been to build a kind of utopia full of support, love, and expertise that brings the best services possible to the community and ensures more families have access to those services.

Tammy and her family have dedicated their lives to the mission of The Behavior Exchange and continue to grow, learn, cultivate, challenge, support, and create better models for success. To that end, she is committed to her own leadership development and actively participates in advanced training, mentoring, and deep self-exploration on how to live out her purpose to love and support her family and help others reach their full potential. She takes her position very seriously and tries to serve as a channel for what the universe wants to come to fruition.

She also loves travel, gardening, being creative, MUSIC!, tennis, yoga, meditation, journaling, reading, being in nature, adventures, and more than anything, spending time with her husband Walter and their two beautiful children, River and Sierra.