ABA Therapy in Keller, Southlake, and Missouri City, TX

What can kids accomplish and improve through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy?

Social skills

ABA can focus on enhancing social interactions, perspective-taking, joint attention, turn-taking, making friends, understanding social cues, and participating in social activities appropriately.

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Communication Skills

ABA therapy can target language development, expressive and receptive communication, vocabulary expansion, sentence structure, pragmatics (social use of language), and nonverbal communication skills.

Adaptive Skills

ABA can assist in developing self-help skills, such as toileting, dressing, eating, grooming, and personal hygiene, as well as improving functional skills related to daily living, community participation, and independent functioning.

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Academic Skills

ABA can support the acquisition of academic skills, including reading, writing, math, problem-solving, organizational skills, following instructions, and completing tasks.

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Behavior Management

ABA can address challenging behaviors and help children develop more adaptive behaviors. It focuses on reducing problem behaviors (e.g., aggression, self-injury, tantrums) while teaching alternative behaviors that are more appropriate and socially acceptable.

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Play and Leisure Skills

ABA therapy can facilitate the development of play and leisure skills, such as imaginative play, engaging in cooperative play with peers, following game rules, and participating in recreational activities.

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Cognitive Skills

ABA can enhance cognitive abilities, including attention, memory, problem-solving, decision-making, abstract thinking, and executive functioning skills.

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Independence & Self-Management

ABA can promote independence and self-management skills, enabling children to become more self-reliant, organize their tasks, follow routines, set goals, and monitor their own behaviors.

Emotional Regulation

ABA can support the development of emotional regulation skills, helping children identify and express their emotions appropriately, cope with frustration or anxiety, and manage stress.

Frequently Asked Questions

The warm and supportive environment of our centers in Southlake, Keller, and Missouri City ensures that children receive exemplary care and achieve long-term success in behavior and skills, while having fun with ABA therapists who are passionate about our patients' wellbeing.

Our ABA program includes:

The maximum allotted supervision by a BCBA
Ongoing parent meetings and trainings
Individualized treatment plans updated according to the child's growth
Progress reports every quarter or as requested by family
Data collection to guide all academic and behavioral decisions
Support from speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists

What is ABA Therapy?

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is a proven, evidence-based treatment for children with autism. It is designed to address unique needs in the areas of cognitive, behavioral, social, and executive functioning.

Both the American Psychological Association and the US Surgeon General acknowledge ABA therapy as the gold standard for individuals with autism.

Who oversees my child's care during therapy services?

Your child’s care will be overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) who is a professional supervising our Behavior Therapists’ ongoing care and execution of your child’s treatment program.
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Our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) have undergone rigorous studies to qualify for their role. BCBAs complete a master's degree in behavior analysis or related field, fulfill supervised experience requirements, and must pass the BCBA examination administered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
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While your child works directly with a Behavior Therapist, Pine Cone Therapies targets up to 20% of your child’s care to be directly monitored by a BCBA (which is the current maximum supervision time authorized by insurance).
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Since we also offer services in Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapists, those therapy services are overseen by highly trained, credentialed therapists in those areas, who integrate their skills into our patients' individualized treatment plans and work closely with our ABA therapists.

How is my child evaluated for ABA therapy?

An ABA evaluation should be comprehensive in gathering information about your child in different environments. The intake process at Pine Cone Therapies includes interviewing the family, testing and observing your child's specific behavior in the therapy center setting, and observing your child at home.
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Additionally, we review very thoroughly the report provided by your diagnosing Neuropsychologist or developmental pediatrician, as it is critical to understanding your child's autism spectrum disorder evaluation and autism diagnosis.

The home observation is crucial to understanding your child’s skillset, making sure we are translating their strengths to our therapeutic environment, and creating the best teaching plan for the skills and therapy services they will need to be successful in the world.

Does insurance cover ABA therapy?

In many cases, yes! We are in network with most major insurance providers. Our team will perform a complimentary insurance benefits check for you prior to starting services. This will help determine coverage details, and any co-pays or deductibles that may apply.

How do you make sure my child is safe, and is having fun during therapy?

All of our services are provided on a 1:1 basis, and your child is never left unattended. Your child is supervised throughout all Applied Behavior Analysis sessions, ensuring their complete safety.
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In addition to direct instruction, we focus on an integrated, Naturalistic, or Natural Environment Teaching (NET) which reinforces the concept of learning through play. Therefore, playing is at the core of our therapies, and our centers are equipped with a wide range of toys and equipment used in therapeutic play to make learning fun and to cater to each individual child’s preferences.

How do you determine the number of ABA therapy hours that my child needs?

Treatment hours might differ for each child, and are determined on an individualized basis. After the intake and assessments are performed, we weigh the priorities of the family, the availability of the child given other therapeutic services they may be receiving, and the level of support needed to facilitate the best outcomes.

How often are parents and caregivers involved in treatment and how is my child’s progress documented?

As the family, you are an active participant in your child’s goal-setting and reviewing of progress.

Each treatment plan also includes specific goals for parents, along with parent training, in order to help the therapeutic team transfer the skills being learned in session to everyday life and capitalize on all learning opportunities when outside of therapy.
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All of our treatment plans have terminal goals that are reported every 6 months and discussed every 3 months directly with the family, to ensure we are always moving towards fading the level of support needed and increasing behavioral health and daily independence.

Testimonials

Why we do what we do.

Success looks different for every child...But we bet we have a story that matches your child's needs. Like James, who started with us as non-verbal and lacking the ability to initiate and maintain social interactions. Today, he can speak complete sentences, clearly state his needs, and navigate social interactions with his friends!

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‍For our clients, treatment hours are determined on an individualized basis, without predefined blocks.
Our BCBAs weigh the priorities of the family, the availability of the child given other therapeutic services they may be receiving, and the level of support needed to facilitate the best outcomes.
All of our treatment plans have terminal goals that are reported every 6 months and discussed every 3 months directly with the family, to ensure we are always moving towards fading the level of support needed and increasing daily independence.

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What can kids accomplish and improve through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy?

Social skills

Communication Skills

Adaptive Skills

Academic Skills

Behavior Management

Play and Leisure Skills

Cognitive Skills

Independence & Self-Management

Emotional Regulation

Our Centers

Frequently Asked Questions

Our ABA program includes:

What is ABA Therapy?

Who oversees my child's care during therapy services?

How is my child evaluated for ABA therapy?

Does insurance cover ABA therapy?

How do you make sure my child is safe, and is having fun during therapy?

How do you determine the number of ABA therapy hours that my child needs?

How often are parents and caregivers involved in treatment and how is my child’s progress documented?

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Keller

Southlake

Missouri City

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