F.I.R.S.T. Steps Academy
F.I.R.S.T. Steps Academy is an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) after-school program specifically tailored for children with autism in grades K-6. Our primary objective is to enhance adaptive behaviors associated with academic tasks, promoting functional independence and academic success.
Schedule & Location:
- Monday-Friday, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Herndon Clinic with a 1:1 child-to-technician ratio.
Goals:
Reduce maladaptive behaviors or difficulties surrounding academic tasks, support homework completion, and encourage active learning.
Skill Focus:
Enhance functional independence skills, comprehension skills, attending to tasks, and transitions between activities.
Program Goals:
- Reduce maladaptive behaviors that are related to homework and related activities.
- Support the completion of homework assignments.
- Help children attend to tasks.
- Encourage active engagement in learning environments.
- Foster the ability for task completion.
- Transition between varying tasks and task difficulty levels.
- Sensory regulation and integration
- Motor planning and coordination
- Self-help skills
Program Details:
- Monday-Friday at the Herndon Clinic from 4:00-7:00 PM.
- The program is a 1:1 ratio, child to technician.
- Insurance-based program, private pay is accepted.
- Social Skills are incorporated in the program daily.
- This is an exclusive program where enrollment is limited to ensure personalized attention and high-quality support.
- 30-minute parent interviews are scheduled prior to scheduling assessment to determine if your child would be a good fit for our program.
