Focused ABA - Stride Academy

Focused Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Therapy

Meaningful skills through
evidence-based treatment

Children attend our centre once to five times per week for 1 to 2 hours per treatment session. During these sessions, therapists work one to one with your child or in a small group with other children if social skills and peer relationships is a goal area. Sessions are brief, focused, often fast-paced and incorporate your child’s interests where possible. Data is collected and reviewed each session to measure the child’s progress and adjust our approaches as needed.

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Assessment process

Interview

A one-hour interview is conducted by a senior clinician with parents and caregivers to gather information about the child’s strengths, needs and areas of concern. This information is used to inform the direct assessment.

Direct
assessment

Your child will attend our centre for 2-3 sessions so our clinicians can observe the child’s behaviours and skills and to directly test areas of concern using a variety of assessment tools.

Individualized
service plan and
program

Information gathered from the interview, the direct assessment and any other assessment reports from other providers is reviewed and summarized to develop a specific plan to meet your child’s needs and your goals. These plans are generally reviewed and updated very 3-6 months.

Meeting to
review the plan

A meeting with the family as well as any other relevant people (e.g. school team, other providers) is held to review the plan to ensure that everyone is on board with what has been identified as priority goal areas as well as to ensure that there is support for the intervention approach.

Service Fees

All services are pre-paid prior to the start of the month. Any missed time will be applied to the following month’s invoice. We accept cash, etransfer and cheques as method of payment.

Assessment $750

This is a one-time assessment and program start up fee that includes an interview, direct assessment, report with goals, meeting to review the report, program material development and set up.

Ongoing service $65/hour

Includes: the one-to-one therapy, program materials, data collection, report writing, and parent meetings as needed.

Note: If sessions are provided outside of the centre, additional travel fees (travel time and mileage) will apply.

OAP, Ministry or Provincial Government info

Stride Academy is an Ontario Autism Program (OAP) approved provider on the OAP Provider list. If you are receiving funds from the OAP, our services would be covered under this funding

"I wanted you all to know that all your hard work doesn't go unnoticed and how much we appreciate all of you. The staff have played a huge role in us seeing the giant leaps our son is making."

“Laura and her team are truly amazing.”

"It has been a wonderful experience for our son and family at Stride Academy. We wholeheartedly appreciate your work and your passion. We are really thankful for everything you did with our son to improve his behaviour. We have noticed a lot of improvements."

"We are so thankful for Laura and her team. They have been a shining light in our journey. Their continued guidance is so appreciated."

Disclaimer: These success stories are real, unsolicited, and from clients, staff, and students of Stride Academy.

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