Our Services

Positive Steps ABA (PSABA) provides center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). All of our services are delivered in our clinic in West Melbourne, Florida, and are designed and overseen by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs).

PSABA offers individualized, assessment-based ABA therapy delivered through a tiered model: Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) provide one-to-one direct therapy under the close supervision of BCBAs, who develop, direct, and continually adjust each child's treatment plan. Each child's services begin with a behavior-analytic assessment and are tailored to that child's individual strengths, needs, and goals. We use a blend of evidence-based teaching methods, including Natural Environment Teaching (NET) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT), and we build skills through natural play, daily routines, and positive reinforcement.

Our services include:

• Comprehensive ABA: higher-intensity therapy that addresses multiple developmental domains affected by autism, such as communication, social skills, daily living and self-help skills, play, and the reduction of challenging behaviors.

• Focused ABA: lower-intensity therapy that targets a specific, limited set of skills or behaviors.

The intensity of each child's program, whether comprehensive or focused, is determined by a behavior-analytic assessment and the clinical judgment of the supervising BCBA, based on the child's severity of need and level of support required.

Our early intervention program supports our youngest children, ages 18 months to 6 years, in developing foundational communication, play, and social skills. Therapists work one-to-one to build skills through natural play, routines, and positive reinforcement. Goals include language and communication development, functional play skills, imitation and early learning readiness, early socialization and joint attention, toilet training, and behavior reduction.

We offer small-group sessions that teach children how to connect, share, and play with peers. Each group is led by trained therapists and tailored to the children's age and skill level, giving children opportunities to practice turn-taking and sharing, conversation and eye contact, emotional regulation, and cooperative play and friendship skills.

We believe parents are an essential part of a child's success. Our BCBAs provide individualized parent coaching to help families implement strategies at home, manage behavior challenges, and support long-term progress. Training covers positive reinforcement techniques, behavior prevention and replacement strategies, communication skill building, and data tracking and progress monitoring. Families also take part in parent observation and feedback sessions as part of their child's program.

PSABA serves children with autism, from 18 months through 12 years of age (early childhood through childhood). Our early intervention program serves children ages 18 months to 6 years, and our broader ABA services support children through age 12.

Our clients are children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Within our ABA services, we also address behaviors and skill needs that commonly occur alongside autism, including but not limited to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention-deficit disorder (ADD), intellectual disability, anxiety, rigidity with change, toileting struggles, and communication delays. PSABA addresses the behaviors and skills associated with these co-occurring conditions through ABA; we do not provide medical or psychiatric treatment for the conditions themselves.

PSABA provides all services in a clinic (outpatient) setting at our West Melbourne, Florida location. We do not currently offer home-based, school-based, community-based, residential, or telehealth services.

PSABA delivers services through face-to-face, in-person direct therapy. RBTs and trained therapists work with children one-to-one and in small groups in the clinic, under the in-person supervision and clinical direction of BCBAs. PSABA does not currently provide telehealth direct services or telehealth clinical direction.

PSABA provides ABA services only. We do not provide non-ABA services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, diagnostic evaluations, or medical or psychiatric care. When a child needs services outside the scope of ABA, PSABA helps families coordinate with appropriate outside providers.