For families dealing with aggression, self-injury, elopement, or persistent meltdowns. We start with an FBA to understand the why, then build a structured behavior plan that's taught to everyone in your child's life: parents, siblings, grandparents, teachers.
Behavior reduction is the part of ABA that targets challenging behaviors directly: aggression toward self or others, self-injury, elopement (running away or wandering off), property destruction, severe tantrums or meltdowns. These behaviors aren't moral failures. They're functional. Something maintains them, and once we know what, we can shift the dynamic.
Every behavior-reduction program starts with a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) to figure out the function. Common functions: escape from demands, access to attention or items, sensory regulation, communication of an unmet need.
Once we know the function, the plan teaches your child a replacement behavior that gets the same outcome more safely (and more reliably). At the same time, we change the environment so the challenging behavior no longer works.
Behavior reduction usually starts with an intensive FBA period: your BCBA observes the behavior in the settings where it happens, gathers data, and identifies the function. From there, your BCBA writes a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
The BIP gets taught to everyone: parents, siblings, grandparents, school staff, caregivers. Consistency across people is critical. If grandma reinforces a behavior that mom is working to extinguish, the plan fails.
Behavior change takes time and the work isn't linear. Some weeks are forward; some plateau. Your BCBA tracks data, adjusts the plan, and tells you what we're seeing in honest terms.
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Most families move through these four steps in three to six weeks.
A real person picks up. We hear about your child and explain what's possible. No sales pitch.
Same day. We run your benefits and tell you exactly what's covered before you commit.
Your BCBA meets your child at home (or by telehealth) and builds the treatment plan.
Your RBT starts sessions. Your BCBA supervises and adjusts the plan as your child grows.
We figure out why the behavior happens before we plan a response. This is what works.
Parents, siblings, teachers, grandparents. Consistency is the multiplier.
We measure. You see real numbers, not just our impressions, every week.
If your child's behavior poses safety risks, we use evidence-based handling techniques and train your team on them.
Related services: FBA · Parent Training · In-School ABA
No. Modern behavior reduction is built on positive reinforcement of replacement behaviors and changes to the environment, not punishment. We don't use restraint, seclusion, or aversives except in narrowly defined safety situations.
It depends on the behavior, its function, and how consistently the plan is followed. Some families see meaningful change in a few weeks; some take months. Your BCBA gives you an honest estimate after the FBA.
Probably some, but fewer and shorter. The goal isn't a behavior-free child (no one is). It's a child who has better tools, in a household that's no longer in survival mode.
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