WHAT WE’RE GOOD AT
ABA THERAPY
ABA therapy, or Applied Behavior Analysis, is an intensive treatment program that has been proven effective at improving socially significant behaviors, such as social skills, language and communication, reading, academics, and other adaptive living skills that your child needs to thrive.
By systematically applying principles and techniques based on the science of learning and behavior, ABA is able to teach these skills by breaking them down into concrete steps. We track data to measure the progress of your child and ensure that we are meeting our goals.
Using the principles of ABA we help our learners develop new skills, as well as to modify any problem behaviors. We do this by looking at the function, or the reason for, each behavior. The use of reinforcement is critical to an ABA program and allows us to make learning fun for your child!
We Put Family First
At Unlocking The Spectrum, we create individualized autism therapy programs for our clients and their families because we understand that, together, we can achieve more to help your child and your entire family thrive.
We’re here to help you navigate insurance, share our expertise, and support you and your child when they’re ready to transition out of our services. Through it all, we remain committed to making the highest quality ABA therapy affordable for your family.
How we can assist you
ABA Therapy SERVICES HERE TO HELP YOUR FAMILY
1-On-1 Direct Instruction
Individualized Programs
Personalized Life Skills Programming
Classroom Readiness Programs
Desensitization Programs
INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS
Every child we work with will have an individualized ABA therapy plan created, and continuously adapted, to address their unique developmental, social, adaptive, and behavioral needs.
ONE-ON-ONE THERAPY and GROUP SESSIONS
We provide one-on-one ABA therapy to build skills, address challenging behaviors and prepare our clients for a variety of activities and environments.
To further prepare clients for their next learning environment we provide structured activities in peer groups. Every child in the group setting has access to positive peer models, socialization, and peer collaboration through fun learning objectives.
IN-HOME CONSULTATION
We strongly believe in a family-focused aba therapy model that takes into consideration the whole child. Because of this, we offer in-home BCBA consultations, which can include parent trainings and therapy sessions with the child’s full team of Unlocking The Spectrum ABA professionals.
DESENSITIZATION PROGRAMS
Sometimes it is helpful to begin a desensitization program for a particularly difficult activity such as dentist or doctor appointments, haircuts, etc. We have facilities at our ABA therapy centers to assist in these programs and are always here to help your child develop the skills they need to succeed across different environments.
SKILLS ASSESSMENTS
Skills assessments allow us to develop a personalized ABA therapy program for your child. Assessments are done using the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland, SSIS, AFLS, BDI-2, and/or other developmentally appropriate assessments addressing communication skills, functional skills, and social skills. Please feel free to reach out to learn more about what this process looks like!
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES
To best address challenging behaviors we provide Functional Behavior Assessments(FBA)/Functional Analyses (FA). This allows us to further understand what is driving the behavior and to develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plans, including providing training and support for families. FBAs/FAs are completed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). As with all the autism therapy services we offer, these plans will be personalized for every unique child we work with.
INSURANCE VERIFICATION
We understand the importance of making our services financially accessible and take care of the verification of insurance coverage, as well as assist in securing insurance that will cover services under the Indiana and Texas Autism Mandates.
OTHER SERVICES
Experienced & Friendly
Leadership Team
Marc Baumgardt, MS BCBA
Executive Director
Carrie Cruz, MS, BCBA
Director of Training
Leslie Lynch, MS, BCBA
Clinical Director
Andrew Capezzera, MEd, BCBA
Director of Texas
Rina Kapadia
Director of Human Resources
Courtney Pingleton, MS, BCBA
Assistant Director of Training
Brandon Brown, MA, BCBA
Assistant Clinical Director
Maeggan Haase, MA, BCBA
Regional Director – Terre Haute
Destiney Turner, MEd, BCBA
Regional Director – Seymour
Amy Fesler, MA, BCBA
Regional Director – Bloomington
Hanna Tolbert, MEd, BCBA
Regional Director – Bloomington
Dakotah Hardy, MA, BCBA
Regional Director – Longview
Sarah Sowle, MEd, BCBA
Regional Director – Indianapolis
Amy Benton
Administrative Manager
Samantha Gregory
Intake Coordinator
Mary Lucas
Human Resources Specialist
Meet Our Founders
Ilana Hernandez, MA, BCBA
Founder
David Henderson
Founder
Ilana and David started Unlocking the Spectrum in 2009 with the mission of making the highest quality ABA therapy accessible to all children with autism, because every child deserves an ethical, compassionate approach that lets them reach their maximum potential while still feeling like a kid.
From the beginning, Ilana and David have understood that to do this they needed to create a home where ABA professionals could engage their passion and creativity to build lasting, meaningful careers with the collaboration and support of the entire team at Unlocking The Spectrum. A place where everyone, clients and professionals alike, are meant to thrive and have fun while learning and growing!
A Look inside
The Values That Help Us Grow
I began Unlocking The Spectrum over 10 years ago because I was passionate about bringing to life the kind of ABA center that I knew
Letting Kids be Kids, A Play-Based Approach
At Unlocking The Spectrum, we believe that kids are kids, and an essential component of that is play! Playing is a large part of each of
The First Steps to Starting ABA
We know that deciding to enroll your child in ABA is a big decision, and we know that—like with any new beginning—there are a lot
A Day In The Life Of A Board-Certified Behavior Analyst At Unlocking The Spectrum
https://unlockingthespectrum.com/careers/Unlocking The Spectrum is surrounded with amazing children, families and staff every single day and Courtney Pingleton and Angela Stokes, both Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs),
Contact us
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Toll Free: (855) INFO-UTS
info@unlockingthespectrum.com
