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There is strong evidence that ABA therapy is most effective when started at a young age. Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) plays a crucial role in helping children with autism develop essential skills for success at home, in school, and in everyday life. At Advance Therapy, EIBI and ABA work together seamlessly, providing focused, personalized therapy that supports your child’s growth, learning, and independence.
You may be wondering, “What is Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI)?” It may sound complex, but it’s really quite simple. EIBI involves providing structured, evidence-based therapy to young children with autism to help them achieve the best possible developmental outcomes. At Advance Therapy, we specialize in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for children aged 18 months to 5 years, a critical period in their growth. By age five, a child’s brain is approximately 90% developed, making early intervention essential to support learning, skill-building, and overall success.
Autism isn’t just one clearly defined condition. Instead, it exists on a spectrum. ASD is a range of conditions with certain things in common: challenges in communication, difficulties in behavior, and struggles with social skills. Each child on the autism spectrum is unique, with their very own strengths and needs.
By using Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for autism treatment, therapists can create a personalized plan for your child. Your child’s therapy team can work with your child to understand just where they are in terms of language, behavioral, and social skills. With this understanding, a therapy plan can be made for your child that can help them learn and expand the important skills they need.
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention includes certain evidence-based approaches to help children on the autism spectrum achieve success. Behavior analysis seeks to understand how a child’s behavior works in real time and encourages the development of positive, effective behavior patterns.
Positive reinforcement helps children adopt new skills and can include words of praise or rewards, such as allowing a child to play with a favorite toy they’ve asked for. Skill-building approaches like Discrete Trial Training (DTT) help children learn essential skills in a focused, sequential way.
To give your child the best therapy possible, an EIBI program focuses on certain key areas: structure and intensity, skill development, and personalization. Let’s explore these.
Effective Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) programs, like those offered at Advance Therapy, are carefully structured to ensure optimal outcomes. Structure in ABA therapy is essential, as it helps children build new skills in an organized, systematic way, allowing them to fully benefit from each session and make meaningful progress in communication, social skills, and daily living.
Intensity is another key component of successful EIBI programs, referring to the number of hours a child spends in therapy each week. While the exact schedule depends on each child’s individualized treatment plan, most children receive 20 to 40 hours of in-center therapy per week. This focused, intensive approach provides the repetition and support necessary for children to learn, practice, and solidify essential skills, fostering growth, independence, and long-term success.
Skill development within EIBI focuses on three key areas of development. Focusing on language skills at a young age can boost your child’s ability to express themselves. Social skills are vital to a child’s success, and ABA therapy can help your child learn and practice these. Adaptive skills are self-care or life skills that enable your children to gain independence and participate in many real-life settings.
Flexibility is a cornerstone of EIBI and ABA therapy at Advance Therapy. Our experienced therapists carefully design individualized therapy plans that are tailored to each child’s unique strengths, needs, and developmental goals. By adapting activities and strategies to fit your child, our therapy team ensures that every session is meaningful, engaging, and focused on helping your child achieve their full potential.
There is evidence that Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention can have many significant benefits for children with autism. When EIBI is used for young children on the autism spectrum, they may have stronger communication and language skills as they grow older. Academic readiness and success can also get a boost from EIBI. Children can develop essential social and life skills that help them gain independence and participate successfully in many situations and settings.
Early childhood is a dynamic and crucial time in your child’s development. Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention is based on the understanding that therapy for children with autism can be particularly effective during this period of growth and development. Through focused ABA therapy before the age of 5, children have the potential to make greater gains in development, communication, and social skills.
At Advance Therapy, we recognize that a child’s family is at the heart of their life. Parents and caregivers play a critical role in their child’s progress, and we consider you an essential part of the therapy team. By partnering closely with families, we provide guidance, coaching, and support to help you reinforce learning, encourage skill development, and celebrate every milestone alongside your child.
As part of your child’s EIBI and ABA therapy at Advance Therapy, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) will meet with you regularly to plan and review your child’s therapy, discuss progress toward goals, and gather your input. Caregiver coaching is an integral part of this process, providing practical tips, strategies, and guidance to support your child’s learning at home and in everyday life, ensuring consistency and reinforcing skills across all environments.
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We understand that every family is at a different stage in their journey with an autism diagnosis. That’s why we specialize in helping you begin a path toward support, guidance, and growth at an Advance Therapy center near you. Our dedicated care team is here for your family, ready to answer questions, provide resources, and guide you through every step of your child’s therapy journey.
