ABA Therapy

Imitation involves an individual’s ability to attend to others and imitate actions with objects, gross motor movements as well as speech. Imitation is an essential skill to have in an individual’s repertoire. Being able to copy someone else’s motor movements is one of the main ways that individuals learn language, play skills and social skills. […]

The importance of teaching a child to enjoy “play” is essential. The beginning steps of play should be fun and silly. You will want to commence by building up anticipation. Be enthusiastic and repeat the same vocalizations and actions! We all know the game of Peek-a-boo. Say ‘ahhh boo!’ each time you gradually move towards […]

A great session involves planning and set up. Planning helps to create a fluent session where a Learner and therapist can move from one activity to another with ease. An effective way for our therapists to track the length of their activities is using our ‘Activities’ feature within our PoritaPro Mobile App. Our therapy sessions […]

One of my favorite topics to talk about is communication. Communication seems so simple right? It sure is complex and takes many forms! Communication training is a procedure that focuses on teaching and strengthening communication responses that are recognizable to communication partners. Communication partners can be the waitress that is taking your food request, your […]

The moment a Learner walks through our doors on their first day is the moment we begin to develop a rapport between the Learner and the individuals in his/her environment. It is critical that the child continue to enjoy being with people and see learning as a “good thing”! The primary job of the Therapist […]

My eldest daughter, Helena was 2.5 years old when we opened our first ABA Centre. I would often bring her and her six-month-old sister to the center. Sure enough one of the therapists would see Helena and have her join a therapy session as the typical peer. Helena loved being at the center, she loved […]

When it comes time to recording the behavioral progress of an individual on the autism spectrum, a therapist will often incorporate Applied Behavior Analysis into their study. In fact, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is one of, if not the most commonly used method of autism therapy. Overall, its purpose is to instil traditional behaviorism to […]

Supporting the intellectual and practical development of students in the field of applied behavior analysis has always been an important part of our culture at The Portia Learning Centre Inc, an ABA Clinic in Ontario, Canada.   Typically, we accepted 1 to 2 students from the local college for a 4 to 6 week placement […]

“Would you recommend the field of applied behavior analysis to a friend?” A few years ago, we conducted a fact-finding session at our clinic. Involved in the session was one of our key senior staff members. She had been with us for four years and ran one of our clinic locations. She loved her job, […]