Parent Training: Why is it Required?

Parent Training: Why is it Required?

In ABA therapy, having parent involvement is key! We may be the experts in ABA, but parents are the experts in their children. That’s where parent training comes in! It’s not uncommon for a BCBA or RBT to recommend behavior interventions that worked in the...
Understanding Insurance Benefits

Understanding Insurance Benefits

Before starting with any ABA company, we encourage you to call your insurance and have them explain your benefits to you.  The Helm ABA is an in-network provider with Aetna, Anthem, Baylor Scott and White, BCBS, Cigna, Healthsmart United Healthcare, and UMR. Knowing...
Your ABA Journey at The Helm

Your ABA Journey at The Helm

The journey to beginning ABA therapy can be long. For us the journey usually starts with a phone call or email reaching out and asking about our program and whether we have any availability. But we know for you, the journey began long before when you first had...
ABA Waitlists: The Do’s and Don’ts

ABA Waitlists: The Do’s and Don’ts

Whether you are new to ABA or a veteran, it doesn’t take long to realize that waitlists are a common occurrence in ABA. Just a few minutes of calling within your local community can reveal a list of awesome ABA companies who are “full” or working through a “waitlist.”...
Key Players on Your Child’s ABA Team

Key Players on Your Child’s ABA Team

The journey to starting ABA therapy can be full of many different key players. From the pediatrician to the diagnostician and everyone in-between it can be hard to keep up with what exactly each person does. During ABA therapy there are a few different key players...
Starting ABA – 10 Questions Every Parent Should Ask

Starting ABA – 10 Questions Every Parent Should Ask

Does the idea of interviewing an ABA company seem daunting? Beginning ABA can be overwhelming. With a diagnosis of autism, suddenly you are tasked with becoming an expert in autism, insurance, and now ABA. At The Helm we get the opportunity to talk with so many...

We have been a family blessed with the help of the team at The Helm. Our son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when he was 2.5 and The Helm was one of the places recommended by our developmental psychologist. I am a physician and still found it hard navigating this new medical problem and knowing what to do next. I called many places and from step one Lee Ann was the most helpful explaining the process with paperwork, assessment, available services, insurance, etc. we were able to start therapy quite soon after diagnosis and had sessions at home daily for 3 hours. The quality of staff, the system they have in place for the therapists, the coordination by the BCBA supervising therapist and early response put us at ease that we were on the right path. Ultimately the steady positive changes we saw with our son overcame any fears we had about autism holding our son back for the rest of his life.

We used many forms of intervention that we felt were individually tailored for our family – for potty training, anger management, dietary intervention and even let them know when we could not maintain something suggested in family training, and they would just take our request and implement another plan. Our son has now graduated/transitioned out of therapy and is currently in pre-K in a regular classroom with him on par with his class in academics, has friends and no behavior issues. Most important of all we have a happy son who loves to play with his big sister.

I know that I will always read all there is on autism and watch my son for any features. But I hope my review adds to positive aspects that I wish someone would have told me when I started the journey – start early, don’t put off your suspicions, get your child evaluated now! The label does not hinder,  in fact it falls to the side once you have the diagnosis to facilitate therapy. ABA intervention, especially done with the right people, makes a big difference. It does not pressure or upset the child at all, and you are not stuck in therapy for life! I know if any behavioral issues come up in the future I have The Helm, and they will help us and the outcome is going to be positive. Said with heartfelt thanks.

– Former Helm ABA Family

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