Our Therapies

Individualized therapy services

Opya offers personalized early intervention therapies to make a noticeable difference in the lives of children with autism.

We focus on building daily living skills and social skills, and addressing maladaptive behaviors to help your child achieve school readiness.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy

Shaping Positive Behaviors in Children with Autism

Our mission is to prepare young children diagnosed with autism to reach their full potential while making the ABA therapy experience as easy as possible for parents and caregivers.

ABA is highly customizable to the needs of the individual child

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the most recognized and highly regarded therapeutic approach to autism.

Based on the premise that behavior has a purpose or consequence, ABA focuses on observing and understanding behavior in order to teach desired behaviors through positive reinforcement. ABA is an evidence-based, effective treatment for children diagnosed with autism, helping them develop skills and improve their quality of life.

Early Intervention ABA

ABA is most effective when started young, ideally before age six.

At Opya, we treat children as young as 18 months, taking advantage of brain “plasticity” for effectiveness and long-term benefits. We focus on socialization, communication, and cognitive development. By starting treatment quickly following diagnosis, we equip your child with essential skills for school and life to help them reach their full potential.

Opya's Approach to ABA Therapy

At Opya, we combine direct one-on-one ABA therapy with your child with standing Caregiver Training to ensure therapy effectiveness.

Through consistent ABA treatment sessions with their care team, children can make significant progress in key areas to achieve school readiness:

Caregiver Training and Collaboration

During Caregiver Training sessions with your BCBA, you will learn more about autism, its effects, and how to best support your child’s development and progress. This collaboration empowers caregivers and helps to foster a supportive home environment.

Telehealth Supervision

Our experienced BCBAs create and oversee a child’s treatment plan, ensuring it’s tailored and adjusted to their unique needs and progress. They will regularly conduct telehealth supervision of assigned Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) to monitor the child’s progress against set goals, provide guidance to the RBT, and adjust strategies as needed.

Complementary Therapies to ABA

Delivered via Telehealth

We believe in a multidisciplinary approach to treat the whole child, combining ABA therapy with speech and occupational therapies as needed.

At Opya, we create individualized treatment plans that address each child's unique needs and support their overall development. This enables us to provide the most effective and holistic care for each child.

Speech Therapy

Improving Communication and Language

Speech therapy can help children diagnosed with autism better understand and use spoken language in a social context, developing critical communication skills and improving social interactions.

What is Speech Therapy?

Speech therapy is tailored to each child's unique communication needs.

Speech therapy treats speech and communication disorders. It can help children with autism develop critical communication skills, improve social interactions, and reduce potential problem behaviors.

Early Intervention Speech Therapy

Speech therapy is most effective and impactful when started early.

It can help a child’s communication deficits leading to significant gains in communication, social skills, and quality of life.

Challenges Addressed by Speech Therapy

Speech therapy can help address challenges and communication deficits that a child with autism may be experiencing.

Being non-verbal
Communicating via cries, grunts, shrieks, or hums
Babbling and producing word-like sounds
Challenges understanding social and communication cues
Inability to understand common words in a new context

Developing Speech and Social Skills

Speech therapy can give your child the skills necessary to establish relationships, engage in social interactions, and effectively function in everyday life.

 We will work with your child to help them better articulate their words, their speech fluency, and their understanding and use of gestures and facial expressions.

Opya's Approach to Speech Therapy

Develop age-appropriate communication skills
Teach alternative communication methods when appropriate
Improve overall ability to communicate and interact socially with others
Reduce problem behaviors that may interfere with learning and socialization

Occupational Therapy

Enhancing Daily Living Skills for Children with Autism

Occupational therapy enables children diagnosed with autism to more effectively perform daily functions and activities such as dressing themselves, eating, and playing.

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy helps children with physical, developmental, and mental health conditions.

It enables them to better participate in daily activities and interact socially. For children diagnosed with autism, occupational therapy can address difficulties in performing primary daily functions and reduce problematic behaviors.

Early Intervention Occupational Therapy

Starting occupational therapy early when a child’s brain is most malleable results in better outcomes. Early intervention occupational therapy can prevent or reduce the development of secondary problems, such as anxiety and depression, while helping your child develop the skills they will need in a school setting.

Challenges Addressed by Occupational Therapy

Meltdowns, tantrums, and self-injurious behaviors are also addressed in occupational therapy.

Empowering Children Through Occupational Therapy

Through our delivery of occupational therapy, we aim to help children become more self-sufficient, confident, and better equipped to handle the activities of daily living. Our program focuses on addressing key areas to ensure we are preparing children to be successful in the school setting when the time is right.

Opya's Approach to Occupational Therapy

Feeding Therapy

Nurturing Healthy Eating Habits in Children with Autism

Feeding therapy can be an essential part of an autism treatment program to ensure that children diagnosed with ASD develop the skills needed to eat and feed to get the nutrients they need for healthy development and growth.

What is Feeding Therapy ?

Feeding therapy helps a child develop regular effective feeding patterns and behaviors.

It addresses eating challenges that children with autism may experience, from sensory issues to difficulties with chewing and swallowing.

When to Consider Feeding Therapy

Feeding therapy can be impactful if mealtimes are consistently stressful and challenging for your child. If your child is demonstrating behaviors the affect their ability to safely eat and meet their nutritional need, they may benefit from feeding therapy.

Challenges Addressed by Feeding Therapy

Common signs of feeding problems include crying, choking, gagging, not sitting up properly, throwing plates and food, vomiting, and refusing to eat.

Supporting a Child’s Healthy Development

Children diagnosed with autism may not get the nutrition they need for healthy development because they will only eat certain foods based on how the foods feel in their mouths. Other children may not yet have developed the skills needed for effective eating and feeding. Whatever the case, feeding therapy for autism can be essential to a child’s autism treatment program.

Opya’s Approach to Feeding Therapy

Improved nutritional intake for healthy development and growth
Reduced mealtime stress for both children and families
Enhanced ability to try new foods and textures
Increased independence in eating
Better overall health and well-being

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