The following services are provided:

Behavioral Treatment: OATH provides in home behavioral treatment using principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which past and current research supports as the most effective treatment for children with autism.

Experienced Staff: Therapists provided to your child by OATH are well qualified and trained in accordance with the principles specified in the field of behavior analysis. Each therapist has obtained competencies in all related domains specific to autism intervention. Such domains include; implementing treatment on a one to one basis, potty training, school facilitation, peer play, parent training, community trips, maintenance, and generalization of mastered skill sets.

Potty Training: Potty training a child with autism can be a difficult and stressful experience for children with autism and their families. OATH therapists are highly experienced in potty training children with autism. Our therapists work as a team to make the process as stress-free as possible for the family and a fun experience for the child.

School Facilitation: OATH therapists are also trained school facilitators who are qualified to accompany children into typical school settings. The The primary purpose is to assist the child in succeeding in a school based setting. Goals include establishing positive peer/teacher interactions, decreasing inappropriate behaviors, and following basic school regulations.

Peer Play: Social Interaction is one of the main deficits characterized by children with autism. As a means of addressing this issue, peer play sessions are conducted in which a therapist models and instructs the child how to interact with a typical developing child. Appropriate parallel and interactive play behaviors are taught and reinforced, with the goal of developing meaningful relationships with others.

Community Trips: Therapists accompany the child and his/her family on community outings to establish socially appropriate behaviors within the setting for the child. Often, families eliminate normal family experiences due to the fact that their child with autism has not learned social norms. The purpose of community trips is to teach the child how to behave in the particular setting appropriately, and to teach all family members techniques to address inappropriate behaviors when they occur.

Parent Training: OATH schedules parent training sessions for all clients in order to maintain the consistency of treatment procedures during hours outside of therapy. Parents who can demonstrate proficiency in behavioral techniques often report lower levels of stress and anxiety post intervention than parents who have not been trained.

Clinic Meetings: Biweekly hour-long clinic meetings are held with the Program Director, parents, child, and all of the therapists working with the child. The purpose of these meetings is to review the child's progress in current programs, introduce new programs, and discuss any issues the parents may be having with the child's behavior.

Maintenance and Generalization: OATH promotes the maintenance and generalization of learned behaviors over time. In order to maintain and generalize mastered targets intricate schedules of reinforcement and strategies are incorporated that are consistent with current literature.