Promise ABA

ABA therapy

Up to age 21

Applied behavior analysis for children with autism, children at risk for developmental delays and children with behavioral challenges. Services include functional behavior assessments, preference assessments, home-based ABA, center-based ABA at the Burbank center with regular parent training, caregiver training, and supervision of in-home, school and center programs. Techniques named include Positive Behavior Support, Pivotal Response Treatment, discrete trial training, verbal behavior and Natural Environment Teaching. It also provides services inside private schools. Promise ABA is vendored with Lanterman Regional Center and accepts cash, check or credit card for private pay. Offices are open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm, Saturday by appointment. A second office is in Valencia.

• Applied behavior analysis, Functional behavior assessment, Parent and caregiver training, Positive Behavior Support, Pivotal Response Treatment, Discrete trial training, Verbal behavior and Natural Environment Teaching
• Cassandra Paniagua, M.S., BCBA, Anna Evinyan-Iknoian, M.Ed, BCBA, Yunona Kostandyan, M.S., BCBA, Lana Terpapian, M.S., BCBA and Sahak Terpapian, M.S., BCBA
• Open Weekdays 8:30am–5pm
• Insurance: Regional center funded: vendored with a California regional center; Self-pay or cash only, no insurance billing
• Where care happens: In the family’s home; At the clinic or office; At the child’s school or daycare

Early Start, adaptive skills and social skills programs

Up to age 21

Lifelong Consumer Programs for children with autism and developmental delays. Early Start is early intervention ABA for ages 0-3 newly diagnosed with ASD or delays, coordinated with speech, occupational and physical therapists. The Adaptive Skills program uses a DIR Floortime approach with a Functional Emotional Assessment and Sensory Profile, covering communication, social skills, self-care, play and behavior; it is open from age 0, with school-age adaptive skills for ages 3-13. Social Skills groups of 2-10 follow a year-long curriculum with role play for ages 3-7, 7-12 and 13-18 (adults 18+ too). Social Recreation offers art and music therapy groups of 2-10. Adult services (18+) are also offered. Vendored with Lanterman Regional Center; offered in Burbank and Valencia.

• Early Start early intervention, DIR Floortime, Social skills groups and Art and music therapy groups
• Insurance: Regional center funded: vendored with a California regional center; Self-pay or cash only, no insurance billing

• Activities: Early intervention, Social skills groups and Music & art therapy