ABA Autism School | Scottsdale, AZ

K-12 Program Highlights

During the first week or so, the team will first “pair” with the student in order to build a rapport with them. Pairing is essential in building a rapport with the student, thus establishing the staff as the ultimate reinforcer. Once we have successfully paired with a student, we begin introducing “mastered tasks” and reinforce the students success which in turn establishes “instructional control.” After this step is complete, we begin conducting assessments to help develop unique goals that are individually tailored to each student. A new IEP is created for each student within the first 6-8 weeks and will consist of 15-20 goals.

Individualized Education Plan

ABA-Based Education

Chrysalis Academy uses research-based programming with teaching practices

guided by the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and language development including discrete trial teaching (DTT) ,

natural environment teaching, (NET), and pivotal response training (PRT).

Experienced

Staff

Our team of professionals is comprised of 5 Certified Special Education teachers, 4 full-time Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA), 2 full-time Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), 1 full-time Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA), 5 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) and a large team of highly qualified teaching assistants.

Integrated

Related Services

We integrate a comprehensive set of related services into our school curriculum including: Behavioral Interventions, Speech Therapy, Supplementary Reading Instruction, Activities of Daily Living, Yoga, Music Therapy and Vocational Training.

2:1 Student to Staff Ratio

Teaching is delivered in a 2:1 student to staff ratio as well as in small group and large group instruction. This allows for more individualized attention and group instruction helps teach students to generalize skills in a group setting.

Behavior Analysts

Chrysalis Academy has a team of four dedicated Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) on site full time. Our BCBA’s provide each student with individualized attention specific to each student’s behavioral and social needs.

Year-round Program

Our school schedule is designed to maximize student progress while meeting the requirements of the Arizona Department of Education. School is in session Monday through Friday with scheduled breaks throughout the year.

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