Overview

ABA Support Services Inc. is a BCBA-led Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) provider offering personalized, evidence-based services across home, school, daycare, community, and centre-based settings.

We design therapy around each individual’s unique strengths, needs, learning style, and family priorities—because no two journeys are the same.

From comprehensive assessments to customized treatment plans, caregiver training, and ongoing support, we walk alongside families every step of the way. We assist caregivers with funding navigation, collaborate with allied professionals, and deliver ethical, therapeutic behaviour support that leads to meaningful and lasting change.

We proudly serve toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, focusing on socially significant skills that enhance independence, communication, learning, participation, and quality of life.

Our Mission

To remove barriers and empower individuals to reach their highest potential through compassionate, individualized, and evidence-based ABA therapy.

What Sets Us Apart

• ✔ BCBA-Led & RBA-Supervised Services
• ✔ Individualized, Client-Centred Programming
• ✔ Flexible Service Locations: Home, School, Daycare, Centre & Community
• ✔ Caregiver Collaboration & Ongoing Coaching
• ✔ Ethical, Evidence-Based, Data-Driven Practice

Our Values

We deeply respect each individual’s:

• Personal values
• Cultural identity
• Family structure
• Religious beliefs

We promote:

• Choice
• Independence
• Dignity
• Inclusion
• Equity

Collaboration is central to our work. We partner with:

• Physicians
• Psychologists & Psychiatrists
• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs)
• Occupational Therapists (OTs)
• Schools and daycare teams

to ensure coordinated, consistent, and meaningful outcomes.

Behaviour is fluid. It is changeable.
Let us support your journey toward growth, confidence, and lasting success.

What Is ABA Therapy

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is a scientifically validated, evidence-based, person-centred approach that supports meaningful and socially significant behaviour change.

In Ontario, ABA services are delivered within a framework of:

• Ethical practice
• Clinical accountability
• Individualized, respectful care

Core Components of ABA Therapy

• Strengths-based comprehensive assessment
• Identification of skill gaps and behavioural functions
• Individualized, data-driven treatment planning
• Continuous progress monitoring and adjustment
• Teaching functional, alternative skills

Key Skill Areas Targeted

• Communication
• Emotional regulation
• Social interaction
• Self-advocacy
• Daily living and independence

ABA therapy reduces behaviours that interfere with:

• Learning
• Safety
• Independence
• Inclusion

All interventions emphasize:

• Least intrusive methods
• Ethical decision-making
• Respect for dignity and rights
• Long-term quality of life

Our Values in Practice

Inclusion & Equity

• Respect for identity, culture, and lived experience.
• Promotion of meaningful participation in home, school, and community

Compassion & Care

• Empathy-driven, professional service delivery
• Active caregiver education and capacity-building

Promoting Independence

• Self-determination
• Functional independence
• Self-advocacy and choice-making

Ethical & Evidence-Based Practice

All services align with:

• BACB Ethics Code
• College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO)

Programs are:

• Individualized
• Measurable
• Outcome-focused
• Aligned with Ontario funding requirements.

Collaborative Care

We coordinate with:

• Families
• Educators
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• SLPs & OTs
• Schools, daycares, and community teams

Why ABA Therapy Is Effective

ABA is effective because it is:

• Evidence-based
• Individualized
• Data-driven
• Continuously monitored.
• Outcome-focused

Skill Acquisition Areas

• Communication & Language
  • Expressive and receptive language
  • Requesting, answering questions
• Social & Play Skills
  • Turn-taking, sharing, peer interaction.
  • School readiness
• Self-Care & Adaptive Skills
  • Toileting, feeding, dressing, hygiene
• Motor & Cognitive Skills
  • Fine and gross motor
  • Following instructions, academics
• Daily Living & Independence
  • Problem-solving
  • Waiting
  • Safety skills & many more

Challenging Behaviours Addressed

• Head banging, eye poking
• Flopping, crying, eloping.
• Hitting, kicking, biting, pinching, pushing
• Hair pulling, skin picking.
• Spitting, cursing
• Property destruction, throwing objects.
• Other behaviours impacting safety or learning.

Our Typical ABA Programming

Skill Acquisition

• Communication & language
• Social & play skills
• Self-care & routines
• Motor & cognitive development
• Independence & life skills

Behaviour Reduction

• Function-based interventions
• Teaching replacement behaviours
• Ethical, least-intrusive strategies

Program Features

• Caregiver training
• Data-driven monitoring
• Skill generalization
• BCBA & CPBAO supervision

What Is IBI (Intensive Behavioural Intervention)

IBI is an intensive, structured form of ABA, typically:

• 20–40 hours per week
• Most often for young children with ASD

IBI Components

• Comprehensive assessment
• Individualized treatment planning
• Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
• Natural Environment Teaching (NET)

Our Approach

• Strength-based programming
• Step-by-step skill building
• Family-centred collaboration
• Focus on independence and confidence.
• Real-life, functional outcomes

ABA’s Strategic Plan

• Personalized supports
• Interdisciplinary teamwork
• Life skills and independence
• Compassion, equity, and inclusion

For Parents

We support parents by:

• Translating concerns into measurable goals
• Navigating funding and services
• Providing practical home strategies
• Coordinating ABA, OT, SLP, and school supports
• Reducing stress through integrated care

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We commit to:

• Respecting culture, religion, values
• Providing accessible and equitable care
• Creating safe, inclusive environments
• Empowering independence
• Collaborative decision-making