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Established in 2016, ABC (Autism Behavioral Center) is a premium ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) therapy centre; the largest ABA centre in Malaysia, offering quality individualised curriculum and support for children and teenagers of various age-groups who are affected with autism and learning difficulties or children who are at risk of autism.
ABA is short for Applied Behaviour Analysis - a system of autism treatment conducted based on the science of learning and behaviour; one that teaches desired behaviours through a system of rewards and consequences. The therapy focuses on the principles that explain how learning takes place. Positive reinforcement is one such principle. The goal of ABA therapy is to increase behaviours that are helpful and decrease behaviours that are harmful or affect learning.
ABC really stresses early intervention, because that would make such a big difference to the development of the individual affected with autism. We understood that autism is a spectrum disorder; that every child is unique and different.- Ms Charlene, Director and Case Supervisor of ABC. Ms Charlene has been working with individuals in the spectrum in Malaysia for more than 11 years.
Programmes at ABC are individualised for each child. The main objective of these programmes is to ensure that they are able to learn the skills s/he'll need to go back to school and the community.
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Centre Based |
Home Based |
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Half day or full day ABA therapy individualized support and programming. |
Half day or full day ABA therapy individualized support and programming. |
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Shadow Aide/Pla Support |
Intensive ABA therapy in Mandarin |
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A trained ABA therapist supporting in school to assist in communication, socialisation, emotion regulation, academics, taking and following through instructions and tasks. |
Due to the extensive demand of families that are mandarin speaking primarily, we are now providing ABA therapy in MANDARIN. |
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Parent and Teacher Workshops |
Intensive holiday program |
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Our team is able to travel to you, anywhere in Malaysia to provide ABA training and behavior management support. |
The programme focuses on increasing attention, play skills, speech, communication, school readiness skills and academics for children 2-6 years old. (Will run on July, August, & December every year) |
ABC envisions to provide more collaborative and inclusive services to families in Malaysia with the hope of spreading more autism awareness, acceptance and hope. Under the guidance of Ms. Dita Chapman, ABC has successfully trained staff at Sunway Putra Mall and Malaysia Airports to improve accessibility for all. Training is conducted using the Pennsylvania training and technical assistance network (PaTTAN) technology that was developed in the U.S.A. Families can pin their hopes on ABC's drive and motivation to make our society more open and inclusive.
Therapists at ABC are all experienced, trained and certified in Psychology, Education, Special Needs or in related fields. Newly hired therapists will undergo further specialised training for a total of 200 hours where they will be trained by team trainers, before being assigned to children for ABA therapy.
What's more, they are also required to undergo CPR and Safety training. To ensure high-quality ABA therapy is delivered according to international standards, ABC is supervised directly by its Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), Ms Dita Chapman whom has been working in the field for over 14 years.
Conveniently situated in the Bangunan Bangsaria along the main arteries of Jalan Maarof in Bangsar, ABC is the largest centre offering ABA therapy in Malaysia. To date, ABC is the only therapy centre that's fully equipped with a one-to-one room for all children; totalling 45 individual therapy rooms.
ABC (Autism Behavioral Center) also offers free autism screenings and school awareness workshops to rally support for early intervention. If you are a preschool or childcare centre, do contact ABC for more information. Prices for treatments at ABC varies but lies on the higher end of the spectrum. It covers the professional development opportunities to make treatment successful and family-centred services that respects each child as a unique individual.
