Alternative Behavior Strategies‘ (ABS) mission is to provide the most effective treatment possible for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. To achieve this, we respond to the goals set forth by the parents, as well as the treatment team, and then tailor a program to help the child attain these goals. We strive to provide the most effective treatment by using a variety of methods empirically proven to be effective through clinical research, offering Behavior Alternatives to Open New Opportunities.
EXPANSION TO CALIFORNIA
Alternative Behavior Strategies, Inc. has been in operation for several years with great success and is expanding services into the state of California. ABS has created features that have set standards above and beyond traditional requirements. Such features have opened access to clients in other regions, reaching beyond urban areas in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, and into rural areas of Utah and California:
| San Bernardino County | Riverside County | High Desert &Mountain Region | Other Areas |
| Section 1: Metro | Section 1: Metro | Section 2: Outreach | Section 2: Outreach |
| Available for immediate enrollment | Available for immediate enrollment | Minimum of 3 referrals required within a 20-mile radius of each other to effectively service these communities and develop a local team of staff. | Minimum of 3 referrals required within a 20-mile radius to effectively service these communities and develop a local team of staff. |
| Alta Loma | Calimesa | Adelanto | Banning |
| Bloomington | Corona | Apple Valley | Beaumont |
| Bryn Mawr | Eastvale | Barstow | Canyon Lake |
| Chino | Glen Avon | Hesperia | Cathedral City |
| Chino Hills | Jurupa Valley | Lucerne Valley | Coachella |
| Colton | Mira Loma | Twentynine Palms | Desert Hot Springs |
| Etiwanda | Moreno Valley | Yucca Valley | Hemet |
| Fontana | Norco | Victorville | Homeland |
| Grand Terrace | Riverside | Big Bear City | Indian Wells |
| Highland | Rubidoux | Big Bear Lake | Indio |
| Loma Linda | Bluejay | Lake Elsinore | |
| Mentone | Crestline | La Quinta | |
| Montclair | Fawnskin | Menifee | |
| Ontario | Lake Arrowhead | Murrieta | |
| Rancho Cucamonga | Running Springs | Palm Desert | |
| Redlands | Palm Springs | ||
| Rialto | Perris | ||
| San Bernardino | Rancho Mirage | ||
| Upland | San Jacinto | ||
| Yucaipa | Sun City | ||
| Temecula | |||
| Wildomar | |||
| Winchester |
Program Features
Alternative Behavior Strategies, Inc (ABS) is a consultation based service provider that focuses on the use of Applied Behavior Analysis to help ameliorate deficits and excesses attributable to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Social Emotional Disorder. ABS utilizes a variety of ABA techniques that incorporate motivation and function based teaching into the curriculum of family/community dynamic. These techniques vary from Verbal Behavior, Pivotal Response Training, Natural Environment Teaching and Positive Behavior Supports to more intense teaching methodologies such as Discrete Trial Training. Behavior change strategies focus on the development of alternative behaviors and establishment of skill sets that can replace maladaptive behavior. Programming and behavior plans are individualized to meet the needs of each client and are developed from research based assessment tools. Data sheets, behavior plans, past baselines, progress graphs and notes are all accessed LIVE through ABPathfinder Autism Software.
