What does the initial ABA assessment involve?
An assessment includes parent interviews, direct observation of your child, skill assessments, and a review of developmental history. Mariah or one of her BCBAs completes it in your home. Once it's complete, the BCBA reviews the findings with you and recommends individualized goals.
It happens in your home
Mariah will work with you to schedule a comprehensive in-home assessment. Either she or one of her carefully selected BCBAs will complete a direct evaluation to determine the most effective way to support your child and family. Nobody asks you to bring your child to an unfamiliar room and then draws conclusions from how they behave in it.
That setting is not a convenience. The behaviors and routines you actually want help with happen at your kitchen table, in your child's bedroom, and at your front door. Seeing them where they occur produces a more accurate picture than any office visit can.
The four parts
An assessment includes parent interviews, direct observation of your child, skill assessments, and a review of developmental history. The parent interview is where you describe what a hard morning looks like and what you most want to change. The observation is the BCBA watching your child in their own environment. The skill assessments establish where your child currently is across areas like communication, play, and daily living. The history review puts all of it in context.
What comes back to you
Once the assessment is complete, the BCBA reviews the findings with you and recommends individualized goals. You get the reasoning, not just a document. If a goal on the list does not match what matters most to your family, say so — the point of reviewing it together is that it changes.
Recommended hours come out of this same conversation. They are based on your child's needs, your family's capacity, and what is realistic and sustainable.
What happens next
We submit the treatment plan to your insurance company for authorization, manage that process, and keep you informed at every step. Then you help choose the therapist who will come to your home, and sessions begin. There is no waitlist between the assessment and the start of therapy.