Based upon decades of research on applied behavior analysis (ABA), Skills® identifies every skill a child needs across the entire range of human functioning, from infancy through
adolescence.
The unique Skills® approach empowers professionals and agencies to:
Provide consistent high-quality treatment
Demonstrate meaningful progress to clients and insurance organizations
Maximize supervision and therapy time
Skills® is intuitive and comprehensive, making it easy to create and
implement effective, evidence-based treatment plans for every child.
Answer a series of questions to identify the child's skill level across all areas of development.
Based on the assessment, Skills® creates an individualized pool of activities. Add your desired activities to the treatment plan by checking the boxes. You are in control of designing the plan.
Implement your plan and measure its effectiveness with extensive automatically-generated progress-tracking reports and graphs.
The unique set of Skills® curricula identifies eight distinct areas of human functioning:
Social interactions and relationship building, as well as social language skills and self-esteem
Visual, oral, and motor skills a child needs to communicate effectively, participate in play and daily living activities, and succeed academically
Ability to communicate effectively and understand others
Ability to engage in daily living activities independently, from dressing and toileting to setting the table and shopping for groceries
Various forms of play, including interactive, independent, pretend, and computer play
Goal-oriented behavior and
self-management, such as memory, attention, planning, self-awareness, flexibility, and problem solving
Perspective-taking skills or "Theory of Mind" (i.e., the ability to understand the mental states of oneself and others)
Language arts and math skills, so a child can independently participate in assignments at school
The Skills® BIP Builder is the ultimate tool for efficiently designing effective behavior intervention plans for challenging behavior. Proven and safe, the Skills® BIP Builder uses evidence-based practices and emphasizes least-intrusive procedures.
With the Skills® BIP Builder, professionals can spend fewer hours creating plans and more hours doing what matters most—treating children.
Skills® LogBook is a comprehensive state-of-the-art mobile application that complements Skills® For Autism. It enables efficient and accurate real-time data collection during applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment, facilitates team communication, and provides instant progress tracking.
On the floor maximizing treatment time with your kiddo or in the office reporting progress to funding sources with one click, Skills® is your end-to-end online solution for skills acquisition and behavior reduction.
The strategies in the Skills® curriculum are grounded on over 40 years of research on the use of ABA-based procedures for teaching skills to individuals with autism. The Skills® assessment has been shown to have excellent validity (Persicke et al., 2014) and the language subscale to have excellent reliability (Dixon, Tarbox, Najdowski, Wilke, & Granpeesheh, 2011).
"This incredible online tool provides the most comprehensive curriculum that I have encountered in my 16 years of practice as a speech language pathologist and behavior analyst. The detailed lesson
plans provide a systematic and developmentally appropriate approach to instruction, and the lesson plan tips are invaluable."
– Cathy B., Senior Clinical Supervisor, CCC-SLP, BCBA
"Skills® has made me a better consultant, as it helps me assess, guide, implement, and manage a unique curriculum that is completely individual to each of my clients. The comprehensive
nature of the assessment means curricular targets are always matched to the child's needs, and progress is closely monitored over time in a simple and efficient manner. I would thoroughly recommend Skills® to any ABA provider."
– Evelyn C., BSc, MSc, BCBA, Consultant
"Skills® offers Minnesota Autism Center (MAC) clients a comprehensive assessment and treatment-planning tool above and beyond anything available nationwide. The online database
format gives our clinical team easy access to our client information and allows for immediate updates. We are excited to see the dynamic progress our clients continue to make with Skills®
as an addition to our program."
– Lindsay N., MA, LMFT, BCBA
Our personalized sessions assist professionals in maximizing the
benefits of Skills® and integrating the program into their businesses.
Consultations include:
