ABA therapy takes the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and uses them to develop socially significant skills and reduce problematic behaviors. A Behavior Analyst designs an individualized treatment plan and goals around your child’s needs, current skills levels, age, and family goals. A typical ABA therapy session will focus on building new skills (i.e., pre-academic skills, independent living skills, social skills, play skills, communication skills, etc.), improve performance in already acquired skills (i.e., faster task completion, more accurate responding, etc.), and decrease unwanted and challenging behaviors such as aggression, stereotypy, self‐injurious behavior, noncompliance, and other socially inappropriate behaviors. It may look like play or like doing chores around the house (what we call “Natural Environment Training”) or sitting at the table working with more school-like materials (in ABA-speak: “Discrete Trial Training”). It will also likely include you as the parent participating in the tasks!