Parents often ask: “When should we start ABA?” Evidence and practice both point to earlier intervention (roughly ages 2–6) for the biggest, faster gains— but well-planned ABA can be effective across childhood and the teen years. The key is to match goals and intensity to your child’s stage, strengths, and family routines.
Bottom line: It’s not “now or never.” Earlier helps, but the right goals + the right plan help at any age.
OBSS offers in-home and in-centre ABA in Mississauga, supervised by a BCBA with practical, play-based teaching.
For many children, this window brings rapid gains in communication, play, and daily routines. Programs might blend naturalistic teaching and focused practice for requesting, turn-taking, toileting, dressing, and flexibility.
We target independence (morning routines, homework), social understanding, emotional regulation, and classroom skills like following multi-step instructions and transitions.
Goals often shift to executive functioning (planning, time-management), self-advocacy, community safety, leisure, and pre-vocational skills—still very responsive to ABA when priorities are learner-driven.
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