About Us
Rooted in Community, Driven by Care
We are a close-knit team of experienced professionals dedicated to making a lasting, positive impact right here in our community.
Our Story
Our foundation was laid by Dr. Jennifer Agganis, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with over 22 years of expertise. Her vision was simple: to bring world-class clinical services to the neighborhood she calls home.
Our Purpose
Every member of our team is hand-picked for their skill, heart, and commitment to excellence. We don't just provide services—we share a genuine passion for our mission and a love for the work we do every day.
What is ABA?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a research-based approach that supports the development of meaningful skills related to communication, social interaction, and daily living. ABA focuses on improving behaviors that have a positive and practical impact on an individual’s quality of life, while taking into account each person’s unique needs and abilities.
Through the use of positive reinforcement and other evidence-based strategies, ABA aims to reduce challenging behaviors and increase appropriate, functional skills across a variety of settings, including home, school, and the community.
ABA includes a range of teaching methodologies that can be individualized to best support each learner. For individuals with autism, extensive research has identified ABA as an evidence-based practice, meaning the strategies used are supported by scientific research and selected to promote effective, meaningful learning outcomes.
Why ABA?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is widely recognized as an effective approach for supporting individuals with autism and other developmental needs. ABA focuses on teaching practical skills that promote independence, communication, and social engagement. Programs are individualized, data-driven, and adjusted over time to ensure progress is meaningful and relevant to each child and family. By emphasizing positive reinforcement and evidence-based practices, ABA helps children build skills that support long-term success across home, school, and community environments.
Why choose us for ABA therapy?
At ABAFoundations (ABAF) we pride ourselves in offering high-quality collaborative wrap around ABA services from the onset of diagnosis and beyond. We can provide these services at one of our center locations coupled with in home support and parent training to meet comprehensive developmental needs for our learners.
This process is carefully planned with the family to ensure that treatment contextually fits within the family lifestyle. For learners who are in school all day, after-school hours are available at our centers to target focused areas of needs such as social skill development, or home routines that have proven challenging for the family.
All services are implemented by our highly trained team consisting of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) who have pledged to make a difference in family lives. At ABAF we utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to support the ever-changing needs of our learners. This is done by coordinating team meetings with all stakeholders to establish ongoing needs from multiple professional backgrounds or to discuss overcoming barriers to treatment to ensure ongoing progress in the desired direction for the learner.
Parent involvement is essential to the success of treatment. We engage in online learning at the onset of services using a parent training curriculum followed by in-home parent coaching utilizing hands on learning of strategies in an applied setting.
Our Behavioral Analysis Process
Functional Behavior Assessment
This includes an interview with caregivers and other stakeholders if necessary; records review; observations with in the environment that the behavior occurs. Curricular, social, adaptive, developmental, or vocational assessments may be conducted to assess further skill development needs.
Treatment Plan Development
A comprehensive treatment plan is developed to meet the unique needs of the caregivers, and the individual.The goals of the plan are developed in collaboration with the family and individual in order to assist the individual increase their quality of life. Hours of intervention are determined upon medical necessity only.
Training and Coaching
Caregivers and other stakeholders are enrolled in a training and coaching process to meet the proficiencies of implementing the intervention in order to facilitate the individual in achieving their goals.
Measuring Outcomes
Data will be collected and evaluated on an ongoing basis to determine when the individual has met criteria with the goal of fading services in order to empower the individual and caregivers.
ABA Foundations offers consultative behavior analysis services conducted by Board Certified Behavior Analysts that are provided directly to the client and the family focused on teaching socially appropriate behaviors to replace the individual’s current maladaptive behaviors for children of all ages. ABA therapy assists individuals in achieving pivotal functional skills such as functional communication, independence and daily living, social interaction, tolerance and coping, pre-vocational skills and more.
The consultative process includes the following and is based on the needs of the individual:
Our Funding Options
