Now Enrolling ABA Therapy for Fall
Building BLOCS is enrolling for the Fall 2021 semester. We have openings for Early Intervention groups as well as Individual ABA Therapy. Call us for more information and to schedule your assessment.
Christmas Song Choices
At Building BLOCS we use a lot of Super Simple Songs with our kids. They have created a library of fun, easy songs for children to sing and dance to. Here is a link to all of their Christmas songs. During the holiday break, keep your kid engaged and happy by singing these songs. We …
Meet our Team: Jennifer Swinbank M.Ed., BCBA, CTRS
Give a little background information about yourself: I grew up in Buda and never left the Austin area! Why would you leave this amazing city?! I went to Texas State University for my undergraduate studies, graduating with a degree in Recreational Administration with an emphasis in therapeutic recreation in 2005. After graduating, I provided …
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March Featured Research
If you have been following us on social media you know that our BCBAs and a few of our ABA therapists attended the TxABA conference and are so excited to share some of the new and exciting research presentations that we were able to sit in on while there. A team favorite was Francesca degli …
Meet our team: Briana Joy Pallares M.Ed.
Briana is currently one of our ABA therapists at BLOCS and we wanted to give you all a better picture of who Briana is and why we love having her at BLOCS so much! Give us a little background information about yourself “I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. I moved to Austin, …
What is a support group and is it right for me?
What is a support group and is it right for me? Recently at Building BLOCS we have begun offering a support group for parents of special needs kiddos, specifically for parents of children with ASD. A question that was frequently posed to me was, “what is the purpose of a support group and how would …
Meet Our Team: Emma Henson
This week, we’re proud to introduce you to Emma Henson! Emma is one of our BCBAs, which means that she works with our behavior therapists to provide therapy to children. As a BCBA, she designs, implements, and supervises children’s individual programming, provides supervision for the early intervention groups, and also provides direct therapy. In other …
Storytime and Pretend Play with the Little Red Hen
Old stories and folk tales have been used to educate children for thousands of years, and we are still finding fun and creative ways to incorporate them into learning. This week at Building BLOCS, some of our groups have been reading the story of the Little Red Hen. This story is integrated into various parts …
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Talk to Me Baby: Starting in January at Building BLOCS
We’re so excited for our brand new class for both parents and kids, Talk to Me Baby! In this class, board-certified SLP Jennifer Grantham teaches simple ways to increase your child’s speech and language skills through books, music, motor games and toy play. It’s great for kids aged 18 months to 3 years of any developmental …
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A Call to Action: Texas Cuts Funding to Early Intervention Programs
Early intervention, speech, and ABA therapy can be incredibly life-changing. We believe that this therapy should be as accessible as possible for families of all socio-economic backgrounds. Unfortunately, Texas lawmakers have enacted severe budget cuts that will soon impact many families’ ability to provide therapy for their children. In short, Texas legislators have cut Medicaid funding for therapy …
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