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"I just wanted to say Don and I were so excited to see Zane eating Chicken nuggets for dinner last night, then pancakes for breakfast today, then HOT DOG, CHERRIES, and PASTA for lunch today also!
What a blessing it is to see him eating real food instead of goldfish and gummies!
Just wanted to say thank you so much!!!
- Tampa Mom
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Westchase Office:
6916 W Linebaugh Ave,
Suite 102
Tampa, FL 33625
813-265-0210
Wesley Chapel Office:
3717 Turman Loop,
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Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
813-345-8584
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Greetings!
Welcome to the April newsletter from Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay.
April is Autism Awareness Month.
While the Autism Society of America has been recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s, only in recent years did the U.S. Senate confirm that April is officially Autism Awareness Month in the United States, as well as all over the world. In 2009, April 2nd began the celebration of World Autism Day. Mexico, Japan, India and Canada all planned events to recognize World Autism Day in conjunction with Autism Awareness Month.
As always, please let us know if there is something you would like to see featured, or if you have suggestions for topics to be covered in our future newsletters.
Kelley Prince, M.A., BCBA
President, Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay
ANALYSIS · INSTRUCTION · ACHIEVEMENT
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Cocktails For A Cause
 In 2011, The Lawyers Autism Awareness Foundation (LAAF) helped 70 families with their Sensory-Friendly Santa Event and awarded almost $10,000.00 in needs-based grants to local familes with children with autism. In order to make this year just as successful as last year, LAAF invites you to join them for a spectacular event, Cocktails For A Cause.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sky Club-Skypoint Tower, 8th Floor
777 North Ashley Drive
Tampa, Florida 33602.
The event will include heavy hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, great music and amazing auction items to help raise money for a very worthwhile cause. We hope to see you there!
Please RSVP by April 21, 2012. Click here for more information! |
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Autism in the News
Recent Top Stories
A win for children with autism insured by Medicaid. A Miami federal judge decrees it "imperative" that Medicaid pick up the tab for behavioral therapy. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald. |
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Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay in the News
Recent Top Stories
The importance of ABA. Kelley weighs in on the necessity of using Applied Behavior Analysis to improve a child's communication skills and to reduce problem behavior. Watch the Bay News 9 In Depth interview from March 28th.
 Early success story. ABA therapy by BCOTB leads to amazing milestones and big smiles for this first grader. Watch this family's story from Fox 13 on March 29th here.
 Looking ahead. Kelley Prince CEO and Founder of Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay spoke with the Westchase Patch.com about the benefits of Medicaid coverage for autism treatment. Click here to read the article. Next on her agenda? She is working to get approved as a Medicaid Provider for children diagnosed with Autism.
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Upcoming Events
Community Meeting and Local Events
- Back to the 80's Bash: On April 13, travel back in time to benefit Jacob's Touch Foundation. Come join us as at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club at 7:30pm for a night of neon, parachute pants and killer music. It's guaranteed to be, like, totally awesome! Click here for more information.
- The 7th Annual Fiesta by the Bay: Friday, April 20th, 2012. Doors open at 5:30pm. Benefits CARD- Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF. CARD is a community-based project that provides information and consultation to individuals diagnosed with autism.
- 2012 Walk Now for Autism Speaks, Saturday, April 21st at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, starting at 9am. Click here for more info.
For more events that may not be listed here, see our Events Calendar. As always, please let us know if you have suggestions on items you would like to see featured in a future edition of our Monthly Newsletters.
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Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay
About Us
Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay
implements Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs with an emphasis on verbal
behavior. Our skill acquisition
programs, customized for each child's learning needs, focus on evoking language
and communication, self-help skills, compliance behavior and appropriate peer
and social skills. We
provide discreet trial teaching in addition to natural environment teaching,
while using errorless learning techniques. To maintain a consistent level of quality, our Board
Certified Behavior Analysts oversee programs and evaluate and document progress
every 4 weeks.
Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay
compared the rate of development in 18 clients who were between the ages of 2
and 7 years old during the onset of services. All received our intensive instruction averaging 10 hours a
week for 5 months. We found, on
average, the group more than doubled their
original skill set. Based on these findings, we're
confident that all children, regardless of skill deficits, diagnosis, or
behavior, can learn skills and develop behaviors never before thought possible
if a quality behavior analysis program is implemented.
Due to Florida's Window of Opportunity Act, requiring insurance companies to cover up to $36,000 in autism-related services, Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay is now an in-network provider for Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. We also accept TRI-CARE and United Health insurances. Click here to download our Insurance Information Form, fill it out and email or fax it back to us - we're more than happy to help you decipher your coverage limits!
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