ABA Therapy Services in Tampa Bay

Sowing Hope Health Services provides individualized ABA therapy for children and adolescents throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. Our BCBAs and RBTs provide services in the home, school, community, and at our Tampa ABA therapy centers based on each child's individualized treatment plan.

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How ABA Therapy Can Help

Our individualized ABA programs focus on developing meaningful skills, increasing independence, and addressing behaviors that may interfere with learning, safety, and everyday life. Treatment goals are based on each child’s unique needs and priorities.

Behavior Support

Our clinical team assesses why challenging behaviors occur and develops individualized strategies to teach safer, more appropriate replacement skills. Treatment focuses on meaningful behaviors that affect safety, learning, independence, and everyday life.

Examples may include:

Aggression
Self-injurious behavior
Elopement
Tantrums
Property destruction
Pica or mouthing
Difficulty with transitions
Other behaviors that interfere with safety, learning, or independence

Communication Training

Communication skills are individualized based on each child's needs and abilities. ABA therapy can help children develop functional ways to express their wants and needs, understand others, and participate more independently in everyday interactions.

Skills may include

Requesting wants and needs
Understanding and following directions
Naming people, objects, and activities
Imitating sounds and words
Initiating and maintaining conversations
Answering and asking questions
Using gestures or sign language
Using AAC or picture-based communication, when appropriate

Social & Play Skills

ABA therapy can help children develop meaningful social and play skills that support positive interactions with family members, peers, and others in their community. Goals are individualized based on each child's age, abilities, interests, and needs.

Skills may include:

Functional and independent play
Playing alongside and with peers
Taking turns and sharing
Pretend and imaginative play
Initiating interactions with others
Responding to social interactions
Greetings and farewells
Participating in group activities
Developing age-appropriate friendship skills

Daily Living Skills

ABA therapy can help children build practical skills that increase independence at home, school, and in the community. Goals are individualized based on each child’s age, abilities, and daily needs.

Skills may include:

Toileting
Dressing and undressing
Brushing teeth and personal hygiene
Bathing and grooming routines
Eating and mealtime skills
Following morning and bedtime routines
Cleaning up and organizing belongings
Preparing simple meals or snacks
Completing age-appropriate household tasks
Using utensils independently
Community safety skills
Shopping and purchasing skills
Following schedules and routines
Increasing independence with self-care

Caregiver & Family Support

Caregiver involvement is an important part of successful ABA therapy. Our clinical team works collaboratively with parents and caregivers to help them understand treatment strategies, support skill development, and promote consistency across everyday routines and environments.

Support may include:

•Individualized caregiver training

•Strategies for supporting skills at home

•Guidance for implementing behavior-support strategies

•Collaboration with schools and other providers

•Participation in IEP meetings, when appropriate

•Participation in 504 Plan meetings, when appropriate

•Support with generalizing skills across home and community settings

Flexibility & Tolerance Skills

ABA therapy can help children develop flexibility and coping skills when routines change, preferred activities are unavailable, or they need to wait. These skills are individualized to help children navigate everyday situations with greater independence and success.

Skills may include:

Waiting for preferred items or activities
Accepting “no” or alternative choices
Transitioning between activities
Managing changes in routines
Responding to feedback or corrections
Completing age-appropriate tasks
Following important safety instructions

Individuals We Serve

We provide individualized ABA therapy for children and adolescents with a variety of developmental and behavioral diagnoses, including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Developmental Delays
Intellectual Disabilities
Communication & Language Disorders
Other Developmental & Behavioral Diagnoses

Please take note that each insurance may have diagnostic and behavior restrictions for approving ABA services.