Autism behavioural therapy helps autistic children, teens and adults build the skills they need for everyday life, and reduces behaviour that causes harm or makes daily life harder. We deliver it through ABA therapy and Positive Behaviour Support, at home, at school and in the community.
Helping Hands Behaviour Support (HHBS) is an NDIS-registered provider. We work with NDIA-managed, plan-managed and self-managed plans across Melbourne’s north, west, east and south-east.
Behavioural therapy uses what we know about learning and behaviour to teach new skills and change what’s around a person, so daily life gets easier. It starts with one question: what is this behaviour doing for the person?
Hitting, running off or refusing a task usually has a reason. It might be a way to escape a noisy room, ask for help, get a break or meet a sensory need. Once we understand the reason, we can teach a safer or easier way to meet the same need, and adjust the routine, the setting or how people respond.
Our goals are practical and specific to each person. For one person that’s asking for a break instead of screaming. For another it’s getting through the morning routine, or coping when plans change.
We provide behavioural therapy for:
