Services Claim:
The main purpose of the services Dr. Berquist provides is to increase lagging skills in order to increase a child's autonomy and sense of agency.
Target Skills:
Increasing Lagging Skills:
Services are based on evidence based practices and well researched methodologies. Specifically services are based on developmental theory and the principles of behavioral science. This approach often referred to as Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) which are more closely aligned with a neurodiversity-affirming approach (Schuck, 2022).
Types of Approaches and Services:
Infant/Toddler NDBI Treatment
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment
Feeding Therapy using SPACE and NDBI approach
Pivotal Response Training (PRT)-Type of NDBI
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Functional Communication Training (FCT) using an NDBI approach
Gradual Exposure/Systematic Desensitization (for anxiety/phobias)
Regulating Together
The main purpose of the services Dr. Berquist provides is to increase lagging skills in order to increase a child's autonomy and sense of agency.
Target Skills:
Increasing Lagging Skills:
- Communication Skills
- Social Engagement and Conversation
- Play Skills
- Skills to Manage Change and Unexpected Situations
- Independent Living Skills
- Coping Skills/Emotion Regulation/Self-Regulation
- Accepting Boundaries
- Expanding a Child's Diet
- Self-Advocacy
- Interfering Behaviors
- Avoidant Behaviors Related to Worries, Uncomfortable Feelings
Services are based on evidence based practices and well researched methodologies. Specifically services are based on developmental theory and the principles of behavioral science. This approach often referred to as Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) which are more closely aligned with a neurodiversity-affirming approach (Schuck, 2022).
Types of Approaches and Services:
Infant/Toddler NDBI Treatment
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment
Feeding Therapy using SPACE and NDBI approach
Pivotal Response Training (PRT)-Type of NDBI
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Functional Communication Training (FCT) using an NDBI approach
Gradual Exposure/Systematic Desensitization (for anxiety/phobias)
Regulating Together