ABA Therapy Built Around Your Child
Trauma-informed, in-home behavioral therapy for children and teens with autism and other developmental disabilities. Serving Bethesda and the surrounding Maryland and Virginia area.
What We Help Children With
- Speech DevelopmentWe know how to effectively develop speech and other essential forms of communication through rapid instruction and data based decision making.
- Challenging BehaviorWe cultivate alternative behaviors to reduce the frequency of challenging behaviors, foster resilience to typical triggering scenarios, and develop toilerance to refusals and waiting.
- School readinessWe work on enhancing skills related to following instructions, shared attention, tolerance to corrections, navigating complex social situations.
- Leisure and Personal CareWe build the everyday skills: play, recreation, and self-care - that allow children to live full, connected lives.
Not Every ABA Experience Is the Same
ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) is an evidence-based approach that helps children build communication, social, learning, and daily living skills. But the field has changed a lot over the past decade - and not every provider has kept up.
Older approaches often leaned on rigid, one-size-fits-all methods: heavy prompting through every step, ignoring and blocking of challenging behavior no matter the reason behind it, and treating a diagnosis like a checklist. Modern ABA looks deeper - at each child's individual history, sensory needs, and what's actually driving a behavior - and builds skills gradually, through relationship and trust, not just compliance. It listens to autistic adults and the autistic community, not just clinical textbooks.
Whether you're new to ABA or had an experience before that didn't feel right, this is what trauma-informed, modern ABA looks like: support built around your child, not a template.
Older approaches often leaned on rigid, one-size-fits-all methods: heavy prompting through every step, ignoring and blocking of challenging behavior no matter the reason behind it, and treating a diagnosis like a checklist. Modern ABA looks deeper - at each child's individual history, sensory needs, and what's actually driving a behavior - and builds skills gradually, through relationship and trust, not just compliance. It listens to autistic adults and the autistic community, not just clinical textbooks.
Whether you're new to ABA or had an experience before that didn't feel right, this is what trauma-informed, modern ABA looks like: support built around your child, not a template.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
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Direct Access to Your BCBAEvery case is personally overseen by the BCBA who designs your child's plan - not handed off to a case manager or admin team. When you have a question, you're talking to the clinician actually running your child's care. -
Consistency You Can Count OnWe keep administrative overhead low so we can pay our Behavior Technicians well. That means lower turnover - your child works with a familiar, experienced technician over time, not a rotating cast of strangers. We value our staff and our staff values us. -
Trauma-Informed in Practice, Not Just on PaperWe don't hold children at a desk. We don't force feed. We don't restrict sleep - if your child needs rest, we work around it, even if that means adjusting the session. Trauma-informed care means proving it in the small moments, not claiming it in a headline. -
Real Experience with Complex PresentationsWe handle severe challenging behavior, and our expertise goes beyond autism - we also work with children who have ADHD, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and PDA. Whatever your child's diagnosis, we've likely seen it before.
Why Families Choose Dot's
At Dot's Behavior Consulting LLC, we combine the personal attention of a small practice with the clinical oversight families deserve. Every treatment plan is designed and supervised by Mikhail Ignatov, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with more than 16 years of experience in ABA.
Rather than focusing on volume, we focus on consistency, communication, and long-term relationships. Our carefully selected Behavior Technicians receive ongoing training and supervision to ensure that every child receives thoughtful, individualized support.
Why Families Choose Dot's
At Dot's Behavior Consulting, we combine the personal attention of a small practice with the clinical oversight families deserve. Every treatment plan is designed and supervised by Mikhail Ignatov, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with more than 16 years of experience in ABA.
Rather than focusing on volume, we focus on consistency, communication, and long-term relationships. Our carefully selected Behavior Technicians receive ongoing training and supervision to ensure that every child receives thoughtful, individualized support.
Real progress, tracked over time
Here's six months of in-home ABA therapy, as seen through some of our clients' progress. Every child's journey is unique - these outcomes aren't guarantees, just a glimpse of what's possible.
What Families Say
Insurance Providers We Work With
Our list of insurance partners is continuously growing.
We also accept private pay.
We also accept private pay.
How It Works
01. Reach out
Fill out a short form telling us about your child and what you're looking for.
02. Free consultation
A 30-minute call to see if we're the right fit. No pressure, no commitment.
03. Assessment
The BCBA visits your home, observes your child, and builds a plan tailored to their needs.
04. Begin services
Therapy starts according to the plan, delivered in your home on a schedule that works for your family.
Let's see if we're a good fit
A free 30-minute conversation is the easiest way to find out. No paperwork, no pressure, just a chance to talk about your child and what support could look like for your family.
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