http://www.abaacademy.com/site Solving the Puzzle ... Creating Hope Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:02:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are planning our next Camp Thurman Day which is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2008. The camp will provide counselors to guide us through this incredible experience. More information will be posted next month. http://www.abaacademy.com/site/camp-thurman-fall-2008/ We are so excited to be in our new location and ready to serve some of those families who have been on the waiting list. Thanks to all of our families and friends for their patience as we made this move. The kids were awesome, coming right in and going ... http://www.abaacademy.com/site/aba-academy-has-moved/ What an awesome time we had at Camp Thurman! Several of our kids had an opportunity to participate in the first Special Kids Day at Camp Thurman. Confidence and language grew while we had fun and excitement! A special thanks to Amy and Blue Richardson for coordinating this event and ... http://www.abaacademy.com/site/camp-thurman/ Social skills groups begin frequently. Classes teach skills such as how to listen, doing things that are hard to do, following instructions and asking someone to play. Activities  include games, toy play, pretend play, music, story time and art activities. All activities will be in a group format (4-6 children) ... http://www.abaacademy.com/site/social-skills-group/ Preschool Practice Classes have begun! Call the center for assessment and to sign up for these sessions designed to increase behavior skills needed for typical preschools. We are practicing skills such as looking at the speaker and listening during circle time, transitioning from one activity to another, participating in music ... http://www.abaacademy.com/site/news-4/ Playskills groups are now forming for preschool through grade 2. Groups meet one to two times per week for 2 hour sessions. Skills targeted for development include listening, asking for help, cooperative play, interactive play, turn taking, playing games, music participation, following instructions and increasing a variety of toy related ... http://www.abaacademy.com/site/news-3/