Join the Speaker Initiative

Many non-verbal children are not provided with an alternative method of speaking and participate in instruction or behavior therapy 'solely as a listener'. Others are provided with an alternative method, such as picture exchange or an electronic tablet, that is not portable or requires multiple responses to make simple requests. These methods are often abandoned by the children, resulting in young adults with problem behavior 'when they want to make requests'. Essential for Living will help you select and confirm an alternative, method of speaking that meets the CAFE criteria -- Continuously Available, Frequently used, and Effortless -- and is much less likely to be abandoned later.

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The Essential for Living Clinic

160 East Lake Brantley Drive
Longwood, FL 32779
321-972-6720

On January 04, 2021, the Essential for Living Clinic for Children and Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Disabilities and Problem Behavior opened in Longwood (Orlando), FL. Under the direction of A. Hunter Williams, M.S., BCBA and Michele McGlamory, M.S., BCBA [d.b.a., Behavior Change and Associates], the EFL Clinic will provide behavior analysis services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to autism. The EFL Center will specialize in working with children and adults with limited skill repertoires and problem behavior and will make extensive use of the Essential for Living curriculum and assessment instrument.

Eb Blakely, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Troy Fry, M.S., BCBA, and Patrick McGreevy, Ph.D., BCBA-D
will serve as consulting behavior analysts.
Janine Shapiro, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCBA will serve as a consulting speech-language pathologist.

For more information, contact Hunter Williams hunter@behaviorchange.com
or Michele McGlamory michele@behaviorchange.com
321-972-6720