Beloit, WI: New ABA center recently opened
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The Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP) recently opened a new youth autism learning center in Beloit. The center aims to provide Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, therapy and other critical resources for families in the area.
Amy Goike, the Beloit Learning Center director, noted the clear demand for services in the region. “We definitely have been seeing that there is a need down here and that was part of the reason why we opened a center down here, because we had so many clients down in this region already,” Goike said.
The center’s primary offering is applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, which focuses on using positive reinforcement to teach essential life skills. Goike emphasized the importance of these learned abilities, stating, “It’s really important that the skills that they’re learning when they’re here are skills that these kids can take with them and apply them at home and apply them in the community.”
The ultimate goal for children receiving care is preparation for school, achieved through a play-based learning approach. “For most of our kids here, the ultimate goal is school,” Goike explained. “So we do it in a really fun way. We want kids when they walk through those doors to be really excited to come here to learn.”
In addition to ABA therapy, the center provides social skills programs, parent education through in-home services, Early Intervention, and weekend programs. The center typically serves children ages two through six with personalized therapy plans. Currently, the center serves approximately 20 children and plans to serve more families as it grows into the new space. “Because we know how many families were coming up to Janesville and then just, like, how many more we’re, like, would be able to access this center much better by having one in the community,” Goike said.
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