Presented by: Kim Thompson, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Mom
Business Owner X 2 businesses
-Shelbina Villa
-Unlimited Abilities LLC
Board Certified Behavior Analyst –
Licensed in Missouri
▪ Diagnosis –
▪ Now what?
▪ School Days
▪ Struggles
▪ Graduation
▪ Now What?
▪ Workforce
▪ How?
- age 4 – high functioning autism
- Non-Verbal
- Lovable and social
- Now What?
• Highlights
• StrugglesPreschool
• Highlights
• StrugglesGrade school
• Highlights
• StrugglesJr. High
• Highlights
• StrugglesHigh School
Graduation from High
SchoolOPTIONS?
How to find what’s out
there
How to sell it to the
business
How to set them up for
success
Importance of the Team
Team Effort
The Easy Parts
The Struggles
The Successes
-The Team
-The Programs
▪ SET UP
▪ STAFF TRAINING
▪ THE STUDENTS
▪ HOW THE DAY OR YEAR WAS SET UP.
TEAM EFFORT
THE EASY PARTS
THE STRUGGLES
THE SUCCESSES