Connecting You to Resources
Raising a child with autism comes with a lot of questions. We help families find the support, funding, and community resources they need, whether or not they are Sandstone clients.
Occupational Therapy
Help finding occupational therapy for daily living, motor, and sensory skills.
Speech
Help finding speech and language therapy for your child.
Autism Testing
Help finding a provider for an autism evaluation that meets your insurance requirements.
Grants
Grants and programs that can help pay for autism services.
Free Early Intervention
Free services for young children with developmental delays.
Mental Health / Support Group
Support for parents and caregivers, including mental health resources and support groups.
Call us and we’ll help connect you to the right resources for your family.
Call (801) 696-9779Parent Training
Parent training is available as its own service, with or without ABA therapy. Our team teaches you practical strategies to support your child’s communication, behavior, and daily routines at home.
Parent Training Video Series
Ten short lessons that walk you step by step through the core ABA strategies our team uses, so you can support your child at home. Start with the first lesson free.
Lesson 1 video coming soon
Call (801) 696-9779 and we’ll get it to you.
1Lesson 1 · Free
Understanding Autism and ABA Therapy
This video will help you understand autism and how it impacts a child’s life. It also goes over ABA therapy: what it is and what it will look like when you start sessions.
The Full Series
Lesson 2
Consequences vs. Reinforcement
Learn the different functions of behavior, the “why” behind why a behavior is happening, so you know how to address it.
Lesson 3
The ABCs of Behavior
Use the ABC model to better understand your child’s behavior. Learn to identify what happens before and after a behavior to recognize patterns and encourage positive behaviors.
Lesson 4
Preventing Problem Behavior
Proactive strategies for preventing problem behavior by adjusting the environment and teaching new, functional skills, setting your child up for success, reducing stress, and creating a predictable environment.
Lesson 5
Reinforcement Strategies
An overview of reinforcement strategies to support your child’s learning and increase positive behaviors.
Lesson 6
Teaching New Behaviors
Three fundamental strategies for teaching new behaviors: prompting, shaping, and chaining. Each makes learning clear, positive, and manageable while fostering your child’s independence.
Lesson 7
Responding to Challenging Behavior
Behavior is a form of communication. Learn strategies to manage challenging behaviors, teach better ways to communicate, and use effective de-escalation strategies.
Lesson 8
Token Economies
How to use a reward system, such as earning tokens or stickers, to motivate your child and encourage positive behaviors.
Lesson 9
Behavior Reduction
Ways to reduce challenging behaviors while helping your child learn new skills and encouraging positive behaviors.
Lesson 10
Putting It into Practice
A review of key concepts from the previous nine lessons, showing how to use ABA strategies to create an effective behavior support plan for your child.
Get the Full Series
Lessons 2 through 10 are available three ways:
ABA therapy clients
Families in Sandstone’s ABA direct care services get the full video library.
Parent training clients
Families in our parent training program get the full video library.
Buy the videos
Not a client? You can purchase access to the full video library on its own.
