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View all »Stockton/Modesto, CA. Valley Mountain Regional Center (VMRC) serves the residents of Stockton Modesto in central California. VMRC provides a program called Early Intensive Behavioral Treatment (EIBT) which is an intensive 35-40 per week ABA program for children with autism. They have agreements with every school district that the five counties serve. If a parent requests ABA(Applied Behavioral Analysis), the school district refers them to VMRC.
ABA is a therapy that can be highly effective for many autistic children in curbing the symptoms of autism. However, the VMRC requires potential clients to go through a re-diagnostic process if the child was not diagnosed by an "approved" physician. If the child succeeds in jumping through this and many other flaming hoops of fire, they may be approved to receive ABA. The criteria the child must meet to first be approved to receive ABA and then subsequently continue to meet is very rigid and not at all individualized as IDEA requires. (i.e. The child must speak at least 10-20 words to be accepted, once accepted the child must maintain at least in 80% acquisition rate or be exited from the program, etc). Parents must then agree (that is IF they are given the chance to see exactly what they are agreeing to) a 53 page document called the Program, Procedures and Guidelines or PP&G.