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Early ABA Support for Your Toddler in Los Angeles
Hidden Treasures Behavioral Services provides early-intervention ABA therapy for toddlers ages 1 to 4 across Greater Los Angeles, helping young children build communication, social, and daily-living skills through play-based sessions led by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
You're Not Imagining It
You May Have Noticed It Before Anyone Else Did
Your toddler is not saying the words other children their age are saying. They point less, look away when you say their name, or melt down when a routine shifts even slightly. Maybe a pediatrician mentioned waiting to see how things develop. Maybe you were told it is probably nothing. But you know your child, and something in your gut keeps asking the question.
Those early signals are worth paying attention to. When a young child is behind on communication or social milestones, the years before kindergarten are the ones where support makes the biggest difference. This is the window early intervention is built for.
What is Early-Intervention ABA?
Learning That Looks Like Play
Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is an evidence-based therapy that helps children build skills by understanding how behavior works and reinforcing the behaviors you want to grow. With toddlers, that work looks a lot like play. A therapist follows your child's lead, turns everyday moments into learning, and rewards each small step forward, whether that is a first word, a shared glance, or waiting a beat before grabbing a toy.
Early-intervention ABA is not a scaled-down version of therapy for older children. It is shaped for how toddlers learn best: short, playful, and built around the routines your family already has.
How ABA Helps Toddlers
Small Moments, Built Into Real Skills
Building first words and gestures
Before words come, communication starts with pointing, reaching, and eye contact. ABA breaks these building blocks into small, teachable moments and reinforces each attempt, so your toddler learns that reaching out to you gets a response. Over time, those early signals grow into words and, eventually, sentences.
Turning play into connection
Social skills begin with shared attention: looking at the same toy, taking a turn, waiting for a parent's reaction. A therapist uses your child's favorite activities to practice these moments again and again, in a way that feels like play rather than a lesson.
Making routines feel manageable
Mealtimes, getting dressed, and transitions between activities are where many toddlers struggle most. ABA breaks each routine into clear, concrete steps so your child knows what comes next, which reduces the overwhelm behind many meltdowns.
Understanding the behavior first
Before addressing a challenging behavior, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst works to understand what it is communicating. A tantrum may be a toddler's only way to say they are tired, overstimulated, or trying to escape a task. Understanding the reason is what makes a plan work.
Where Therapy Happens
Therapy Where Your Toddler Already Feels at Home
For toddlers, the best place to learn is where they already spend their days. Hidden Treasures provides ABA in your home, where your child feels safe and where skills can be practiced inside real routines, and in community settings like the park or a family outing. We bring the therapy to your child's world rather than pulling them out of it.
Starting Early ABA Is Simple
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Reach Out
Call or send our contact form to talk with an intake coordinator about your toddler.
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Get an Assessment
A BCBA observes your child and builds a play-based, personalized plan.
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Begin Sessions
Start gentle, consistent sessions built around your family's routine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Hidden Treasures works with toddlers ages 1 to 4. Early intervention is most effective in these years, when the brain develops fastest.
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Toddler ABA looks like guided play. A therapist follows your child's lead and turns everyday moments into chances to build communication, social, and daily-living skills.
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CONFIRM: does Hidden Treasures require an ASD/ADHD diagnosis, or serve developmental delays without a formal diagnosis?
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Hours are set individually after a BCBA assessment, based on your child's needs and goals rather than a fixed number.
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Hidden Treasures provides in-home and community-based ABA for toddlers across Greater Los Angeles, California.
Start Early. Start With a Conversation.
Contact Hidden Treasures today for a free consultation and take the first step toward early ABA support for your toddler in Los Angeles.