The TCI Programs

TCI Classroom

At The Children’s Institute of Hong Kong We look forward to providing learners with autism the most comprehensive Applied Behavior Analytic approach to education. TCI is a 12-month full time program for children from 3-11 years of age. In our interdisciplinary school model, learners receive special instruction ABA interventions in combination with individualized therapeutic services.

Research has demonstrated that (ABA) is the safest and most effective treatment for autism. ABA is widely recognized by educators and professionals as the only intervention leading to comprehensive, lasting improvements in the lives of individuals with autism and their families. This approach has been endorsed by a number of agencies in the United States, such as the Department of Defense, the US Surgeon General, and the New York State Department of Health.

TCI@HOME

In TCI@HOME, children can receive one to one service in their homes and communities. Regular supervision and team meetings ensures consistency in programming and positive outcomes.

TCI S.T.A.R.S

In TCI S.T.A.R.S (Social Teaching And Relationship Skills) students can participate an after school group social skills training class. Children can develop their socially appropriate language, play skills, and to forge friendships and relationships with peers.

Applied Behavior Analysis provides us with:

Learner driven motivational systems and positive reinforcement
A design for individualized curriculum
Curriculum is always individualized and adapted depending on skill levels of students
The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS-R, 2006) is conducted annually to function as a springboard for individualized curriculum development and to share progress with parents
Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans are conducted, as needed, by full time Board Certified Behavior Analysts

How ABA works

Skills are broken down into steps based on a given student’s performance
Behaviors are considered for their own right and are defined carefully
Each student skill is reinforced or corrected until components of each concept are learned
More than 200 various instructional tactics are used to ensure learning. “The student is always right” – Fred S. Keller
Learning is the responsibility of TCI. “If the student cannot learn the way we are teaching, then we must teach in the way the student can learn” – Ivar O. Lovaas
Methods used are scientific and based on research literature
All instructional decisions are first parent driven, then student driven
Students are in the center stage in the classroom
The program merges Learn Units (Greer, 2002), Group Instruction, & Natural Environment Training
Inclusion and mainstreaming is a systematic goal-oriented process
Because of the challenges presented by developmental delays, we believe that time is of the essence and every moment is an opportunity to learn

Our Curricula

The components of the curricula are

Academic (i.e. reading, math, language arts, writing)
Social Skills (i.e. attention to task, cooperative play, conversation units)
Verbal behavior (i.e. communicative behavior, joint attention and perspective taking)
Self-management (i.e. functional daily-living skills)
Community of Reinforcers, an expanded community of interests (i.e. appropriate play behaviors and interest in age appropriate leisure activities)