Mayflower Early ABA Services

04/24/2026

Learn how Mayflower is dedicated to nurturing child development through personalized ABA therapy and strong family partnerships. Our evidence-based approach provides a supportive environment where every child can thrive. Visit your website to explore our compassionate services and discover how we can support your family's journey.

http://mayflowerautismcenter.com

04/18/2026

We love this strategy! When a child is upset—sad, mad, frustrated—it’s not the moment to correct. It’s the moment to connect.

When we don’t acknowledge how a child feels, they often “turn up the volume” just to be understood.
Validation doesn’t mean agreeing. It means showing them:
“I see you.”
“I hear you.”
“I get it.”
A simple label—“You’re feeling really frustrated right now”—can go a long way.
When we put words to their emotions, their body begins to calm.
And once they’re calm, they can think, problem solve, and move forward.
Connection first. Then teach.
That’s where real learning happens!

The Therapist Parent 💗

04/13/2026

Last Friday in our girls group, we asked a simple question:
“What makes a good friend?”

This is what they came up with—on their own.

Someone who gets your humor
Loyal
Supportive
Kind
Honest
Flexible
Trustworthy

The sweetest part… we’re watching these girls become this for each other.

Through real conversations, shared moments, and growing connections, true friendships are starting to form.

This is what meaningful social skills look like 💙

03/31/2026

This past Friday at Mayflower, we had the opportunity to celebrate one of our clients’ birthdays 🎉

At Mayflower, we believe meaningful learning happens through connection, shared experiences, and moments of joy. Celebrations like these are a natural part of building relationships, supporting social engagement, and creating an environment where children feel safe, valued, and motivated to learn.

Every client matters.
Every life has purpose.
Every child deserves to be recognized and celebrated for who they are.

We are grateful to be part of these meaningful moments — and to support our learners in ways that are both clinically sound and deeply human.

Happy Birthday to a wonderful child who brings so much positivity to our space 💙

03/29/2026

Join Mayflower Early ABA Services at the upcoming Hanover SEPAC event!
Our teen girls group, Shore to Table, will be featuring and selling their unique handcrafted items. This group focuses on building social connection, flexibility, and independence through meaningful, real-world experiences—and this is one you won’t want to miss.
Come support their hard work and creativity!

Please Save-the-Date for this free community event!

If you are interested in hosting a table please fill out the form below. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

https://forms.gle/2LTjYwrVQkq3NiYSA

03/28/2026

Receiving an autism diagnosis for your child can bring up so many emotions—and so many questions. Please know, you are not alone in this journey.
There are incredible resources out there, including real, honest conversations between parents, BCBAs, and autism professionals at TheSpectrum.org. Hearing from others who have been there can be powerful, validating, and helpful as you find your next steps.
If you’re navigating the early stages of autism with your child, this is a great place to start—and something worth sharing with other families who may need support too.
Click the link in the comments to learn more 💙

Has your child received a recent autism diagnosis? You aren't alone. Watch videos of real-life conversations between parents, autism service providers, BCBAs and other autism experts at TheSpectrum.org. Then share with other parents you know who may be navigating the early stages of autism with their children. Click on the link in our comments to learn more.

03/22/2026

We’ve expanded at Mayflower… and we can’t wait for our learners to see it 💙

03/21/2026

03/14/2026

🎨 A Sneak Peek Inside Our Teen Girls Social Group at Mayflower Early ABA Services

This week the girls started with an exercise designed to build psychological flexibility — an important skill many of our learners are actively working on.

We all know that moment when you begin a piece of art and it doesn’t turn out the way you imagined. The instinct can be to start over, cross it out, or throw it away.

So we practiced something different.

Each girl began painting on a canvas. Then, at different points, they were asked to pass their canvas to the person next to them and add something new — a tree, a shape, something their friend in the room loves.

Suddenly the artwork wasn’t just theirs anymore.

This simple activity naturally brought up opportunities to practice important skills:
✨ Flexibility when plans change
✨ Emotional regulation when something doesn’t go as expected
✨ Collaboration and teamwork
✨ Perspective taking and respecting others’ ideas

At first there was a little discomfort — which is exactly where growth happens. By the end, every canvas had become a shared work of art that everyone contributed to.

After the exercise, the girls began working on the craft project they will create and sell at a local craft fair.

This project is turning into a full real-world learning experience. The group will be working on:

💰 Managing money and pricing items
🎨 Designing their craft and logo
🤝 Collaboration and teamwork
🛍 Customer service and selling their products
🧠 Planning and executive functioning
👭 Building real friendships

The best part? The girls are learning that not every piece of art has to be perfect for us — someone else might absolutely love it.

And that’s a pretty powerful lesson.

This is just a sneak peek of the creativity, flexibility, and friendship happening in our Friday night teen group. 💙

03/13/2026

🧠 Sometimes the best social learning happens when we let go of the plan.

This week in our social skills group at Mayflower Early ABA Services, the kids started with a simple activity: build a LEGO boat by following the step-by-step instructions.

But something interesting happened.

As the kids began working, their creativity started to take over. They had ideas — lots of them. So we paused, talked it over as a group, and made a decision…

We ditched the instructions.

Instead, the kids worked together to design their own boat.
They took turns adding pieces and explaining their ideas:

⚓ “The lantern goes here.”
🐟 “Fish can go over here.”
🚪 “We need a door so the people can walk out.”

What was supposed to be a quick 15-minute activity turned into 30 minutes of collaboration, creativity, and problem solving.

Then we tested our creation.

Would the boat be seaworthy?
Would it float or sink?

The kids made predictions, added some sharks to the “ocean,” and even dropped in a bath bomb for color while we watched the experiment unfold.

Moments like this are where so many important skills emerge naturally:

🤝 Sharing and turn taking
💬 Commenting and conversational skills
🧠 Flexible thinking and executive functioning
🌊 Planning and predicting outcomes
💛 Emotional regulation and cooperation

Our social groups are always a balance between having a plan and knowing when to follow the learners’ lead.

Sometimes the richest learning happens when we allow space for curiosity and creativity.

And this little LEGO boat turned out to be a perfect example.

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03/11/2026

One of the things I love about behavior analysis is that we can look to the research to guide compassionate practice. This study is a great example of how giving learners choice and respecting assent can actually improve outcomes!

Research shows-
Even when children were free to leave:
📈 They chose to participate 88–99% of the time.
• Problem behavior decreased to zero!
• Social skills increased!