🙌 Deaf ABA Consultation & Services

Signs of Communication, LLC offers linguistically and culturally specialized behavioral health services for the Deaf community. We are the industry-leading expert on Deaf Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the science of using the principles of learning and behavior to create socially significant behavior change in peoples’ lives — but Deaf Applied Behavior Analysis is FAR more than just “ABA with people who can’t hear”!

Whether you work with Deaf students or hearing students, whether you speak or use American Sign Language (ASL), we believe that you can benefit from learning about Deaf ABA. When you sign up for our Deaf ABA Club membership, you’ll instantly get access to our Deaf ABA Resource Library which is full of materials, videos, research summaries and more. And then you’ll continue to get new materials every month. What are you waiting for?

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Why “Deaf ABA” anyways?

Deaf and hard of hearing individuals are simply different from their hearing peers. They think differently. They learn differently. They develop differently. And they need different services, specifically meant for their needs. This isn’t about the ear- it’s not about hearing aids or cochlear implants, it’s not even about using sign language or spoken language.

This is about the fact that life as a deaf or hard of hearing person is an ENTIRELY different way of perceiving, interacting and existing in the world. Even with interpreters or even in deaf school programs, we still see challenges and difficulties if the curriculum itself does not account for the unique needs of deaf children.

So why do we use the exact same methodologies and pedagogies to teach deaf children? It simply doesn’t make sense. That’s why we use the framework of “Deaf Gain” to inform how we work with with this unique population.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to empower deaf and hard of hearing individuals with additional disabilities to lead rich, fulfilling lives by providing accessible, neurodiversity-affirming behavior analytic services.

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Our Values

We believe in: compassion over compliance, intentional accessibility and inclusion, and all behavior is communication.

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Where We Serve

In-person services are offered in the D.C., MD, VA region. Telehealth is available in most states — please contact us to find out if we are able to serve your location.