When a child receives an autism diagnosis, the path forward can feel uncertain and even overwhelming. But at Behavior Intervention Group (BIG) in Baton Rouge, families aren’t asked to figure it out alone. Behavioral Intervention Group’s Comprehensive Family Experience is designed to do something different: bring the whole family into the journey from the very beginning.
More Than Therapy—A Family Partnership
The Comprehensive Family Experience combines one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy with group lessons and hands-on parent training. It’s a model built around one powerful idea: therapy works best when families are active partners, not just observers.
Leading the rollout of this program is Madison Arceneaux, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at BIG. Her approach was shaped in part by growing up with a younger brother diagnosed with autism, watching her entire family participate in his care firsthand. That experience drives her commitment to making sure BIG’s families don’t just see progress in the clinic, but take them home.
Why It Matters
One of the most common frustrations families face is that skills learned in a therapy room don’t always transfer to everyday life. BIG’s Comprehensive Family Experience is built to change that by dedicating a separate team solely to caregiver education and support—so the clinical BCBA can focus entirely on the child, while parents get the guidance they need to become confident partners in treatment.
Siblings, grandparents, and other caregivers are also invited into select sessions because consistency across every setting makes all the difference. As Arceneaux puts it: “We say we are the BCBA for the parents, so our classroom BCBA can focus on their child.”
What Families Can Expect
Parents play an active role from day one. Using the evidence-based RUBI Parent Training curriculum as a foundation, sessions are tailored to each family’s real challenges at home—complete with take-home strategies to incorporate between visits. Progress is tracked through data parents collect themselves, along with assessments every six months to measure growth over time.
For families who may have tried other approaches without success, Arceneaux offers this: “Don’t let your past experiences or attempts define today. The smallest tweak to how you implement a plan at home could be all the difference.”
Every family starts with a free phone consultation, followed by a tour of BIG’s CABAS®-accredited center and a meeting with their BCBA. From there, the team builds a personalized plan with clear goals and weekly progress reports that help redefine what’s possible for your child.
BIG accepts most insurance and Medicaid, families can join mid-year, and there are no long waitlists.
Want to see the BIG difference? Call BIG at (225) 757-8002 or visit big-br.com to take the first step.