ChezaNOC Autism Centre
Our method of treatment

The Cheza Social Applied Behavior Analysis protocol

Social ABA for autistic children in Nairobi and across Kenya: a family-centred, practical programme by Nairobi Outpatients Center.

Our approach

Cheza Intervention Social Applied Behavior Analysis is a family-centred, practical protocol designed to help families turn everyday interactions into meaningful opportunities for social communication, learning and developmental progress.

Core principle

The family becomes the child's primary therapeutic environment, supported by structured practical sessions and regular neurodevelopmental medical review.

The four phases

  1. Family theory session

    Understanding how to turn family time into continuous foundational therapy time, while moving the child’s review from feelings and subjectivity toward objective observation and measurable progress.

  2. Foundational practical sessions

    Block of 5 sessions, each lasting 2 hours (10 hours in total)

    Ensuring that the theory is understood, practised and settled into the family’s daily routines.

  3. Internalizing practical sessions

    Block of 5 sessions, each lasting 2 hours (10 hours in total)

    Supporting social ABA to become a natural and consistent part of the family’s daily life.

  4. Maintenance practical sessions

    2 sessions monthly, with a neurodevelopmental doctor’s review every 3 months

    Continuing until the child’s communication milestones scientifically catch up with peers.

How Cheza puts it into practice

Assessment

You answer a questionnaire about what your child does at home. It shows which skills need practice: social, imitation, receptive and expressive communication.

Therapy games

Every month we choose printable therapy games for those skills, in the kinds of play your child likes.

6 hours a day

Play the games your child enjoys for at least 6 hours every day, and log it in the play tracker.

Family training

Practical sessions at the hospital, where a therapist shows you how to play and checks your homework.

Practical Family Training (PFT)

Learn to play the Social ABA way, with a therapist

You bring your child to the hospital. The therapist plays with your child and shows you how you should play, then gives and checks your assignments: that you played the games at home. PFT sessions are the practical phases of the protocol: blocks of 5 sessions, each lasting 2 hours.

  • KES 4,000 one session (2 hours)
  • KES 15,000 the whole block of 5 sessions, discounted

Pay with M-Pesa from your Cheza account (you need a running therapy games month). When the payment is confirmed your PFT file opens, and the clinic gives you a slot for each session.

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Clinical oversight

The intervention is supported by scheduled neurodevelopmental reviews to monitor progress using developmental milestones and objective clinical observations.

Dr Mary Mupa Madumadu MBChB (UON)MSc Med Child Health Neurodevelopment (Witwatersrand, SA)

Questions parents ask

What is Social Applied Behavior Analysis (Social ABA)?

Cheza Intervention Social Applied Behavior Analysis is a family-centred, practical protocol designed to help families turn everyday interactions into meaningful opportunities for social communication, learning and developmental progress. At Cheza it is delivered through printable therapy games at home, Practical Family Training at the hospital and regular neurodevelopmental review.

Who is the Cheza Social ABA protocol for?

Young autistic children and children with social communication delays, together with their parents, caregivers and siblings. The family becomes the child’s main therapy environment.

How many hours a day should we play?

At least 6 hours every day, using the therapy games your child enjoys. Your child does not have to play every game. Log the hours in the play tracker so your therapist can check them.

What is Practical Family Training (PFT)?

You bring your child to Nairobi Outpatients Center for a 2-hour session. A therapist plays with your child and shows you how to play, then gives and checks your homework. Sessions come in blocks of 5.

How much does Practical Family Training cost?

KES 4,000 for one session, or KES 15,000 for the whole block of 5 sessions. You pay with M-Pesa from your Cheza account once your games month is running.

Where can I get autism therapy in Nairobi?

At Nairobi Outpatients Center, Nairobi, Kenya. Call us on +254 722 786 220, or create a Cheza account online to start with therapy games at home.

Start Social ABA at home

Create a family account, answer the questionnaire and get your child's first therapy games today.

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