Question regarding consultants

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Would a consultant come in and evaluate a child to determine if VB/ABA

would be benefical or would they automatically say yes this is what he

needs? We have not talked to a consultant yet. Our son is 3 1/2 and

is verbal, he mands, tacts, does some intraverbals, echoes just about

anything we say and is starting to put several words together. He is

attending a pre-school with typical developing and special needs

children. He has a diagnosis of autism. He learns things pretty

quickly, with out lots of repitition. We are trying to figure out if

he actually would need intensive one on one therapy. We also don't

have a lot of VB consultants in our area, most are ABA only. I

attended Dr. Carbone's workshop and was truly amazed. We live outside

of Charlotte, NC. If any one knows of a VB consultant in my area

please let me know.

Thanks,