Parent Coaching
Routine planning, behaviour strategies, communication support, and caregiver guidance.
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Autism support in Jamaica
Practical behaviour support for Jamaican families and schools.
Jamaica Behaviour & Neurodevelopment Centre helps families, schools, and community teams understand autism, reduce behaviour challenges, and build practical support plans.
BCBA-led
Guidance from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
Jamaica-focused
Services shaped around local families and schools.
Training-first
Support that builds capacity around the child.
Evidence-informed
Practical strategies grounded in behaviour analysis.
A Centre Built for Access
Autism awareness is not enough. Families need trained, practical support.
Many Jamaican families know something is different before they know where to turn. JBNC exists to make autism, behaviour, communication, sensory needs, and school inclusion easier to understand and easier to act on.
The centre's work begins with parent coaching, school consultation, and professional training, then grows through partnerships with local educators, clinicians, churches, and community organizations.
Core Services
Support pathways for families, schools, and professionals.
School Consultation
Teacher training, classroom support, inclusion planning, and positive behaviour systems.
For schoolsAutism Training
Workshops for families, educators, churches, care teams, and community organizations.
Training optionsResource Guidance
Plain-language autism and behaviour information for parents looking for a clear next step.
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Professional Lead
Meet Rashene Salmon
Rashene Salmon holds a master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and works as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), with more than a decade of experience supporting autistic children, adults, and families.
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Clinical judgment, cultural humility, and practical training.
JBNC is designed around a simple idea: support works best when the adults around a child understand what is happening, share the same language, and have strategies they can use consistently at home, school, and in the community.
- Individualized behaviour programs designed around real family routines.
- Parent and teacher coaching grounded in more than ten years of direct autism experience.
- Training that helps families, schools, and communities respond with confidence.
Family-Led
Built by a professional who also understands family life.
JBNC is rooted in both professional training and lived family commitment. Rashene Salmon and her family are part of the reason this work is being built with patience, care, and respect for what families carry every day.
Autism Jamaica Resource Library
Information families can use before, during, and after seeking support.
Guide
Autism in Jamaica: signs, support, and first steps
A plain-language guide for parents who are noticing communication, social, sensory, or behaviour differences.
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What to prepare before a consultation
Bring routines, school notes, concerns, strengths, and examples of what happens before behaviour escalates.
Schools
Why behaviour plans fail without staff training
Plans work better when teachers understand the function of behaviour and the routines that prevent crisis.
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Looking for autism or behaviour support in Jamaica?
Tell us what is happening at home, school, or in your organization. JBNC will help identify a practical next step.