Shining Through was founded in 1999 by five families who had children with autism and no acceptable options for their education in the area. These families, bonded together by a common problem, set out to create a best-in-class autism therapy centre based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), where their children and others could get quality therapy specifically tailored to their needs. To this end, they hired a staff of highly specialized behaviour therapists to create and execute personalized, evidence-based programs and provide training for the families so that their children could reach their maximum potential.