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Applied Behavioral Analysis
What is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis)?
gold-standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental conditions.
type of therapy that improves social, communication, and learning skills through reinforcement strategies.
How does it work?
ABA involves several phases, allowing for an approach that’s tailored to your child’s specific needs
Consultation and assessment
First, you’ll want to consult with a therapist trained in ABA. The therapist will ask about your child’s strengths and abilities as well as things that challenge them.
Also they’ll spend time interacting with your child to make observations about their behavior, communication level, and skills by using specific assessment called VB MAPP. It is a criterion-referenced assessment curriculum guide and skills tracking system designed specifically for children with autism and other individuals who demonstrate language delays.
Developing a plan
Your child’s therapist will use their observations from the initial consultation and assessment to create a formal plan for therapy. This plan should align with your child’s unique needs and include concrete treatment goals.
These goals generally relate to reducing problematic or harmful behaviors, such as tantrums or self-injury, and increasing or improving communication and other skills.
The plan will also include specific strategies caregivers, teachers, and the therapist can use to achieve treatment goals. This helps to keep everyone who works with your child on the same page.
Caregiver training
ABA also relies on parents and caregivers to help reinforce desired behaviors outside of therapy.
Your child’s therapist will teach you and your child’s teachers about strategies that will help to reinforce the work they do in therapy.
Frequent evaluation
ABA therapists try to uncover causes of certain behaviors to help your child change or improve them. Over the course of therapy, your child’s therapist may adapt their approach based on how your child responds to certain interventions.
As long as your child continues treatment, their therapist will continue to monitor their progress and analyze which strategies are working and where your child may benefit from different treatment tactics.
What’s the end goal?
The goal of treatment depends largely on your child’s individual needs.
However, ABA often results in children:
showing more interest in people around them
communicating with other people more effectively
learning to ask for things they want (a certain toy or food, for example), clearly and specifically
having more focus at school
reducing or stopping self-harming behaviors
having fewer tantrums or other outbursts
What is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis)?
gold-standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental conditions.
type of therapy that improves social, communication, and learning skills through reinforcement strategies.
How does it work?
ABA involves several phases, allowing for an approach that’s tailored to your child’s specific needs
Consultation and assessment
First, you’ll want to consult with a therapist trained in ABA. The therapist will ask about your child’s strengths and abilities as well as things that challenge them.
Also they’ll spend time interacting with your child to make observations about their behavior, communication level, and skills by using specific assessment called VB MAPP. It is a criterion-referenced assessment curriculum guide and skills tracking system designed specifically for children with autism and other individuals who demonstrate language delays.
Developing a plan
Your child’s therapist will use their observations from the initial consultation and assessment to create a formal plan for therapy. This plan should align with your child’s unique needs and include concrete treatment goals.
These goals generally relate to reducing problematic or harmful behaviors, such as tantrums or self-injury, and increasing or improving communication and other skills.
The plan will also include specific strategies caregivers, teachers, and the therapist can use to achieve treatment goals. This helps to keep everyone who works with your child on the same page.
Caregiver training
ABA also relies on parents and caregivers to help reinforce desired behaviors outside of therapy.
Your child’s therapist will teach you and your child’s teachers about strategies that will help to reinforce the work they do in therapy.
Frequent evaluation
ABA therapists try to uncover causes of certain behaviors to help your child change or improve them. Over the course of therapy, your child’s therapist may adapt their approach based on how your child responds to certain interventions.
As long as your child continues treatment, their therapist will continue to monitor their progress and analyze which strategies are working and where your child may benefit from different treatment tactics.
What’s the end goal?
The goal of treatment depends largely on your child’s individual needs.
However, ABA often results in children:
showing more interest in people around them
communicating with other people more effectively
learning to ask for things they want (a certain toy or food, for example), clearly and specifically
having more focus at school
reducing or stopping self-harming behaviors
having fewer tantrums or other outbursts
About ABA therapy — OCASG
What is ABA therapy