Applied Behavior Analysis
Learn all about the method used in autism programs at KCC
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) uses the most research-based methods to treat autism spectrum disorder and maximize a child’s ability to function successfully across all aspects of school and home. Therapy includes both structured teaching and naturalistic teaching that occurs during play and other activities of daily living.
ABA offers a two-prong approach: it helps children acquire critical skills to be successful and also identifies and reduces challenging behaviors that interfere with daily life.
- Communicating wants and needs
- Understanding language
- Imitating the motor actions of others
- Developing appropriate play skills
- Social skills and group behavior
- Toilet training
- Early cognitive/academic skills
- Repetitive behaviors that interfere with learning
- Tantrums when not given something they desire
- Tantrums when told to do something that is less preferred
- Difficulty with waiting
- Difficulty with transitions throughout the day
- Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth & Young Adults with Autism (National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence & Practice)
- A Parent's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice & Autism - Information & Resources for Families of Children with ASD (National Autism Center)
- Findings & Conclusions: National Standards Project - Addressing the Need for Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for ASD (National Autism Center)
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