AAP's "Other Report" Endorses ABA as Autism Treatment |
| Published: October 29, 2007, 7:40 pm |
| Tags: dtt, functional analysis, adult autism treatment, autism disorders, aba, lovaas, applied behavior analysis, american academy of pediatrics |
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Most of the autism news and blog coverage dealt with the American Academy of Pediatrics report calling for early autism screening for all children, including two screenings before age 2. Good advice. The AAP also issues a second report. However, the AAP's other report went virtually unmentioned amongst news sources, autism bloggers and neurodiversity bloggers. The second AAP report, Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, reviewed autism interventions and had this to say about ABA treatment for autism (Bold Text Highlighting added for emphasis - HLD) : Applied Behavior Analysis Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the process of applying interventions that are based on the principles of learning derived from experimental psychology research to systematically change behavior and to demonstrate that the interventions used are responsible for the observable improvement in behavior. ABA methods are used to increase and maintain desirable adaptive behaviors, reduce [ Full article ] |
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