Autism and Learning - ABA Is Being Used To Help Autistic School Children

Published: December 10, 2007, 3:25 am

Tags: michelle dawson, half hollow hills, autism disorders, autism education, aba, applied behavior analysis, dr laurent mottron, may institute, madsec autism task force report

If you read only the writings of a few hard core anti-ABA activists like Dr. Laurent Mottron and his colleague Michelle Dawson, or their followers in the Neurodiversity movement, you would think that Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is an oppressive violation of the rights of autistic children. You would not know that ABA is considered by thousands of autism experts, based on hundreds of studies over more than five decades of research to be an effective method of helping autistic children make continuing gains in learning, intellect, social and communication skills. Numerous responsible and respected agencies have reached the same conclusion, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, The US Surgeon General's Office, the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, and state and provincial agencies across Canada and the United States, including the best known in Maine, New York and California.If you are a parent of a newly diagnosed autistic child I urge you to ignore

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