| For most parents, the idea of teaching a child to | | | | these children to learn and infer much like their |
| learn is ridiculous. Parents who have never had a | | | | peers. |
| child with an autism spectrum disorder often | | | | Whoever coined the saying that imitation is the |
| assume that all children are born capable of | | | | sincerest form of flattery certainly captured the |
| learning from the world around them with ease. | | | | feeling of any parents who have an autistic child. |
| The truth is that ABA Therapy is a vital part of | | | | While many parents do not even notice when |
| the learning process for children with autism, who | | | | their child picks up a new character trait from the |
| are born without the ability to imitate and learn | | | | outside world, these parents celebrate it as a |
| from all that they see. | | | | milestone. For these parents, imitation is a |
| Many of the fundamental parts of child developed | | | | wonderful feeling, something to truly be cherished. |
| are learned innately for most children. As they | | | | ABA Therapy is not a cure for autism, and no |
| see their peers and other people doing certain | | | | known cure exists. What ABA does offer, |
| things, they simply learn and adopt these principles | | | | however, is a chance for recovery. Many children |
| and behaviors. Children with autism do not know | | | | with autism spectrum disorders have used ABA |
| how to imitate and thus how to infer and learn | | | | Therapy to help them lead completely typical |
| from the behaviors of others. ABA Therapy uses | | | | lives, virtually indistinguishable from their peers. |
| specialized techniques to teach children to imitate | | | | Studies show that these skills follow the children |
| behaviors and actions. By using a system of | | | | well into adulthood and their working lives. ABA |
| repetitions and reinforcements, children are literally | | | | Therapy has been the most popular and common |
| taught how to learn. | | | | treatment for autism for decades and the simple |
| The way ABA Therapy works is by rewiring the | | | | principle of teaching imitation has created |
| parts of the brain responsible for learning. These | | | | thousands of success stories by truly teaching |
| neural highways are often underdeveloped or | | | | children how to learn. |
| developed differently in children with autism | | | | With a track record like that it is easy to see |
| spectrum disorders. Due to the remarkable | | | | why ABA is still the most commonly |
| adaptability of the human brain, however, ABA | | | | recommended treatment by doctors, parents, |
| Therapy is able to literally alter these pathways, | | | | and school systems alike. |
| creating new neurons and pathways that allow | | | | |