| While children with autism spectrum disorders are | | | | treating autistic children. It is only with this |
| remarkably intelligent and capable, they learn | | | | treatment and with a developed set of social skills |
| differently than other children. Because of this, | | | | and proper behaviors that children are able to |
| many autistic children have difficulty knowing how | | | | participate and exist in a classroom environment. |
| to properly behave in social settings. While many | | | | ABA truly gives children a chance to prosper and |
| schools and outsiders seem to think that | | | | to live up to their maximum potential by building |
| punishment or negative reinforcement would help | | | | the groundwork for learning and adapting to a |
| to resolve the problem, parents and doctors both | | | | social setting. |
| know that this is simply not true. What does | | | | ABA Therapy teaches much more than just social |
| work for adapting social skills in people with ASD, | | | | skills. It truly helps children with autism to learn |
| however, is ABA Therapy. | | | | to understand fundamental concepts. The |
| ABA Therapy works by changing behaviors at | | | | repetitive nature of ABA Therapy serves to |
| their most fundamental levels. ABA uses | | | | literally rewire the nerve pathways in the brain, |
| discrete trial teaching to produce a specific result | | | | effectively teaching these bright children how to |
| to a specific situation. This process is used in | | | | learn the way many children do. What is innate |
| conjunction with a system of praise and | | | | for most children, such as the ability to learn new |
| reinforcements to teach children with autism that | | | | skills through observing others, is something that |
| only certain types of behavior are rewarded with | | | | must be developed in children with ASD, and ABA |
| attention and praise. By teaching these children | | | | Therapy provides that. |
| the very core of good behavior, it helps them to | | | | All children with ASD can benefit from ABA |
| understand the larger concepts and rules of | | | | Therapy. Whether they have mild or severe |
| proper social behavior. | | | | social symptoms, ABA can help to ease children |
| ABA Therapy can teach children the skills they | | | | into a social setting by providing them the skills |
| need for all aspects of life. Whether they are | | | | they need to truly thrive. While ABA is not a |
| preparing for school, their first trip to the store, | | | | cure for autism, it offers a chance for hope and |
| or even the working world, ABA Therapy lays | | | | gives children and parents the best chance for the |
| the foundation for proper behavior skills. | | | | normal life they have always wanted. |
| Behavior modification is a highly effective way of | | | | |