| For families with a child who struggles with an | | | | does this keep children from receiving the |
| autism spectrum disorder, the term early | | | | treatment they deserve, it often convinces |
| intervention is likely quite familiar. Applied | | | | parents that there is no hope when ABA could still |
| Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is a common approach | | | | be highly effective. For parents denied coverage |
| to early autism intervention and is well known and | | | | or funding for ABA treatment or even those |
| documented for its effectiveness in teaching social | | | | seeking a more hands on approach to their |
| skills and helping children with autism to better | | | | child’s therapy, home ABA courses are |
| function in societal scenarios from classrooms to | | | | available that contain all of the instruction, data, |
| public places. What many parents do not know, | | | | and tools necessary to offer intensive and |
| however, is that ABA is much more than early | | | | successful training at home for parents willing to |
| intervention and shows significant capabilities over | | | | put forth the hard work and effort required. |
| the life span of people with ASD and | | | | One of the many benefits of Applied Behavior |
| developmental problems. | | | | Analysis is that there is no age limit and no |
| While it is true that early intervention, particularly | | | | restriction on what child may benefit from the |
| treating children before the age of 5 and often | | | | program. Children of all disability levels can see |
| much sooner, can provide the most benefit, ABA | | | | some benefit from the program and many can |
| therapy can prove highly beneficial at any age. | | | | achieve normal functioning. While early |
| The principles of ABA apply to all people, as it is | | | | intervention is always recommended, there are |
| simply the science of behavior and learning to | | | | many scenarios where it is simply not possible, |
| develop crucial skills. With ABA, any | | | | from misdiagnosis during the appropriate time |
| developmentally disabled person will be able to | | | | period to the use of other treatments during the |
| learn to the best of their ability, and even in cases | | | | early intervention period. ABA is a therapy that |
| where fully normal functioning is not possible, ABA | | | | can work at any point and a proven method of |
| is proven to have the ability to help them develop | | | | teaching even children with severe ASD. This |
| to their full potential. | | | | should provide a comfort to all parents and offer |
| Many parents find themselves being told by | | | | some of the hope that may have seemed lost |
| courts and insurers that their child is too old to | | | | when the diagnosis was first made. |
| benefit from Applied Behavior Analysis. Not only | | | | |