| Early intervention is a phrase that is used quite | | | | The reason ABA early intervention is crucial to a |
| often when discussing the treatment of autism | | | | child's learning is that children with autism disorders |
| spectrum disorders. The concept of early | | | | learn differently than other children. While an |
| intervention is to teach basic social and learning | | | | average child can quickly understand something |
| skills during the formative period of a child's | | | | like evaporation when it is explained, a child with |
| toddler years in an effort to ensure that the child | | | | an ASD will have to learn about rain, about things |
| is able to function as close to normally as possible, | | | | changing from one thing to another, about gases, |
| often allowing the child to learn in a standard | | | | about how heat works, and so on until the idea is |
| classroom. The most effective and common form | | | | understandable. ABA is designed to teach kids |
| of early intervention treatment is known as ABA, | | | | with autism disorders how to make these |
| or Applied Behavior Analysis, and is shown to | | | | connections and to thrive in a classroom setting, |
| have remarkable success in helping children with | | | | and early intervention can help prevent the need |
| ASD to learn and at times function almost entirely | | | | to catch up to other children in the same age |
| typical. | | | | group. |
| The diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder can | | | | It is important for parents to understand that |
| be heartbreaking for parents. Watching your child | | | | even with early intervention using ABA there is no |
| develop without being able to communicate or | | | | cure for autism spectrum disorders. ABA does |
| without making an emotional connection to you | | | | however offer a proven treatment that can |
| can be devastating and many parents quickly feel | | | | usher many children to a normal or near normal |
| overwhelmed. Early intervention using ABA is | | | | level of functioning. Whether taught by a |
| often able to teach children to communicate | | | | professional therapist or by a trained parent using |
| emotions and thoughts as well as helping them to | | | | a home ABA course, Applied Behavior Analysis is |
| develop critical thinking and reasoning skills that will | | | | a time tested and proven method of treating |
| enable them to learn like other children. One of | | | | socialization and learning skills associated with |
| the biggest mistakes a parent can make is | | | | autism disorders that has been the most |
| assuming that their child with ASD will be able to | | | | recommended method for over twenty years. |
| catch on if placed in normal classes. | | | | |