APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
recently received. One treatment option that has
been backed up time and time again in the literature
is one that is based on Applied Behavior Analysis
(ABA). I have worked with hundreds of children with
autism and their families and I have seen firsthand
the power that ABA can have in improving quality
of life. For some children this has meant teaching
them to communicate, literally giving them a voice
so that they can get their needs met, for others it was
teaching important social skills that will allow him/
her to interact with his/her classmates. These kinds
of goals are set for each unique child with autism and
are based on his/her unique profile. Goals are set
that work on teaching all kinds of important skills,
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