You already know what ABA therapy is, and what is expected of you as an ABA parent. But if you’re child is recently diagnosed or has recently been prescribed ABA therapy, you may be wondering: what should you look for in an ABA program? What to look for in an ABA program Applied Behavior Analysis
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Spending a lot of time in your car? Same. As a special needs mom, a big part of the weekly schedule is filled with driving to and from various therapy appointments. But guess what? All that time doesn’t have to be wasted! Language building activities can be done anywhere, anytime. These language boosting games are
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Children respond to rewards…at least typically-developing children do. What about autism and rewards? Can they work in tandem? Rewards are a form of reinforcement, and reinforcement happens on a continuum. You have primary reinforcers on one of the spectrum and secondary reinforcers on the other end of the spectrum. Primary reinforcers are the things that
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“People are looking at you.” I said this in a hushed tone and without even the hint of judgment, but in the hope of recognition. My son, in his interest in keeping things predictable and exactly the same as before, had escalated at the large family gathering. The result was behavior that was not at
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At eighteen months, I laid out a set of flannel planets across the living room in hopes of engaging my son. He was constantly in motion, rarely stopped to interact with his parents, and just seemed uninterested in what was going on around him. Still, he was very verbal. Extremely so, as well as highly
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Much like eye contact, pointing at things in the environment, or rather the lack of pointing, is one of the early red flags for diagnosis for autism. So what is this link between pointing and autism? Pointing matters. It shows that the child is noticing the world around them and that they want to share
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Lack of eye contact is a well-known and hotly debated symptom of autism. We know that people with ASD have reduced eye contact with others, but why? There are two theories about eye contact and autism. One is that people with autism avoid eye contact because it’s uncomfortable for them. The other is that because
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First, take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine. Better than fine, because with ABA therapy, you and your child are both getting the good help you need. Here’s what to expect, both from your child and as an ABA parent. Who are the key players in the ABA therapy process? Board Certified
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Although the science of ABA (applied behavioral analysis) can be applied to any type of behavior, it is most often applied to individuals with autism and people with ASD. Behavioral science and autism are linked. Why is that? Without all the jargon, ABA is the science of motivation and learning, and while autism is not
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