One Box Does Not Fit All in ABA & Autism
Media reports abound with regard to mandating ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis), in some way shape or form, for intensive earliest intervention in autism. Most recently, a teacher in Michigan is bringing action against an insurance company and a school in order to mandate ABA. However, when one reads that ABA is effective, what hasn’t been mentioned is the fact that there is no set program that defines ABA; just a sea of programs that claim they apply the ABA type of approach.
The reporting on the teacher’s action in Michigan didn’t define the types of intervention that are currently transpiring at the school that is being litigated against, and instead presented the often read story line; ABA is validated in the scientific community.
read more at Opposing Views: One Box Does Not Fit All in ABA & Autism.
Note: To support the site we make money on some products, product categories and services that we talk about on this website through affiliate relationships with the merchants in question. We get a small commission on sales of those products.That in no way affects our opinions of those products and services.
Share this:
About The Author
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.