Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to other people. Autistic children struggle with social interaction, communication, and/or with repetitive and restrictive behaviors on a regular day basis. About 1 in 68 children has been identified with ASD according to estimates from the CDC. The occurrence of ASD is 4.5 times more in males than in females. Autism Spectrum Disorder does not discriminate and is present in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. (Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), n.d.). These children can have serious developmental delay gaps when it comes to their peers and socializing. Once a child is diagnosed as having ASD, it is heavily
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ABA works as an intervention to improve “socially significant behaviors” such as academics, communication and social skills, and adaptive living skills. Therapy methods that are essential to ABA include but are not limited to improvement of increased behaviors, teaching of new skills, maintenance of behaviors, the transfer of behaviors in different situations, restrict conflicting behaviors and conditions that cause them (The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, n.d.). A main principle that is used in the process of ABA is positive enforcement. Many parents seek this type of therapy by enrolling their child into a program at a learning center that includes this type of therapy. While parents are involved in the therapy as far as observing training sessions and consultations they are not required to perform any therapy, but rather to act as encouragement throughout the day to reiterate what is taught in ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis, …show more content…
For example, a study was conducted on 15 families whom had children with autism. The average age of the subject group was 38 months and the average length of being enrolled into an ABA program was 42 months. Parents were given a questionnaire on the effects of ABA and observed improvement in autistic communication characteristics within their children. The results indicated that ABA-based interventions had a significant impact on the lives of the children as far as communication, challenging behaviors, and independence (McPhilemy & Dillenburger, 2013). In addition, another study was conducted that tested the effects of a 1-year intervention ABA program on children in kindergarten public schools. Independent t-tests were performed to compare a behavioral group of subjects and an eclectic group of subjects. The research findings demonstrated that the intensive behavioral treatment group (ABA) made significantly large improvements (Eikeseth, Smith, Jahr, & Eldevik, 2002).
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is an intervention program that is for children ages 1-2 years. ESDM is a combination of applied behavior analysis therapy and developmental ‘relationship-based’ approaches (Autism Speaks, n.d.). Core features that are primary to the process of ESDM are naturalistic ABA strategies, deep parental involvement, focus on interpersonal exchange and positive affect, shared engagement with joint activities, and language & communication
ABA works as an intervention to improve “socially significant behaviors” such as academics, communication and social skills, and adaptive living skills. Therapy methods that are essential to ABA include but are not limited to improvement of increased behaviors, teaching of new skills, maintenance of behaviors, the transfer of behaviors in different situations, restrict conflicting behaviors and conditions that cause them (The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, n.d.). A main principle that is used in the process of ABA is positive enforcement. Many parents seek this type of therapy by enrolling their child into a program at a learning center that includes this type of therapy. While parents are involved in the therapy as far as observing training sessions and consultations they are not required to perform any therapy, but rather to act as encouragement throughout the day to reiterate what is taught in ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis, …show more content…
For example, a study was conducted on 15 families whom had children with autism. The average age of the subject group was 38 months and the average length of being enrolled into an ABA program was 42 months. Parents were given a questionnaire on the effects of ABA and observed improvement in autistic communication characteristics within their children. The results indicated that ABA-based interventions had a significant impact on the lives of the children as far as communication, challenging behaviors, and independence (McPhilemy & Dillenburger, 2013). In addition, another study was conducted that tested the effects of a 1-year intervention ABA program on children in kindergarten public schools. Independent t-tests were performed to compare a behavioral group of subjects and an eclectic group of subjects. The research findings demonstrated that the intensive behavioral treatment group (ABA) made significantly large improvements (Eikeseth, Smith, Jahr, & Eldevik, 2002).
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is an intervention program that is for children ages 1-2 years. ESDM is a combination of applied behavior analysis therapy and developmental ‘relationship-based’ approaches (Autism Speaks, n.d.). Core features that are primary to the process of ESDM are naturalistic ABA strategies, deep parental involvement, focus on interpersonal exchange and positive affect, shared engagement with joint activities, and language & communication