ABA Intervention

Neuroscience researchers have conducted research on infant brain development, in hopes of detecting neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Autism) and applying early intervention strategies. In definition, Autism is characterized by poor social, communication, and behavioral skill development (Najdowski, 2009). In hopes of finding an appropriate intervention strategy, Reichow (2012) conducted a meta-analysis and found that the use of the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), on children with Autism, has proven to be successful. In addition, therapist and agencies have developed additional programs under the ABA umbrella; one program that is currently under the ABA umbrella is the ABA Skills Intervention Program (SkIP). Evaluating and analyzing the behaviors and developmental trajectories of infants, children, and adolescents, with and without ABA SkIP intervention, is needed to measure the effectiveness of the early intervention of ABA SkIP.
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2008). Researchers reported that behavioral intervention programs normalize behavior once the child reaches adolescence. Furthermore, neuroscience and psychology researchers discovered that since infants retain repetitive information, then it would be beneficial to continually expose the infant to certain interventions (Dawson, 2008). In accordance with the research, ABA SkIP uses repetitive intervention strategies, making ABA SkIP an ideal intervention from infancy or from 0 – 24 months as well as 3 – 9 years of age. Furthermore, any environment is suitable for the use of ABA and ABA SkIP (Ganz et. al, 2012). Can ABA SkIP alter the development of infants, with Autism, to help them reach target developmental milestones of children and