A survey conducted through National Health Interview Survey from 2014 showed that 1 in 45 children are diagnosed with autism (Bush, 1). The characteristics of autism have a wide spectrum, including struggle with communication, behaviour, social interaction or having limited interests. Parents sometimes have a hard time raising a child with autism, not because the child is difficult but because the child is not developing or growing typically. Parents or caregivers can intervene in the child’s development by getting therapy for their child, at a young age, in hopes of changing the way the child’s brain is evolving. By getting therapy it is hoped that the autistic child can overcome the challenge of autism. The therapy isn’t meant to make the
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Deborah Fein, notable Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut, has done numerous amounts of research on whether an autistic child can recover. By recover, it’s meant that the autistic child’s brain can be molded to develop more typical than it would have without recovery therapy. There are various types of therapy, most notably Applied Behaviour Therapy (ABA), and Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI). ABA is applied behaviour therapy which involves 40 hours of intense therapy, and Intensive Behavioral Intervention is the application process of ABA. The outcome for either treatment can be outstanding. One study`s results were positive saying that “After 4 years of treatment with ABA, 11 of 23 children with autism were in regular classes and scored normally on tests of IQ, language, adaptive functioning, and personality” (Evans, 41). Recovery therapy is not a guarantee, but it gives the child an opportunity. The therapy is well worth a shot, but for some it might not be that easy. The Toronto Star reported of one family, the DiMambros, that after months of waiting for the government funded therapy they had waited long enough. They took matters into their own hands “[w]ith the support of family, friends and neighbours in Hamilton, the DiMambros raised money to pay for the $60,000 treatment” (Benzie, a6). After paying for therapy with their own money their child began treatment. While it was a hard road to get to, the DiMambro’s truly
Deborah Fein, notable Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut, has done numerous amounts of research on whether an autistic child can recover. By recover, it’s meant that the autistic child’s brain can be molded to develop more typical than it would have without recovery therapy. There are various types of therapy, most notably Applied Behaviour Therapy (ABA), and Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI). ABA is applied behaviour therapy which involves 40 hours of intense therapy, and Intensive Behavioral Intervention is the application process of ABA. The outcome for either treatment can be outstanding. One study`s results were positive saying that “After 4 years of treatment with ABA, 11 of 23 children with autism were in regular classes and scored normally on tests of IQ, language, adaptive functioning, and personality” (Evans, 41). Recovery therapy is not a guarantee, but it gives the child an opportunity. The therapy is well worth a shot, but for some it might not be that easy. The Toronto Star reported of one family, the DiMambros, that after months of waiting for the government funded therapy they had waited long enough. They took matters into their own hands “[w]ith the support of family, friends and neighbours in Hamilton, the DiMambros raised money to pay for the $60,000 treatment” (Benzie, a6). After paying for therapy with their own money their child began treatment. While it was a hard road to get to, the DiMambro’s truly