Raising a Sibling of a Child with Autism: Tips for Building a Supportive Family Dynamic

Children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often require a lot of extra time and support from their parents and professionals. Providing that extra attention is challenging enough for parents if it’s their only child, but becomes even more so when they have multiple children. Autism is something that affects an entire family and not […]

Understanding Your Child’s Needs: A Parent’s Guide to ABA Therapy Success

Applied behavior analysis is considered the gold standard for treating children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is a science- and evidence-based approach to learning and behavior that helps children with autism build the social, communication and daily life skills with which they typically struggle. It’s natural for parents whose child was recently diagnosed with […]

Top Strategies for Parents to Use ABA Techniques at Home

A key component of applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, is parental involvement. ABA therapists have many strategies for helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during sessions, but those strategies really need to be emphasized and reinforced outside of sessions, too, if they are to be truly long-lasting and effective. This is why a […]

Implementing Parent Training in ABA Therapy

Applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, isn’t just for children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It’s also for their parents, caregivers, family members, teachers and other adults who the child frequently comes in contact with. One of the hallmarks of ABA therapy is involving parents in the treatment process. The reasoning behind it is […]

Building Positive Parent-Therapist Relationships in ABA Therapy

One of the main reasons why applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) is so effective as a treatment option for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is that it is applied to real-world situations. While the main interactions in ABA therapy are between a therapist and the patient, a major aspect of the therapy is parent […]

Ethical Considerations in ABA: Maintaining Dignity and Respect for Clients

Patients who receive applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) have a number of rights that must be respected and upheld. These are ethical considerations that all people, businesses and organizations that offer ABA therapy must abide by to ensure that all clients understand their rights and have them respected. Not only does respecting the rights of […]

Using Verbal Behavior Therapy to Increase Communication Skills in Non-Verbal Children

Children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can exhibit a wide range of symptoms. While most face some type of challenges associated with communication and social interactions, some are affected much more severely than others by their neurodevelopmental disorder. Some children with ASD are non-verbal, unable to speak a lot of words or any words […]

Understanding Stimulus Control in ABA

Applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) is a science- and evidence-based approach to learning and behavior that helps children overcome challenges they face with communication, social interactions, restrictive interests and/or repetitive behaviors. Working with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ABA therapists can help patients modify certain behaviors to get better outcomes. While ABA therapy is […]

Precision Teaching in ABA

As a science-based approach to learning and behavior, applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) involves a lot of data and statistics. Therapists who work with children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) not only craft personalized treatment plans but consistently track their progress toward reaching set goals. One system that therapists have at their disposal during […]

The Role of Reinforcement Schedules in ABA Therapy

Applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, works well to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) overcome challenges they face in regard to communication, social interactions and problem behaviors because it is based on evidence from scientific research. Using the knowledge that has been gained through this research, ABA therapists help to cater treatment plans […]