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Differential Reinforcement in ABA Therapy

Applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) helps address many challenges that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically face. This includes improving social and communication skills, helping them to better identify, manage and express…
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Creating Sensory-Friendly Classrooms for Children with Autism: ABA Approaches

Applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) takes a very hands-on and individualized approach to helping support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therapists craft treatment plans that specifically target each individual patient’s…
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Autism & Creative Thinking

For many years, it was thought that people who had autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were logical thinkers. Much of that has to do with the studies that were done on the subject in the 1990s. Aligning with that thinking is the fact that many…
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Sleep Apnea and Autism

Many people take getting a good night’s sleep for granted. They may be able to fall asleep relatively easily, stay asleep for most of the night and feel rested when they awake in the morning. There are many people, though, who just aren’t…
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Transitioning from ABA Therapy to Public School Settings: Best Practices

Applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, is considered the gold standard of treatment plans for children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The science- and evidence-based approach to learning and behavior helps children with autism…