APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

ABA looks at behavior to help understand:

   1 - How behavior works -

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            Providing more appropriate ways to get needs met.

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   2 - How behavior is affected by the environment -

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            Changing the environment to support learning.

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   3 - How learning takes place -

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            Teaching new skills for success.

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ABA can help:

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   1 - Increase language and communication skills.

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   2 - Improve attention, focus, social skills, memory, and academics.

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   3 - Decrease problem behaviors.

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ABA is a way of teaching new behaviors and skills based on the science of learning.  

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ABA is based on scientific research-not a program.

The methods of behavior analysis have been used and studied for decades. They have helped many kinds of learners gain different skills – from healthier lifestyles to learning a new language. Therapists have used ABA to help children with autism and related developmental disorders since the 1960s.

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(Source:  https://www.autismspeaks.org/applied-behavior-analysis)

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