About ABA Therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the premier treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), listed first on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's list of treatments. ABA is the most widely accepted treatment among healthcare professionals and schools because it is a scientific approach to enhancing socially significant behaviors and reducing unwanted or inappropriate behaviors. For over 40 years, ABA therapy has proven an effective treatment for children diagnosed with autism and related conditions.
Through frequent data analysis and environmental manipulations, BGF Performance Systems' Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and staff therapists will work with you and your child to increase independence and academic success through programming that caters to your child’s needs.
From Autismsupportnetwork.com: What is ABA therapy now, really?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a popular intervention approach for individuals with disabilities, especially young children with autism. Unfortunately, however, there are widespread misconceptions regarding what ABA really entails. Many people associate ABA with a narrow set of practices rather than understanding the wealth of applications it offers and the ways in which ABA can be used to improve children’s behavior and lives. The purpose of this article is to define ABA in practical terms, helping families to seek the best and most appropriate applications for their children.
From Autismspeaks.com: What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
Behavior analysis is a scientific approach to understanding behavior and how it is affected by the environment. "Behavior" refers to all kinds of actions and skills (not just misbehavior) and "environment" includes all sorts of physical and social events that might change or be changed by one's behavior. The science of behavior analysis focuses on principles (that is, general laws) about how behavior works, or how learning takes place. For example, one principle of behavior analysis is positive reinforcement.