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What is ABA therapy? Applied behavior analysis – or ABA for short – is often considered to be the “gold standard” of autism spectrum disorder treatment programs. This therapy seeks to help autistic children improve social, developmental, and learning skills through positive reinforcement. It also helps medical professionals understand how behavior works and how it…
There are many early signs of autism, such as a lack of eye contact, delayed speech, and showing few signs of emotion. However, it’s impossible to know if a child is on the autism spectrum unless they undergo screening for autism spectrum disorder. Learn more about these screening tools, and where to find the right…
Many people identify autism based on language and social interactions such as delayed speech, monotonous tone of voice, and constant repetition of words or phrases. However, as many as 40% of children with autism don’t speak at all. Those with non-verbal autism may be mistaken for mutes and not receive the speech therapy for autism…