ABA therapy

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the scientific study of behavior originated by the work of B.F. Skinner. It is a large umbrella under which a number of specific teaching strategies fall. ABA focuses only on observable behaviors rather than the cognitive interpretations of behavior. A number of teaching strategies utilize the principles of ABA: discrete trials (DTT), direct instruction (DI), picture exchange communication system (PECS), incidental teaching, natural environmental training (NET), pivotal response training (PRT) verbal behavior (VB) and more. Decisions about teaching and programming are based on the individual student’s performance and data collected about that performance. Simply put, ABA is a good teaching strategy as it breaks down skills into manageable pieces and emphasizes mastery of skills before moving on to the next level. As a science ABA continues to change and evolve. New strategies and new techniques have been discovered and researched since Lovaas’ famous 1984 study of children with autism.

ABA can be used to teach a variety of skills and positive behaviors, including functional living skills and more. ABA methodology is also effective in decreasing inappropriate behaviors such as noncompliance, tantrums, feeding problems, aggression and self-injury.

Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that ABA is the most effective method to teach children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities. ABA has been endorsed by the National Institutes of Health and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, and has been identified by the Surgeon General of the United States as the most effective way to treat autism.


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ABA therapy Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the scientific study of behavior originated by the work of B.F. Skinner. It is a large umbrella under which a number of specific teaching strategies fall. ABA focuses only on observable behaviors rather than the cognitive interpretations of behavior. A number of teaching strategies utilize the principles of ABA: discrete trials (DTT), direct instruction (DI), picture exchange communication system (PECS), incidental teaching, natural environmental training (NET), pivotal response training (PRT) verbal behavior (VB) and more. Decisions about teaching and programming are based on the individual student’s performance and data collected about that performance. Simply put, ABA is a good teaching strategy as it breaks down skills into manageable pieces and emphasizes mastery of skills before moving on to the next level. As a science ABA continues to change and evolve. New strategies and new techniques have been discovered and researched since Lovaas’ famous 1984 study of children with autism. ABA can be used to teach a variety of skills and positive behaviors, including functional living skills and more. ABA methodology is also effective in decreasing inappropriate behaviors such as noncompliance, tantrums, feeding problems, aggression and self-injury. Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that ABA is the most effective method to teach children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities. ABA has been endorsed by the National Institutes of Health and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, and has been identified by the Surgeon General of the United States as the most effective way to treat autism.