Early Intervention
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ABA – Applied Behaviour Analysis
What is ABA?
A field of psychology that focuses on learning theories for people in different situations. For children on the Autism Spectrum an ABA program can break down specific things into small tasks. The focus can be on life skills – dressing, eating, cleaning etc. Each drill may be repeated over and over until achievement is made. Each stage of the learning is reinforced with reward and encouragement while negative or unacceptable behavior is ignored or modified.
This is a one-on-one program that may involve many therapists following the program/drills outlined by the psychologist in charge of the program. Each program is tailored to each child and their strengths and or challenges/deficits that need to be addressed. It is important that all people in contact with the child follow the basic guidelines of the program to ensure continuity.
ABA Courses
ABIQ runs weekend courses in ABA to assist families, teachers, aides, educators in the understanding of how to implement and run an ABA program and learn the skills junior therapists require.
ABA Kits
ABIQ has many ABA Kits which are valued at over $1000 each. There are many visual aides including emotions, body parts, size, attributes etc. These kits are extremely helpful in assisting with an ABA program
ABA Junior Therapist Register
ABIQ has a list of Junior Therapists who can work in your home-based ABA program. Please contact the office if you would like a copy of the Therapist Register.
Also
Global Autism Prevalence Rates
The Autism Epidemic is global:
- United Kingdom - 1 in 86 children in the UK has Autism
- US - 1 in 88
- China - 1 in 100 &
- Brisbane, Australia - 1 in 100.
The treatment of Autism and related conditions is costing the Australian economy about $5.8 billion per year.
Source: The Autism Research Institute & Source: International Centre for Autism Research & Education
Autism is the fastest-evolving disorder in all of medical science.
Chairman, Columbia University, Dept. of Psychiatry
- Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States.
- That means the condition is now more common than cerebral palsy, diabetes, deafness, blindness and leukaemia put together.
- Autism is more common than childhood cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined.
- Approximately 67 million people worldwide are affected by autism.
- The rate of autism is growing at 14% per year around the world. In China it is growing at a rate of 20% a year.
- The cost of autism over the lifespan is 3.2 million dollars per person.
