ABA & Autism with Autism: Evidence-based Practice
09th December from 11:15 to 12:45
Recent years have seen a surge of interest in applied behaviour analysis (ABA), particularly as it relates to the treatment of autism. The target of many misconceptions (e.g, ABA interventions produces only rote responding) behaviour analysis is a natural science approach to understanding behaviour and to change socially important behaviours in meaningful ways.
Although the efficacy of interventions based upon the principles of ABA is well documented, one of the many, more persistent misconceptions is that such interventions are applicable only with younger learners. This presentation
will provide an overview of efficacy of ABA-based interventions across a variety of skill/instructional domains with older learners.
Particular attention will be paid to instructional strategies beyond discrete trial instruction (DTI).