What is Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)?
It is a term which refers to applying, for therapeutic purposes, information gained from the careful examination (analysis) of what a person says or does (behaviour) in a given situation or set of circumstances. Learning Theory has demonstrated that how a person behaves is largely determined by various factors (called antecedents) involved in the situation in which he or she is, and the results (called “consequences”) of his or her behaviour on previous occasions. By knowing and understanding what these antecedents and consequences are, strategies can be put in place to change them, and thus change the person’s behaviour.
