Why Should anyone choose ABA for the treatment of Autism?
Dr. Ivar Lovaas popularized ABA in the treatment of autism with his landmark study. Dr. Lovaas was the first to develop a program utilizing ABA principles for children with autism. In his landmark study, 9 of 19 children were found to have “recovered,” that is, became indistinguishable from their peers, after being treated using Dr. Lovaas’ program 40 hours per week, for two years or more. No other treatment program has been shown to recover children from autism. Even more important than the recovered children, are the children who were able to move out of classes for the mentally retarded and be moved into language handicapped classes or classes with an aide. Of the 19 children in the experimental group, only 2 were not able to move out of MR classes. His replication sites are currently attempting to replicate his original study and some centers are showing promising results as they follow children through years of programming. ABA has decades of research showing its effectiveness. Re
