Daily interventions for high-functioning autism – Children trained in ABA have much higher cognitive abilities than untrained ones

In the 1960s, Dr. Ivalovas and other psychologists began using a method called Applied Behavioral Analysis for short, ABA. Lovas then developed an early intervention model for teaching, called the turn-based pedagogy, sometimes referred to as the Lovas method. Lovas's applied behavioral analysis method is the use of the basic principles of behavioral therapy to help children with autism learn relevant skills, including language, play, self-care, socialization, learning and concentration. In addition, this approach provides a number of strategies to reduce abnormal and repetitive stereotyped behaviors in children with autism. Studies have shown that many children, especially those with high-functioning autism, who can start intervention early and receive two years of ABA training, are able to adapt to the collective life of a regular class without special assistance by the first grade of primary school. In addition, Lovas's study also found that those children who received training had much higher cognitive abilities than untrained children with autism. Therefore, it is not surprising that ABA-based intervention methods are very popular in many countries and regions. However, ABA has a clear drawback, that is, it requires one-on-one execution, so it takes a lot of time and money to invest. Okay, parents who have questions above can pay attention to me, thank you.