Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for Autism

The widespread acceptance of applied behavioural analysis (ABA) in the scientific community makes it a crucial tool in treating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This psychology course provides ABA strategies to help you detect and assess autistic behavioural patterns in order to modify them. We first describe common symptoms and behaviours of autism and explain how to use standard ABA procedures to manage them. We then show you how to create an ABA treatment plan to help autistic people eliminate undesired habits and provide methods for tracking and evaluating their progress.

This autism awareness course then lays out the basic principles of applied verbal behaviour and describes common techniques used to implement applied verbal behaviour and increasing verbal responses. We then go through the ‘functional assessment’ process while explaining how to identify and analyse behaviours. The course then discusses how to draw up intervention strategies, implement evidence-based interventions and assess their outcomes. We also study the application of behavioural skills training and explain how to develop behavioural change strategies.

We teach how to recognise effective naturalistic teaching tactics and discuss how to employ them. We identify the benefits of collaboration and provide techniques for encouraging cooperation between parents and professional therapists and educators. Lastly, we explore the ethics of ABA as we go through the professional and ethical guidelines for ABA practitioners. Evidence suggests that ABA therapy is an effective way to help children with autism acquire social and communication skills as they learn and grow. Sign up to master ABA therapy and learn how to use it to help people affected by autism develop their social skills.