ABA therapy is done for autism treatment and helps teach personal skills and desired behavior with reinforcement. This therapy benefits autistic people and proves to be the golden standard. It allows autistic people to learn behavior and life skills.
Talkspot provides ABA therapy to autistic people to help them recover and have an everyday life. We offer evidence-based and personalized therapy to meet the needs of the patients. Our center’s interior is made keeping in mind the needs of autistic people. We make them feel comfortable and safe. This enhances their learning ability. We also conduct sessions for parents or family members to help children learn at home.
Let’s talk more about ABA therapy.
What is ABA Therapy?
While doing ABA therapy, therapists discourage unwanted behavior and encourage the desired behavior in the patient. They use rewards to reinforce the skills like language and communication therapy, etc.
In 1960, “Dr. Ivar Lovaas introduced the this therapy. He was a behavioral psychologist, and he believed that this therapy could help autistic patients to review. However, now the therapies have evolved over the years. According to Dr. Lovaas, autism is the set of behavior in the patient that can be changed.
Earlier, electric shocks were part of this therapy, but in 2020 FDA banned them. If a child doesn’t respond to the command, therapists use the reward technique to encourage them.
With the changing time, therapists have changed the Lovaas techniques. Lovaas was working toward the idea of curing autism, but today, therapists are working to help autistic people to live completely.
Types of ABA Therapy Strategies
There are 5 stages to reinforce the behavior in autistic people:
1. Discrete Trial Teaching
ABA therapy breaks down the lessons into small tasks and rewards the patient after completing every task successfully.
2. Naturalistic Teaching
This allows patients to set their daily learning pace according to their usual routine.
3. Pivotal Response Training
This teaching helps improve the behaviors, motivates them to learn the skill, allows the patient to respond to multiple cues, and teaches self-regulation.
4. Token Economy
The token economy is the strategy that rewards or remove token according to their behavior. This is called conditional reinforcement.
5. Contingent Observation
This is the last strategy used in groups. When the child does any unacceptable behavior, they are made to observe their peers and mend their behavior.
ABA Therapy Benefits
ABA therapy is highly beneficial for autistic, and many medical professionals recommend this therapy to patients. Let’s have a look at the benefits:
1. It Develops Behavioral Skills
According to a study, it is proved that autistic people can learn life skills successfully using ABA therapy. It helps children to improve their IQ and behavior and diminish the severity of their autism. Its rewarding technique allows children to learn faster and happily. For example, rewarding the child for brushing their teeth can help them understand the skill. Similarly, rewarding the kid for sharing toys with friends can help them to mend their behavior.
2. It Gives Parents the Strategies to Teach Kids at Home
ABA therapy helps parents to teach their children specific skills in the proper manner and track their progress. For example, parents can teach a language to their children by breaking them down rather than teaching full words.
3. Improve the Learning Power of Autistic Kids
ABA helps autistic children to polish their learning power by learning and modifying behavior. It can help them to make friends and develop many other behavioral skills.
ABA Therapy Process
While opting for ABA therapy in Talkspot, our therapists will help you decide the plan for your child, your goals, and the length of the sessions. Our therapists will start by observing your child’s medical history and other treatments you might have provided. They will also interview other family members to get a clear view of the goals for treatment.
During the initial session. The therapist at Talkspot will observe your child and work toward achieving desired goals regularly.
We also teach the parents about how they can help their kid at home to come out of autism.
The number of sessions and their length depends on the goals. However, usually, this therapy is done from 10 hours to 25 hours per week. This depends on your child’s autism severity and your goals.
The patients are evaluated after regular intervals to determine how long the treatment will last. However, as the child show recovery, the length and frequency of sessions will decrease.
Why choose a Talkspot for ABA Therapy?
Various centers provide ABA therapy, but Talkspot stands out due to our outstanding results after therapy. You can check the reviews of our customers regarding our services and the outcome of therapy.
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Highly Qualified and Certified Therapists
The ABA therapists at Talkspot are highly qualified and experienced. We only hire certified professionals with extensive training in ABA therapy.
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Involve Family
Make sure to involve the patient’s family in the ABA therapy process. We talk to the family to know what they wish as the outcome of the therapy. Our therapists also help parents to learn how to deal with their autistic child in different environments. We plan to meet with families, inform them about the child’s progress and ask them for feedback.
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Perfect Environment and Work Culture
At talk spot, we have created the best-suited environment for our patients. We have an inviting atmosphere where autistic kids are safe and valued. Our therapists know that different people learn in different environments, so we personalize the environment according to the need of the patient. For example, we have a unique environment where children can enjoy and learn.
ABA Therapy – FAQs
Who needs ABA therapy?
Ans. ABA therapy is required for those who show autistic behavior. Also, people suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity issues, obsessive compulsion disorder (OCD), panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and other intellectual disorders can benefit from this therapy.
How many hours of ABA therapy are required for my child?
Ans. Autistic therapy duration ranges from 10 hours to 25 hours per week. It depends on the autistic severity of your child. The ABA therapists will tell you the duration of therapy after evaluating your child for a few sessions.
At what age should I bring my kid for ABA therapy?
Ans. ABA works best when started at the earliest. However, the best age to start the therapy is between 2 and 6 years. At this age, children accept new behavior easily and grasp skills faster.