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Dr. McGee answers the question: 'What Is ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What is ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), and how does it work? Answer: The term ABA stands for ...

What can an ABA therapist help with? Applied Behavioral Analysis helps children with autism and other developmental disorders learn how to communicate and interact with others, improve their ability ...

When a young child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), professionals tell his parents to get him into treatment as soon as possible. Treatment can begin as early as two or three years ...

Kathryn Parsons, a 51-year-old digital marketing professional in Stamford, Connecticut struggled to hold down a job because employers didn’t understand her autistic behaviors. She struggled to adapt, ...