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Running head: APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS





THE USE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS
IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM


Jackson State University
Instructor: Mr. Edward Wiggins

Critique
LeBlanc, Richardson, & McIntosh (2005) THE USE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS
IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. The International Journal of Special Education 2005, Vol 20, No.1.


What is Autism, and who does it affect? This is a question that will still don’t have all the answers to today, however we have closed and become more informed. Autism is a condition characterized by a severe impairment in the ability to engage in social interactions, as well as marked deficits in communication skills and in intellectual functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, p.38). According the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (1994), the onset of autism is in infancy or early childhood, with most cases being diagnosed between the ages of 2 and 3 years. When a child is diagnosed with autism, parents want to know what they should expect. They wonder what their child will be able to learn and accomplish. They often ask if their child will outgrow autism and develop the ability to live independently.
In this article, LeBlanc, Richardson, & McIntosh look to find some of the answers, to the questions that parents are asking. In this piece of writing, they analyze past and current literature to evaluate effectiveness of Intensive Behavioural Intervention in treating children with autism, when using an Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). They also conducted the own brief study to monitor if any progress would be made with their case. In doing this, they wanted to observe whether IQ, adaptive functioning, and language abilities would improve when the general treatment approach is utilized. In this analysis, the effects of age, length...