ABA Autism Case Study

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I. Introduction Diagnosis… Autism. Perhaps the greatest fear that new parents can have is the unsuspecting diagnosis and disheartening realization that their child will never live a normal and healthy life, despite everything they could have seemingly done correctly up until this particularly memorable pediatric visit. Regardless of what varying degree of autism a child is diagnosed with, it is, with a doubt, one of the most heart wrenching revelations any human being will ever have to deal with as loving parents whose every meaningful event leading up to this very moment, has set him or her up for the miracle that is parenthood. Once the initial pain and anguish of this diagnosis is made, the next logical step, for any rational parent, is…show more content…
Even without these studies justifying its success, the pragmatism of ABA is inherent in the number of parents today who have been fortunate enough to access it. Personally, as an experienced ABA therapist, I’ve proportionally accounted for the behavioral and communicative improvements in at least a dozen children ranging from ages two to eighteen. There are no words to describe the genuine gratitude of their parents over the marked improvements in the quality of both of their lives. The problem for the ASD community, then, is not regarding the search for effective, symptoms-mitigating treatment; the primary problem associated with ABA therapy is the financial toll it takes on…show more content…
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