| in the child's life is on the same page can be the only | | | | can be repeated without prompting. Over time, the |
| way to help make education easier. Many autistic | | | | steps are put together until they become a complete |
| children have significant difficulty learning even basic | | | | task, action, or concept. This process relies a great |
| tasks and concepts, and receiving different instructions | | | | deal on memorization in the beginning, but over time |
| at home and at school can make things frustrating. | | | | teaches understanding of the underlying concept and |
| Children in these situations need to undergo the same | | | | action. Breaking tasks into these simple steps can |
| steps every time they complete a process, and | | | | make it easier for kids to learn tasks such as hair or |
| ensuring that teachers, guidance counselors, and | | | | tooth brushing as well as concepts such as why it |
| parents are all on the same page is important. | | | | rains or how to get a haircut. |
| ABA therapy is one of the most famed and well | | | | At the end of the day, ABA therapy is shown to be |
| respected treatments in the world for autism. It is the | | | | most effective when being taught by educators and |
| only form covered by most state insurance plans, as | | | | parents alike. The therapy works to literally help rewire |
| well as many private plans. The reason for this is | | | | the brain, allowing for new neural pathways that can |
| simple- it works. ABA therapy has been subjected to | | | | help relay information. When you have a child with |
| rigorous testing time and again, and at the end of the | | | | autism, you will likely do anything to ensure that they |
| day it is still the only treatment for autism that is shown | | | | get the best education possible. Understand that |
| to truly work. When parents and teachers are offering | | | | keeping teachers and educators on the same page is |
| the same tasks and lessons, however, it can be much | | | | the best way to help your child learn, and make certain |
| more effective than receiving ABA at home or school | | | | that you are working closely with your child's school to |
| alone. | | | | help them learn whatever is needed to allow them to |
| The way ABA therapy works is by breaking every | | | | function better in the classroom, the home, and the |
| task or concept into small, easy to understand steps. | | | | world. |
| These steps are practiced and rehearsed until they | | | | |