ABA Therapy

What Is ABA Therapy

Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) is the science dedicated to improving human learning and behaviour: ABA therapy is the application of this science as a therapeutic approach, and has become the leading evidence-based treatment for children with autism and related communication, learning, and behavioural difficulties. 

As with all disciplines, there can be a big difference across the specific practices a professional chooses to use. Yaldei’s ABA department has selected Naturalist and Developmental Behavioral intervention (NDBI) that respect neurodiversity, individual differences, and emphasize the teaching of new and adaptive skills rather than focusing on simply decreasing behaviours that challenge. Therapists used a range of practices that include mostly the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) for the younger one. You can find more information about ESDM here (ESDM article). The therapist use also the Verbal Behaviour, Practical Functional Assessment & Skill-based teaching (Hanley), and guided by a variety of assessments and skill tracking guides such as the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, EFLS, and PEAK.