Step by step
Behavioral therapy is a program that has a clear and consistent teaching structure. The ABA therapy specialist chooses functional goals for learning, at the achievement of which, the child's life qualitatively changes.
The specialist notes: "It is not enough to understand WHAT we will be working on. It is important to understand HOW to work and what techniques we will apply."
The behavioral specialist has many help tools. In the course of functional analysis of behavior, it defines one of the functions of behavior:
1. Access to what you want.
2. Attracting attention.
3. Avoidance of demands.
4. Self-stimulation.
First, a functional assessment of the unwanted behavior is carried out and the deficit is determined. Then the specialist teaches the child key supporting skills, for example:
- setting a pointing gesture;
- shared and shared attention;
- imitation skill;
- execution of instructions;
- management control;
- the skill to make a request, express agreement, disagreement (yes, no, give plus gestures);
- development of speech;
- academic knowledge;
Misha's first month of ABA therapy is proving to be effective in addressing these basic deficits. The boy will have a long process of being accompanied by a specialist. Ahead of Misha is a year of comprehensive work with ABA therapy specialists, speech therapist-defectologist, occupational therapist, trainer-rehabilitation therapist in adaptive physical education.
