What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
What is ABA?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the science of behavior that improves lives. ABA scientists have conducted thousands of studies that focus on the laws of behavior, breaking it down into predictable patterns, and researching how it changes over time.
ABA can be effective for people of all ages. Board-certified providers apply research-based treatments, individualizing it to the person they are working with to develop life-changing results for everyone involved.
ABA Therapy can help improve many areas of life including:
Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Behaviors related to OCD and Anxiety
Tantrums
Aggression and harmful behaviors to self
Property destruction
Transitions
Improving attention and focus
Improving memory
Phobias
Motor skills
Deficits in language/ communication
Job training
Academics
Play and leisure skills
Behaviors in the community
Problem solving
Self-care and life skills
Toilet training
Social skills
Overall independence
“If they can’t learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn.”
— Dr. Ole Ivar Lovaas