What+is+EIBI-ABA?


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Applied Behavior Analysis** **(ABA)** **defined** __ABA is applied__ and has a social significance/carries meaning to those who are involved. __ABA is behavioral__ in that it is a science based upon behavioral principles. __ABA is analytical__ in that it is manipulating enviroments in controlled settings and analyzing if functional relationships occurred.

Applied Behavior Analysis is a wide field, and has been used in a variety of settings such as educational settings with students, instituions with adults, and science labs with rats.


 * Early Intensive Behavior Intervention (EIBI)** falls under Applied Behavior Analysis. EIBI is designed to work with young children in intensive settings using behavioral principles. EIBI involves a high intensity (number of hours as well as relability) of intervention. EIBI can include discrete trial teaching, natural language teaching, social stories, video modeling, as well as other types of ABA-based strategies.

The National Research Council recommends a minimum of 25 hours per week, as well as year-round intervention for children that is highly individualized and includes structured teaching.

__Lovaas Therapy__: Lovaas and his team were the first to show that children with autism could be taught functional skills through EIBI. They completed a study in which children received intensive discrete trial and natural intervention (an average of 40 hours of treatment per week), and reported a 42% recovery rate after years of intervention. [|Lovaas Institute] __WEAP study__: Children received approximately 36 hours of intervention per week during their first year of treatment and 33 hours per week during their second year. Intervention efforts included discrete trials, natural environment strategies, and high levels of reinforcement. The mean IQ of these children increased from 51 pre-treatment to 76 post-treatment. [|WEAP study]
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