Two Case Studies of Success Using ABA to Increase Independence for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

• By: Amy Bukszpan, BCBA Amanda Duva, MS, RBT Vivian Attanasio, BCBA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 1st, 2015
• ABA, adult, challenging behavior, intermediate care facility, residence
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“I had a doctor finally help me with my head, and now I feel so much better. I got glasses when I needed them. I couldn’t have a job before because I was always in the hospital. Now I can get a job.” These are the words of a 36-year-old woman transformed. A woman who 8 months ago had a future...

Building Comprehensive, ABA-Informed Services in an Adult Residential Setting

• By: Rishi Chelminski, BCBA Terry Blackwell, BCBA Louis Cavaliere Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 1st, 2015
• ABA, adults, housing, IDEA, transition
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Throughout the United States, services for school-aged children with Autism have been bolstered by IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Of the services IDEA has made available, those informed by the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) are gaining broad recognition as the...

From Crisis to Competence – ABA Used to Improve Communication Skills in Developmental Center

• By: Vivian Attanasio, BCBA James O’Brien, BCBA Amy Bukszpan, BCBA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 1st, 2015
• ABA, functional communication training, mand, verbal behavior
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a science wherein procedures, based on basic principles, are applied to important matters of everyday life in order to help individuals increase functional skills, while decreasing problematic ones (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007.) Most notably, ABA has been...