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 by ABA. A woman who 8 months ago had a...

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...