Building Independence: Teaching Life Skills Through ABA Therapy
Children on the autism spectrum and their parents experience daily challenges. This includes people with developmental disabilities. ABA Therapy, or Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy, seeks to help each person work on skills that aid them in becoming more independent and successful now and in the future. Let’s investigate how teaching life skills through ABA Therapy helps in building independence. What Does ABA Therapy Teach? Whereas neurotypical children learn life skills through “living life” and help from their parents and peers,