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change over time. Assessment is the first step in every ABA endeavor and remains a constant presence in every program. Assessment is not a one-shot deal but instead a regular feature in the ABA process. 2. A link between assessment and intervention: Intervention is guided by assessment and is individualized to the learner’s unique needs. 3. Data-based decision making: Data are collected and analyzed to evaluate how a learner is doing on a particular program. Decisions about what to do next are determined by rate of progress and other objective indicators of progress, not on someone’s impression or pre-determined criteria. 4. Dynamic and responsive programming: The constant data collection
ABA is a powerful teaching technology for learners with autism. During the past several decades, it has become more sophisticated and more complex. There are a wide variety of instructional strategies, each of which has a distinct purpose and unique advantages. A comprehensive ABA program addresses the range of deficits that learners exhibit and utilizes a wide array of these instructional strategies. All of the strategies discussed in this book are compatible and can be included together in a comprehensive intervention package. What makes it ABA? Regardless of which instructional strategy is being used, the following elements characterize an ABA program. 1. Assessment: Behavior analysts conduct
a thorough initial assessment and continual assessment of behavior
and analysis allows for dynamic programming. Learners should not
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