Applied Behaviour Analysis in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pages: 380-385
Saanya Dhawan (The Shri Ram School, Moulsari, Gurugram, Haryana)

The paper will look at how ABA has been effective in treating the symptoms of communication deficits of Autism Spectrum Disorder by looking at the various types of ABA therapies and their specific impacts (Lerman et al., 2016; Koegel et al., 2006). Further, we will understand how there may a difference due to the environmental and social changes as seen in developed and developing countries (Keenan et al., 2014; Mohammadzaheri et al., 2014). This paper will also look at how behaviour management in autism is a skill achieved through an alternative practice, namely Neuro Linguistic Programming, in comparison to ABA. NLP was used as a comparative intervention because it is known to work effectively in changing behavioural patterns that can be used to establish a communication framework (Sturt et al., 2012; Walter & Bayat, 2003). In addition to exploring the effectiveness of NLP in comparison to ABA, this paper will also briefly explore the effectiveness of Play therapy in enhancing social communication in children with autism (Solomon et al., 2014). Finally, this paper will draw a conclusion about the intervention technique that is most effective in rehabilitating communication deficits, namely social communication and interaction, for the autism population during early childhood.