Therapies for Autism Flashcards
What is applied behaviour analysis (ABA)
improve communication and social status
systematic way of observing someones social communication, identify desirable changes in behaviour using appropriate methods to make changes
What conditioning is ABA
operant conditioning
What does ABA improve
communication annd social skills among children and adults with autism
What is aba trying to show people
how to interact with others
How does aba work
reward improved behavior
providing opportunities for them to practice skills in structured and unstructured situations
What does ABA do with bad behaviour
ignored and not reinforced but not punished
What does the therapist do
analyse effectiveness of therapy and make changes to improve behaviour
How does the therapist develop the programme
specifically for child
different interventions, programmes and techniques
evaluate effectiveness of aba complex
what did Cohen et al (2006) do
compared ABA effects of treatment with special education at local skills
What did Cohen find
3 years olkd scored higher on IQ and adaptive functions
6/21 in regular education
11 had support
1 places primary in education
What is cognitive behavioural therapy
changing the way you feel by changing the way you think due to unhelpful belief
what does the CBT explore
thoughts and feelings about anxiety
What does CBT place attention on
repetition and verbal cues
What did Sofronoff et al (2005) find
children experience less anxiety
increase child’s ability to identify strategies to deal with stressful situations that would previously be problematic
What did Wood et al (2009) find
78.5% young children undertook 16 CBT serious compared to 8.7% control
Describe one therapy that could be used to help children with autism
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Focuses on child’s thoughts and gives them skills to manage their anxiety as a result of autism
Child is taught to recognise maladaptive thought process and effects these have on their autistic behaviour
use repetitive and visual cues as they find it hard working with abstract ideas
Use a picture of a thermometer to rate their anxiety and then identify their thoughts at the time they were anxious
Strength of cognitive behavioral therapy
Several studies showing effectiveness for children with autism
Danial and Wood (2013) found CBT helped reduce symptoms of anxiety in young people with autism, as well as improving their overall functioning
Weakness of CBT
Not all children with autism are able to communicate effectively so CBT would not be useful for them as they would not be able to explain their thoughts/emotions
Applied behavioural analysis, maybe better as it focuses on improving social skills through token economies
