Law-makers have sent a clear message to therapists working with children who have autism that they will not tolerate fake ABA qualifications. In a move that could be copied by legislators worldwide, law-makers in Connecticut, USA, have joined forces with autism advocates to introduce measures to crack down on therapists who falsify their credentials. Their proposed […]

A behaviour specialist says children with autism in Northern Ireland are missing out on crucial help because of education cuts. The warning comes from ABA consultant Dr Nichola Booth. She works for Northern Ireland charity Parents’ Education as Autism Therapists (PEAT). Booth said there had been a substantial reduction in classroom assistants’ help for children with autism […]

First Bridge Centre is the first provider in the UK of combined diagnostic and treatment services for children with ASD.

A charity campaigner who set up an applied behaviour analysis (ABA) school for pupils with autism has received an OBE. Karen Sorab gained the OBE for services to education after setting up Rainbow School in Wandsworth, London, in 2000.

The Nevada Autism Center provides applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy for kids who have been diagnosed with ASD, in addition to supporting their families.

Children with severe autism are more likely to struggle as adults with persistent challenging behaviours. That’s the finding of a study by Professor Amaria Baghdadli, a French autism researcher. She specialises in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Hospital of Montpellier. Baghdadli led a team that monitored the development of 106 children with autism over 15 […]

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) may lead to improvements in everyday life skills and intelligence, according to a new study.