ABA-Based Programs for Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parental and Professional Experiences at School and at Home |
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| Authors: | Karola Dillenburger PhD Mickey Keenan PhD Alvin Doherty BSc Tony Byrne PhD Stephen Gallagher PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Education, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast , Northern Ireland k.dillenburger@qub.ac.uk;3. School of Psychology, University of Ulster , Coleraine , Northern Ireland;4. Learning Disability Services , Letterkenny , Ireland;5. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists (PEAT) , Belfast , Northern Ireland |
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| Abstract: | Having a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) poses a range of challenges to families, many of which can be addressed through appropriate intervention. A study of parental (n = 95) and professional (n = 67) experiences was carried out in relation to two settings: (a) schools that provided intensive interventions based on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and (b) non-intensive ABA-based home programs. Results show that parents whose children attend ABA-based schools were generally more satisfied with their child's educational provision, monitoring procedures, and level of staff training, than parents who were not offered ABA-based education in schools. |
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| Keywords: | applied behavior analysis (ABA) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) home-tuition parental experiences school provision |
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