{189/365} ABA is "Applied Behavior Analysis" and the type of therapy we do each day with Liam. Liam learns less from the environment than your average child and although he is capable of learning, a more structured environment is necessary. Hence, ABA. Through various exercises, we observe and measure Liam's behaviors in order to see how much he has changed. We start with the basics and when he "masters" each goal, we set another more challenging goal. Every exercise is charted with a "+" or "-" and then graphed to see if he is improving or needs more work. Today Emily set up her own ABA program with her brother. She chose 20 Baby Einstein photo flashcards and wrote the name of each on a piece of paper. As she would show him the photo, if he gave the card "eye contact" she would put a "check" next to the word. Her particular therapy my not be scientific but it certainly kept his attention. Just another example of how much Emily loves her baby brother.Saturday, July 11, 2009
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{189/365} ABA is "Applied Behavior Analysis" and the type of therapy we do each day with Liam. Liam learns less from the environment than your average child and although he is capable of learning, a more structured environment is necessary. Hence, ABA. Through various exercises, we observe and measure Liam's behaviors in order to see how much he has changed. We start with the basics and when he "masters" each goal, we set another more challenging goal. Every exercise is charted with a "+" or "-" and then graphed to see if he is improving or needs more work. Today Emily set up her own ABA program with her brother. She chose 20 Baby Einstein photo flashcards and wrote the name of each on a piece of paper. As she would show him the photo, if he gave the card "eye contact" she would put a "check" next to the word. Her particular therapy my not be scientific but it certainly kept his attention. Just another example of how much Emily loves her baby brother.
{189/365} ABA is "Applied Behavior Analysis" and the type of therapy we do each day with Liam. Liam learns less from the environment than your average child and although he is capable of learning, a more structured environment is necessary. Hence, ABA. Through various exercises, we observe and measure Liam's behaviors in order to see how much he has changed. We start with the basics and when he "masters" each goal, we set another more challenging goal. Every exercise is charted with a "+" or "-" and then graphed to see if he is improving or needs more work. Today Emily set up her own ABA program with her brother. She chose 20 Baby Einstein photo flashcards and wrote the name of each on a piece of paper. As she would show him the photo, if he gave the card "eye contact" she would put a "check" next to the word. Her particular therapy my not be scientific but it certainly kept his attention. Just another example of how much Emily loves her baby brother.
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She'll be a professor some day! That is very sweet that she teaches her brother!
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