Commercialisation of ABA for autism
March 17th, 2011
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A lot of studies and reviews has established the effectiveness of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with autism, but it is not available free to all children with autism, especially across Europe. This has lead to among other issues a commercialization of the ABA or EIBI services for children with autism. Creating a service for the wealthy, and created other issues that are problematic. Keenan, Dillenburger, Moderato and Röttgers has elaborated on these issues from examining the current state of ABA for autism in three European countries. The article point out real and important issues for service providers, families and governments and these issues need to be addressed.