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Article: The Center for Autism and Related Disorders Research Team Finds that a Higher Intensity of ABA Treatment at a Younger Age Leads to Faster Learning.
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- Biotech Week
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- November 18, 2009
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Researchers at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD) found that increasing treatment hours within an early intensive behavioral intervention program resulted in greater efficiency in new skill acquisition. This effect was the strongest in younger children within their study.
In Effects of age and treatment intensity on behavioral intervention outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders, published in the September 2009 edition of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, CARD researchers Doreen Granpeesheh, Dennis R. Dixon, Jonathan Tarbox, Andrew M. Kaplan, and Arthur E. Wilke found that an increase in treatment hours and a decrease in ...