Autism and its Treatment: Applied Behavior Analysis and the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR) Model.

Child Psychology Abstract Autism is considered a neurobiological disorder. However its exact origin is not known. There is a variety of treatment approaches available. This paper introduces some of them and describes Applied Behavior Analysis and the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR) Model in more detail. Up to this date we cannot say for sure which treatment is the best for a child born with autism. Autism is one of the five disorders called Pervasive Developmental …

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