Children with autism who receive applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy at a young age may be able to improve their IQ.
This study was designed to test the effect of early intensive behavioral intervention such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) on children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Of the eight children included in the study, one child went from an IQ of 52 to an IQ of 114. The child who had the poorest response gained 30 IQ points. The authors suggest that it is important to have follow-through therapy once the ABA program is over. They point out that standard special education services may not be enough to maintain the IQ gains seen in the study.
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