Applied behavior analysis (ABA) may be able to speed up response time in people with Asperger Syndrome.
This paper describes a case study of a young man with Asperger Syndrome who was taught, using ABA therapy, to respond quickly. The ABA therapy worked and his response time went from 19.9 seconds to 5 seconds. This change was noticed on questions where the young man knew the answer. When he did not know the answer, he only improved by 2-3 seconds in his response time. The quicker response time was generalized across many questions. The authors note that the study had only one person and looked at only a few tasks (answering math questions).
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