As an online writer I often find myself writing about a cause in the world larger than a single individual. Occasionally someone or some group asks to write on a certain subject that is very important and a worthy cause and it just so happens that ABA Therapy; Applied Behavioral Analysis for Autistic Children is such a cause. You each year more and more children are born with autism and researchers and scientist have hundreds of theories why. It is becoming a huge issue in our civilization and it is behooves us to find ways to make sure that; No Child is Left Behind. Recently I got an email from a concerned father who stated; "I'm hoping that you can advocate for the rights of children on the autism spectrum. As a father of a wonderful 6-year-old autistic boy, it is so disheartening and disconcerting to fight our school district for desperately needed services. (We are proponents of ABA therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis, as it has provided such great benefits for my son. Indeed, intensive one-to-one therapy, regardless of the methodology, should help all children, particularly those with special needs.)" Indeed one-on-one therapy, assistance and help makes sense and it would behoove each parent to get involved in the Autistic Organizations to better understand how best to help these children. Science is a little behind the times and each brain based on genetics works a little different and we must not cause ourselves to waste little humans when they need our attention to help nurture them along. Parents will need to spend more time with their autistic children and should learn how to best make the most of their time, because it does not look like the school systems have the patience, funding or abilities to deal with our Autistic Children and there are more and more of them born into our society each and every year. Consider this in 2006. |
