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'''Applied Behavioral Analysis''' therapy, or "ABA therapy," is an pseudoscientific and ineffective{{fact}} treatment for [[autism]] and related conditions that emphasizes practice and repetition to overcome undesired behaviors.  This treatment is empirical in using "direct measures of performance that tell us whether a child is making progress" and it is "systematic in that when we look at what things in the environment are likely to cause certain behaviors to occur, we arrange them in a systemic way that increases the likelihood certain behaviors occur."<ref>http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1245643548239650.xml&coll=1 '''(dead link)</ref>

'''Applied Behavioral Analysis''' therapy, or "ABA therapy," is an pseudoscientific and ineffective<ref>{{cite web|url=https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/73753/1/McGill_Robinson_AA_2020_autistic_experiences_of_childhood_Applied_Behavioural_Analysis.pdf |author1=McGill, O.|author2=Robinson, A.|title=Recalling hidden harms: autistic experiences of childhood|website=Strathprints.strath.ac.uk|quotation=Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). Advances in Autism|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-021-05316-x | doi=10.1007/s10803-021-05316-x | title=Neurodiversity and Autism Intervention: Reconciling Perspectives Through a Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Framework | year=2021 | last1=Schuck | first1=Rachel K. | last2=Tagavi | first2=Daina M. | last3=Baiden | first3=Kaitlynn M. P. | last4=Dwyer | first4=Patrick | last5=Williams | first5=Zachary J. | last6=Osuna | first6=Anthony | last7=Ferguson | first7=Emily F. | last8=Jimenez Muñoz | first8=Maria | last9=Poyser | first9=Samantha K. | last10=Johnson | first10=Joy F. | last11=Vernon | first11=Ty W. | journal=Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | volume=52 | issue=10 | pages=4625–4645 | pmid=34643863 | s2cid=238744698 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ne'eman |first=Ari |date=2021-07-01 |title=When Disability Is Defined by Behavior, Outcome Measures Should Not Promote "Passing" |journal=AMA Journal of Ethics |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=E569–575 |doi=10.1001/amajethics.2021.569 |issn=2376-6980 |pmc=8957386 |pmid=34351268}}</ref> treatment for [[autism]] and related conditions that emphasizes practice and repetition to overcome undesired behaviors.  This treatment is empirical in using "direct measures of performance that tell us whether a child is making progress" and it is "systematic in that when we look at what things in the environment are likely to cause certain behaviors to occur, we arrange them in a systemic way that increases the likelihood certain behaviors occur."<ref>http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1245643548239650.xml&coll=1 '''(dead link)</ref>

ABA therapy uses rewards ("consequences") in order to promote desired activities, such encouraging the child to interact more with others. It is criticized by some for being robotic in nature, but supporters of the therapy explain that practice has value.  ABA therapy does not address or cure the underlying causes of the [[autism]].

ABA therapy uses rewards ("consequences") in order to promote desired activities, such encouraging the child to interact more with others. It is criticized by some for being robotic in nature, but supporters of the therapy explain that practice has value.  ABA therapy does not address or cure the underlying causes of the [[autism]].