Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Reg Reynolds Sounds like a bit of a " straw man, " to me. It all depends on how you define/what you mean by " scientifically proven. " Is ABA " Scientifically Proven? " < /message/13697;_ylc=X3oDMTJxOG0yZXExBF9TAz\ k3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzM3MTExMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjE2MTYEbXNnSWQDMTM2OTcEc2VjA2Rtc2\ cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTE2NjYzMTUxMA--> Posted by: " Schramm " knospeaba_robert@... <mailto:knospeaba_robert@...?Subject=%20Re%3AIs%20ABA%20%22Scientifically%\ 20Proven%3F%22> ruggerschr <ruggerschr> Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:37 pm (PST) To the professionals on these lists, We use a lot of terms to describe ABA Scientifically demonstrated effective, Evidence based teaching methods supported by research Experimentally shown Scientifically proven etc. I know that ABA is one of the only teaching or therapy methods for autism that has any support for it. I also have heard that the number of individual research studies supporting ABA procedures and techniques now tops 800. But, I recently received a link to a study that tries to say that using the terms " Scientifically Proven " for ABA is less than truthful. I was hoping some of the other professionals on this group might read this article and offer their opinions on it. Specifically, Can ABA be considered Scientifically proven? If not, what can be said about ABA research that is an appropriate description? Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders, 7, 19-25 (2003) Is one style of early behavioural treatment for autism 'scientifically proven?' Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Ph.D. http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/pdf/Gernsbacher_Scientifically_Proven_.pdf <http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/pdf/Gernsbacher_Scientifically_Proven_.pdf> ____________ ____________ Schramm, MA, BCBA www.lulu.com/knospe-aba www.knospe-aba.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Reg Reynolds Sounds like a bit of a " straw man, " to me. It all depends on how you define/what you mean by " scientifically proven. " Is ABA " Scientifically Proven? " < /message/13697;_ylc=X3oDMTJxOG0yZXExBF9TAz\ k3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzM3MTExMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjE2MTYEbXNnSWQDMTM2OTcEc2VjA2Rtc2\ cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTE2NjYzMTUxMA--> Posted by: " Schramm " knospeaba_robert@... <mailto:knospeaba_robert@...?Subject=%20Re%3AIs%20ABA%20%22Scientifically%\ 20Proven%3F%22> ruggerschr <ruggerschr> Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:37 pm (PST) To the professionals on these lists, We use a lot of terms to describe ABA Scientifically demonstrated effective, Evidence based teaching methods supported by research Experimentally shown Scientifically proven etc. I know that ABA is one of the only teaching or therapy methods for autism that has any support for it. I also have heard that the number of individual research studies supporting ABA procedures and techniques now tops 800. But, I recently received a link to a study that tries to say that using the terms " Scientifically Proven " for ABA is less than truthful. I was hoping some of the other professionals on this group might read this article and offer their opinions on it. Specifically, Can ABA be considered Scientifically proven? If not, what can be said about ABA research that is an appropriate description? Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders, 7, 19-25 (2003) Is one style of early behavioural treatment for autism 'scientifically proven?' Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Ph.D. http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/pdf/Gernsbacher_Scientifically_Proven_.pdf <http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/pdf/Gernsbacher_Scientifically_Proven_.pdf> ____________ ____________ Schramm, MA, BCBA www.lulu.com/knospe-aba www.knospe-aba.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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