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Intervention at Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism is guided by the science of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) including Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behaviour. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is a structured teaching approach built on the principles of behaviour science, which defines how we all learn and acquire new skills. An understanding of how we teach and learn new skills is relevant to all children and young people, however it is particularly pertinent for pupils with autism because typically young people with autism do not learn and acquire new skills in the same way as their peers. The ABA curriculum initially provides a one-to-one intensive programme that is individualised and continually monitored, to ensure that each child reaches their full potential. ABA is the only scientifically validated and comprehensive approach to teaching children with special needs, including autism, and typical children. It is also the only scientific and genuinely effective approach to reducing or eliminating problem behaviour.
To help staff prepare for their critically important roles as special educators, Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism provides extensive initial training that is both theory-based and practice-oriented. Ongoing training is offered very regularly on important topics such as teaching staff to replace challenging behaviour with more socially appropriate behaviour, promoting spontaneous communication, helping students both retain and generalize their skills and accurately collecting, graphing, and analysing data.
Training, support and daily communication are also available to parents and caregivers in order to promote consistency across settings and to help improve the quality of student's interactions with their families and caregivers.
Systems to ensure accountability are robust and include the daily collection of performance data, the charting of data to allow timely review of progress, and the preparation of progress reports that emphasize objective rather than subjective indexes of performance.
Day Programmes
Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism uses evidence-based treatment (ABA) for children with Autism.
Our program curriculum includes communication and social skills instruction embedded directly into the student’s day, incorporating instruction that is designed to improve both pre-academic, and academic skills. Specific social skills deficits are identified through assessment and are taught using a combination of social stories, modelling and role play. All support plans are developed by Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA).
Day Programme is offered for individuals who have a diagnosis of autism and/or behavioural needs. This programme addresses complex needs by providing behavioural interventions using evidence-based techniques to develop and restore social skills and daily functioning.
Out-patient
Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism is pleased to offer a variety of outpatient behavioural services as part of our growing continuum of treatment programs. Outpatient treatment services are provided for a diverse range of behavioural health concerns. Programmes are specialized in serving children, adolescents and adults with behavioural issues, developmental disabilities and/or autism. The services are designed to provide an individualized service, focusing on the person’s abilities, decreasing the impact of their symptoms on daily functioning, and increasing their independence.
Services include:
1. Behavioural Assessments
2. Diagnostic Assessments
3. 1:1 Behaviour Therapy
4. Community-Based Outreach Services
5. Training and Consultancy
Raising awareness and understanding of autism is critical to ensuring children and young people with autism can learn, thrive and achieve and our training programme is just one way we achieve this.
We deliver training for both parents and professionals and offer a bespoke outreach and consultancy service.
Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism provides residential support services for autistic people who have moderate to severe learning difficulties. Our expert care and ideal environment enable people to learn skills, become more confident and increase their independence and live full lives in the community.
Environment and facilities
Everyone who lives in Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism has a cheerful single or double bedroom with bathroom services and shares comfortable communal lounges and dining areas. We encourage people to make their rooms their own by choosing the decor and accessories to make them feel more at home.
The Centre’s residential service is open 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day with full time buddy-caregiver and the full facility is monitored by 24 hours security cameras.
Our Learning Program
Each person has their own learning programme with goals reflecting their abilities and interests. We aim to help people become more independent to lead their future life. Areas of learning include daily living skills, personal hygiene, safety, appropriate social behavior in the community, meal preparation, etc.
Understanding Autism
Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder characterized by impairment in reciprocal social interaction, impairment in communication, and the presence of repetitive and stereotypic patterns of behaviours, interests, and activities. The onset of symptoms is typically before the age of 3 years. The severity of impairment in the given domains as well as the pattern of impairments varies from individual to individual; that is why diagnosticians refer to a “spectrum” of disability.
Impairment in social interaction range from difficulty initiating and maintaining interaction, impaired ability to recognize and experience emotions, and difficulty processing and appreciating the thoughts and feelings of others. Communication deficits range from no useful form of communication to very advanced language abilities, but little ability to use language in a social manner. Repetitive and stereotypic behaviours include perseverative behaviours such as complex rituals, extreme difficulty adapting to change and transition, and unusual movements such as hand flapping or whirling.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a single disorder described in the recently released fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The diagnostic category no longer includes separate diagnoses for Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified. The DSM-5 also includes a related, but distinct, diagnostic category of Social Communication Disorder.
Once thought to be very rare, autism spectrum disorders are estimated to occur in as many as 1: 88 (one in every 88 people).
People with autism sometimes also have additional co-existing conditions such as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), dyslexia or dyspraxia.
Autism is a lifelong condition which affects people of every race, background and gender, although it is more prevalent amongst boys than girls. As yet, the causes of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) remain unknown.
At this time, the exact cause of autism remains uncertain, but research suggests that any one of several factors may be involved in its onset: genetic factors, possible environmental influences; certain types of infections; problems before, during, or after birth. Some studies suggest the possibility of a disruption of very early brain development, before birth.
There is extensive past and ongoing research intending to delineate the causes of autism.
Increased frequency of occurrence of autism within families supports a probable genetic contribution to the disorder; however, it is very unlikely that any one single genetic defect will explain all cases of autism. Observations that the identical twins of an individual with autism has only about a 60% chance of also having autism, lead to the conclusion that genetics alone do not explain the condition. Ongoing research is seeking to find out if a genetic predisposition to autism may be triggered to develop into autism by the occurrence of certain environmental, infectious, immunological, and other conditions or events.
Since the definition of autism is a behavioural definition, meaning that it is solely defined through a certain constellation of behaviours, and not through biological tests, it is quite likely that different types of conditions could result in similar behavioural manifestations among individuals. For instance, in some specific disease entities, such as Fragile X syndrome, untreated phenylketonuria, and other specific genetic disorders, affected individuals have the behavioural characteristics of autism.
Just as the causes of autism remain unclear, it is also the case that there is as yet no ‘cure’ for autism. Research demonstrates that fewer than 10% of adults with autism have sufficient skills to enable them to live any form of independent life, and 60% of adults with autism will remain entirely dependent on others for all aspects of their adult lives.
We strongly believe that effective education and early intervention will provide the best chance for each individual with autism to develop their potential.
At Bangladesh ABA Centre for Autism we firmly believe that the education we provide for our students will significantly change their prospects for their adult lives. Whilst not all our students will eventually be able to live independently, our aim is to maximise the opportunities that are available to them, and we believe they are all capable of making a positive contribution to their community.
ABA and Autism
With respect to Autism Spectrum Disorder, intervention methods based on the principles of ABA are the only methods that have scientific evidence to support their efficacy.
During the past fifty years, researchers have published hundreds of controlled, scientific studies demonstrating that treatment and education strategies based upon the principles of ABA have a profound impact on the development of individuals with autism (see Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis).
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art, ABA program for individuals with autism means that:
Why ABA?
When an ABA program is implemented in an intensive manner (e.g., 40 hours per week of structured teaching interactions) with young children with autism, it is frequently referred to as Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI).
Research suggests that a significant percentage of young children with autism who receive EIBI will successfully make the transition to regular school. Research also suggests that all individuals with autism, regardless of age, will benefit – will learn new skills such as more appropriate ways to communicate – from ABA-based treatment and education. In short, this approach, ABA, is a child’s best hope at overcoming many of the devastating symptoms of autism. The quality of life of the child, and of the family, is dependent upon access to these vital services.
