Wombles and Music Therapy for Autism
Apple users may have to click here Instead of giving you my rather heavy post about epigenetics and autism, today’s post is much more down to earth. Medical opinion in North America has long been very much in favour of ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) as the only “scientifically proven” therapy for the core symptoms of autism. This evidence is actually quite flaky, so much so that in the very "evidence driven" United Kingdom, their highly regarded National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) does not even mention ABA, let alone endorse it, in their guidance note in how to manage autism. The management and support of children and young people on the autism spectrum ABA is a potent tool to manage autism and provides a flexible framework to teach people who do not respond to traditional teaching methods. However, it is no cure for autism and the old studies suggesting that almost 50% of kids going to an intensive ABA program will lose their autism diagnosis after ...