Q: What is ABA?

According ​to ​Baer, ​Wolfe, ​and ​Risley ​(1968), ​Applied ​Behavior ​Analysis ​(ABA) ​is the ​process ​of ​systematically ​applying ​interventions ​based ​upon ​the principles ​of ​learning ​theory ​to ​improve ​socially ​significant ​behaviors ​to ​a meaningful ​degree, ​and ​to ​demonstrate ​that ​the ​interventions ​employed ​are responsible ​for ​the ​improvement ​in ​behavior. ​In ​other ​words, ​it ​is ​an ​intense teaching ​method ​that ​we ​use ​to ​teach ​socially ​appropriate ​skills ​to ​your ​child that ​can ​be ​generalized ​and ​maintained ​according ​to ​the ​child's ​highest ​level of ​response.