There's a lot of info flying around about, "This therapy doesn't work, don't do it"...."This treatment is 'evidence-based'", etc.
ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) was the first major treatment for Autism and it's been around for around 35 years. It is currently the 'gold standard' Autism therapy. BUT.....
In recent separate studies conducted by the National Autistic Society, Dr Patricial Howlin, and Dr's Seltzer and Krauss, studies of between 68 and 450 people with autism showed that only an average of around 9% of those people held a steady job, 4% were living independently, and 17% held friendships with peers.
Is this all we should expect from the 'gold standard' treatment for Autism?
