Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) ​is an evidence-based approach to systematically promote​ socially significant behaviours. ABA ​focuses on the observable relationship of behaviour to the environment, including antecedents and consequences, to determine why behaviour is happening. By functionally assessing the relationship between a targeted behaviour and the environment, the methods of ABA can be used to change that behaviour.​

Methods of Applied Behavioural Analysis include but are not limited to:

• ​​Visual Strategies

• Prompting

• Task Analyses

• Shaping

• Chaining

• Modeling​

• Reinforcement

• Data Collection 

Programs are:

• Individualized - Including student strengths and needs

• Proactive

• Maintained using positive reinforcement techniques

• Analyzed based on data collection

• Designed to incorporate generalization strategies so skills are demonstrated across multiple environments

LKDSB ABA Team: 

Supervisor of ABA Specialists, Emily Burns-Teeple, Ed. D., M. P. Ed., R.B.A. (Ont.), and Supervised ABA Specialists Becky Drury, Ashka Raval (R.B.A., Ont.), Josalyn Lyons, Mariah Walker, Gavin Vanwolde, Kristina Iaccino (R.B.A., Ont.), and Meghan Schneider. 

The ABA team works directly with students, families, school teams and community partners to create environments in which students learn, grow and thrive!