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It is agreed by all professionals that Early Intervention is key to helping children with Autism. By early intervention we mean intervention that begins as soon as possible following diagnosis. The research shows that children who received intensive early intervention (before the age of 7) using ABA made the most significant gains. You can still make life changing gains with older children and adults using ABA.

ABA is not something you can learn in a short course, however, with the training and support offered by Peat and other organisations you can implement an ABA programme with your child.

Unfortunately, funding for ABA programmes in Northern Ireland (and beyond) is not available in all areas. Funding helps you to employ therapists and pay for ABA supervision where it is not available freely. We recommend that any ABA intervention should be supervised by an appropriately qualified Behaviour Analyst i.e. someone who is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst or equivalent (see http://www.bacb.com for consumer advice).

Some families have been able to access funding for home based and school based ABA programmes through their local Education and Library Boards.

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