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Talking in Pictures
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has recently become one of the most empirically based strategies for the instruction of individualswith Autism Spectrum Disorders. ABA examines behavior as a science and relies on objectively defines, observable behaviors.The basic principles of ABA are modeling, prompts, or cues to teach skills/behavior and fading of prompts/cues once the individual has acquired the skills/behavior. This video is an example of how a child with autism is able to use assistive technology by using a visual strategy of showing images or icons to communicate with others. In this video Faith is able to communicate and correct herself by using pictures. Since she is not able to communicate verbally she is able to let others know by showing pictures of what she wants. The pictures serve as a tool to communicate where spoken language can not. She is also able to correct herself and even ask for things that are not directly in her sight.