Behavioral therapists focus on different behaviour of people to study their problems. Many people exhibit unintentional and problematic behaviors because they suffer from a disorder. This disorder can be an autism spectrum disorder, dementia, or other neurodevelopmental or personality disorders. Behaviour therapy aims to use reward and reinforcement, which contributes to words decreasing the frequency […]
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is similar to talk therapy, often called psychotherapy. Counseling sessions are conducted in a limited number with a mental health counselor, psychotherapist, or a normal therapist in a useful way. This therapy helps individuals to be mindful of negative or inaccurate thinking, and to encounter challenging situations so that they can be dealt […]
Most autistic children need help in learning how to interact in different social gatherings. They want to communicate with their peers but do not have the ability to do so, as they are short of words or don’t have enough courage to speak. Behavior therapy helps those children to become confident enough to interact with […]
As per the study of Van Steensel et al. 2011, anxiety is found to affect at least 40% of autistic individuals. Moreover, it is a prevalent problem, which parents are most concerned about. Autistic individuals tend to show signs of anxiety through nervousness or repetitive behaviors; however, there could be other reasons leading to them […]
Verbal Behavior (VB) Therapy is a behavior therapy that focuses on the language and communication of autistic children. This therapy is based on behaviorist B.F Skinner’s theories, and on the principles of the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) practice. It paves the way for an autistic child to connect words and form phrases, which encourages children […]
What is the Silent Treatment? Silent treatment is when a person is not willing to communicate with the other person verbally. People, who make use of it, tend to ignore the presence of the other person. Autistic individuals may use this often to manipulate others, but also due to multiple other reasons. They prefer to […]