ABA is based on the principles of behavior of Dr. B. F. Skinner in the 1960’s. ABA was later used by Dr. Lovaas in a groundbreaking study on autism in 1973, and then further developed in 1987. Results from these studies demonstrated that intense treatment with ABA greatly improved the functionality of children with autism. In 1999 the US Office of the Surgeon General endorsed ABA as a treatment for Autism.
