{"id":34320,"date":"2025-10-06T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/?p=34320"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:02:23","slug":"new-research-confirms-it-progressive-aba-leads-to-better-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/en\/new-research-confirms-it-progressive-aba-leads-to-better-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research Confirms It: Progressive ABA Leads to Better Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34320\" class=\"elementor elementor-34320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49977c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49977c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f612795\" data-id=\"f612795\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1131b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">If you\u2019ve ever wondered whether <b>how<\/b> ABA is delivered really makes a difference, new research has provided a clear answer: <b>Yes, it absolutely does.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">In 2022, a team of researchers, led by Dr. Christine Milne, in collaboration with Dr. Ronald Leaf, Dr. Justin Leaf, Dr. John McEachin, and others, published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a study that directly compared two different styles of ABA therapy: Conventional ABA and Progressive ABA<\/a>. Their goal was to see which approach would help children with autism learn (cartoon character labels) more effectively, and the results were both striking and encouraging.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd73f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd73f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Did the Study Look At?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8d7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8d7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">The study involved <b>five young children\nwith ASD, <\/b>receiving both<b> <\/b>Conventional and Progressive ABA in\nalternating sessions. This allowed the researchers to directly compare how each\nchild responded to each approach.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p>\n\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">They looked at several important measures\nof learning and behavior. Some of which are <b>how quickly children learned new\nskills, how many correct responses they made independently, how many stimuli\nwere used, how much prompting they needed, and reinforcement used.<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d076a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d076a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Were the Results?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661fe60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"661fe60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Across the board, <b>Progressive ABA outperformed Conventional ABA<\/b>. Children <b>learned more skills<\/b> when taught using the Progressive approach. They made <b>more independent correct responses<\/b> and required <b>less adult prompting<\/b>. They were <b>more engaged, alert, and motivated<\/b> during learning sessions. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, the teaching was more enjoyable for both the child and the therapist.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">This isn\u2019t just a slight improvement. The difference was significant and consistent across all participants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4ae60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb4ae60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_15-e1761794985899-1024x803.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_15-e1761794985899-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_15-e1761794985899-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_15-e1761794985899-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_15-e1761794985899.png 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07452a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07452a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Does Progressive ABA Work Better?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c6b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c6b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">The key difference lies in how the therapy is delivered.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Conventional ABA<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> tends to follow rigid protocols and repetitive drills. It\u2019s structured, but that structure often comes at the cost of flexibility and meaningful engagement.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Progressive ABA<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">, however, allows therapists to adapt their approach in real-time; respond to subtle cues from the child; use a variety of teaching methods, not just one script; and make learning feel more natural, interactive, and enjoyable. This means the child is <b>actively learning<\/b>, not just passively complying.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1875de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1875de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-760x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-1140x1536.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-300x404.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05-1024x1380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches_Page_05.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2a325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c2a325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does This Mean for Parents?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29b169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29b169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">As a clinician, this study validated something I\u2019ve seen time and time again: <b>The way ABA is delivered matters just as much as what is being taught.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Parents shouldn\u2019t settle for \u201cstandard\u201d ABA. Instead, seek out programs that use <b>Progressive ABA principles, <\/b>invest in <b>ongoing, in-depth staff training,<\/b> emphasize <b>clinical judgment and flexibility, <\/b>focus on building <b>real skills and lasting change. <\/b>Why? Because when ABA is done well, and progressively, it becomes more than therapy. It becomes a meaningful path toward progress.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71eb6dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71eb6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f3c521\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0402b\" data-id=\"4a0402b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c764d elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d5c764d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReference\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fdfc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4fdfc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Leaf, J.B., Cihon, J.H., Ferguson, J.L., McEachin, J., Leaf, R., &amp; Milne, C. (2022).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-A-Preliminary-Evaluation-of-Conventional-and-Progressive-Approaches.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">A Preliminary Evaluation of Conventional and Progressive Approaches to Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/a><i>.<\/i> Behavior Analysis in Practice.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deeadec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deeadec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-239e284\" 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