Reopening the Doors to Center-Based ABA Services: Clinical and Safety Protocols During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. organizations that provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) programs to individuals with autism spectrum disorder have implemented a variety of safety precautions to minimize the spread of the virus, often shifting center-based services to the home or telehealth. Considered essential workers, ABA providers are exempt from government directives to close, so they have both the freedom and the great responsibility to make their own decisions about how best to keep their clients safe while continuing to provide medically necessary services. In the coming weeks and months, ABA providers will be faced with the decision about whether to reopen centers. This article does not address that decision, except to acknowledge the urgency to reopen,

SUBMITTER: Kornack J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature