Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (UCLA YAP Model) and Autism Ranking:

Personal Accounts

This section provides details of personal accounts of the use of the UCLA YAP model for autistic people.

Personal accounts can be useful sources of information about the intervention but are not as scientifically valid or reliable as research trials. This may be especially true where the accounts are published by an organisation which might gain a financial advantage from the take-up of the intervention.

Please note that the views expressed in these personal accounts do not necessarily represent our views.

The Lovaas Institute website provides anecdotal reports about a number of children including one called Bryce

"Bryce's skills steadily progressed through an intensive, Applied Behavior Analysis program. Within a year, he was able to imitate others, identify objects when asked, and spontaneously request for a wide variety of desires – all skills he demonstrated difficulty with before treatment. Because of his ability to imitate, he learned how to play with toys more appropriately and began to play with them for longer periods of time. ABA therapy continued for a total of four years during which time Bryce made significant gains in all skill areas including communication, socialization, play, and cognitive abilities. A psychologist unassociated with the Lovaas Institute periodically re-evaluated Bryce. She noted his remarkable progress in achieving 1.5 to 2 years of developmental progress within a 1-year period of treatment."

Updated

16 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Sep 2016

Next Review

01 Jan 2023