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Differences between BT and OT:

#Behavioral therapy/ Applied behavioral analysis (ABA Therapy):
Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy focuses on skill learning, behaviors and responses, and interaction with the environment. Chaining is breaking down a larger task into smaller tasks.
Occupational therapy:
An occupational therapist focuses on occupations, or in other words things that occupy our time. The main occupation of children is play. Pediatric occupational therapists focus on improving or helping with skills through play. Occupational therapists focus on multiple areas including activities of daily living (self-care skills), fine motor skills, sensory, social skills, and emotional regulation. Occupational therapists use a variety of treatment strategies to work on children’s goals. Occupational therapy breaks down tasks and analyzes them to figure out which specific skills are difficult for the child and then address them in ways that are meaningful to the child through play.
Similarities of behaviour and occupational therapy:
Both work on identifying skills that are difficult for kids and finding ways to help them improve their skills.

*ABA focuses on helping children learn new skills through changing their behavior.
* ABA uses mostly shaping and chaining to help children reach their goals.
*ABA has education in more of the psychology field.#RaiseAgainstAutism
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