| Abstract: Recently the intensity and dosage of treatment hours and content of teaching targets in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs for young learners with ASD has come under question. This panel explores the evidence supporting 30-40 hours per week of ABA therapy, for young learners with ASD (Reichow, Whalen, & McConnell, 2010), as well as recent discussions that fewer hours are as adequate (Sneed, Little, & Akin-Little, 2023). The panel will also discuss utilization of a developmentally appropriate curriculum being essential for providing effective EIBI services as well as more recent discussions to the contrary (McCarty & Brumback, 2021). Specifically, the panelists will discuss the importance of a curriculum based on a developmental scope and sequence that ensures treatment targets skills that are relevant to the child's age and developmental level. Discussions will include teaching children to discriminate behaviors applicable to particular settings, people, and situations, and that providing intensive therapy and targeting skills that are relevant to the child's developmental level, EIBI can help children with ASD achieve significant gains in language, social skills, adaptive behaviors, and overall quality of life (Leaf, R & McEachin, J., 1999; Taylor, B.A., & McDonough, K.A., 1996; Lovaas, 1987; ). |