Ole Ivar Lovaas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian-American psychologist
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Place of Birth: Lier, Buskerud, Norway
About Ole Ivar Lovaas
- Ole Ivar Løvaas (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- He is considered to be a pioneer within the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) through his development of discrete trial training (DTT), and was the first to provide evidence that the behavior of autistic children could be modified through teaching.
- In 1999, the U.S.
- Office of the Surgeon General described Lovaas's techniques as having been shown to be efficacious at "reducing inappropriate behavior and in increasing communication, learning, and appropriate social behavior" which is based on "thirty years of research." Subsequent research has found mixed evidence of the therapy's effectiveness in developing communication skills, but an impact in motor skills and functional skills have been proven, and high-intensity interventions tend to have greater impacts than low-intensity interventions.
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