Every single day is a struggle for an autistic child and his family. Autism affects all aspects of a child's life, from the ability to show affection to their family to the ability to perform simple tasks such as communicating and thinking in ways we take for granted. Autism is defined as a developmental disability in which children experience abnormalities in social functioning and language, often act in puzzling ways, and usually appear before the age of three (Mash & Wolfe, 2010). Although the exact causes of autism are unknown, there appears to be a strong genetic component. Having a child or family member with autism is a constant battle of emotions and frustration. Everyone wants to help the people they love when they have trouble adjusting, but the difficulty in helping a child with autism arises from the fact that these children do not think or process information like everyone else does, making it very difficult to reach them and help them function. in a society they don't understand. Skinner (1963) and his early work led the way in finding a method to assist people with autism and help them achieve wider ranges of functioning and a better quality of life. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) originated with Skinner and his studies of operant conditioning. The method used to apply operant conditioning has since been applied to help expand the life skills needed in children with autism. ABA uses a scientific approach to understand all types of actions and skills in both physical and social events that could influence a person's behavior (Barnhill, 2008). The main goal of ABA is to understand behavior and how and why learning will occur. According to Skinner's work, ABA examines the functional approach to behavior....... half of the article ...... and other developmental disabilities,23(3), 186-188.Kuhn, L. (2009) . Evaluation of a public school cohort-based applied behavior analysis program for elementary students with autism. Humanities and Social Sciences, 71(1), 84-92.Mash, E. J., & Wolfe, D. A. (2010). Abnormal child psychology (4th ed., pp. 299-333). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning. Skinner, B. F. (1963). The experimental analysis of behavior: a history. American Psychologist, 18(8), 503-515.Renna, R. (2004). Autism spectrum disorders: Learning to listen as we model behavior by fusing choice theory with applied behavior analysis. International Journal of Reality Therapy, 23(2), 17-22. Ringdahl, J., Kopelman, T., & Falcomata, T. (2009). Applied behavioral analysis and its application to autism and autism-related disorders. (pages 15-32). Iowa City, IA: Springer Science and Business Media