“Findings – Nearlyhalf(46percent)oftheABA-exposedrespondentsmetthediagnosticthresholdforPTSD, andextremelevelsofseveritywererecordedin47percentoftheaffectedsubgroup.Respondentsofallages whowereexposedtoABAwere86percentmorelikelytomeetthePTSDcriteriathanrespondentswhowere not exposed to ABA. Adults and children both had increased chances (41 and 130 percent, respectively) of meeting the PTSD criteria if they were exposed to ABA. Both adults and children without ABA exposure had a 72 percent chance of reporting no PTSS (see Figure 1). At the time of the study, 41 percent of the caregivers reported using ABA-based interventions. “
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