Ole Ivar Lovaas
Norwegian-American psychologist (1927–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ole Ivar Løvaas (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010)[1][2] was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is most well known for his research on what is now called applied behavior analysis (ABA) to teach autistic children through prompts, modeling, and positive reinforcement. The therapy is also noted for its use of aversives (punishment) to reduce undesired behavior, however these are now used less commonly than in the past.
O. Ivar Løvaas | |
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Born | Ole Ivar Løvaas 8 May 1927 |
Died | 2 August 2010 (aged 83) |
Nationality | Norwegian American |
Education | University of Washington, PhD |
Occupation(s) | Clinical psychologist, researcher |
Employer(s) | Professor emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles |
Known for | Applied behavior analysis Discrete trial training Autism |
Spouse(s) |
Nina Watthen (m. 1986)Beryl Scoles (m. 1955; divorced) |
Website | http://www.lovaas.com/ |
Løvaas founded the Lovaas Institute and co-founded the Autism Society of America. He is also considered a pioneer of ABA due to his development of discrete trial training and early intensive behavioral intervention for autistic children.
His work influenced how autism is treated, and Løvaas received widespread acclaim and several awards during his lifetime.[3]