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Reported by Kristina CruiseAutism spectrum disorders are difficult to treat. Children often have trouble communicating, socializing and may exhibit unusual behaviors. There are two schools of thought when it comes to treatment those that have been clinically proven and those that are alternative.”We find that there is a huge demand for early intervention services and as the prevalence of autism has grown there just isn the available services to meet the need,” said Michael McKee with the Virginia Institute of Autism.Charlottesville Virginia Institute of Autism serves 25 full time students year round with a one to one student teacher ratio, using the clinically approved applied behavior analysis, or ABA.”We know that everybody responds to positive reinforcement, so we take whatever is reinforcing to them and we break down the skills we want to teach into the smallest compound,” said McKee.ABA has helped 6 year old Camille Battiston transition to Stone Robinson Elementary School part time with a shadow from VIA.”She needed to learn how to learn and once she got that under her belt,bee pollen granules, everything is possible,” said Lee Anne Battiston, Camille mother.But what works for one child may not work for the next child and some parents are willing to try just about anything.