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WEAP's research shows that Wisconsin
children increased an average of 25 IQ points and that over 70%
learned to speak in phrases within one year. Once a child has learned
to process and use language, our treatment program addresses social
skills. Results show that almost 50% of the children move into
the average range on measures of adaptive skills and teachers'
ratings of social skills. These same children show increases in
IQ from an average of 55 at the beginning of treatment to 104 after
three to four years of treatment. Their academic skills increase
to the average range and they are able to succeed in regular classes
without support.
Most importantly, they have friends.
Replicating Lovaas' Treatment and Findings: Preliminary Results,
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