{"id":4543,"date":"2026-07-27T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csaac.org\/?page_id=4543"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:36:29","slug":"csm-aba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csaac.org\/en\/csm-aba\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n    * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }\n    body { font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; }<\/p>\n<p>    \/* Hero Section *\/\n    .hero { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06505c 0%, #078199 100%); padding: 3rem 2rem 2rem 2rem; text-align: center; color: white; margin-bottom: 0; }\n    .hero h1 { font-size: 2.6rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }\n    .hero p { font-size: 1.15rem; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; opacity: 0.95; }<\/p>\n<p>    \/* Container *\/\n    .container { max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1.5rem 2rem; }\n    .wide-container { max-width: 1200px; 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margin:0 auto; text-align:center;\">\n<p>At the Community School of Maryland, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is used to create proactive, individualized behavioral support programs. 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