Effective practices for children with autism : educational and behavioral support interventions that work / edited by James K. Luiselli ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luiselli, James K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic children--Rehabilitation--Standards.

Autistic children.

Autistic children--Education--Standards.

Evidence-based psychiatry.

Evidence-based pediatrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (519 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Children who have autism require comprehensive educational and treatment services. There are a myriad of approaches currently recommended to practitioners and parents, but little is known about their efficacy. Which are the most effective in teaching skills, overcoming behavior challenges, and improving quality of life? Methods must be based in research settings, but be easily extended to real world settings where children with autism live, go to school, socialize, and recreate. Identifying and validating effective practices is a complex and multi-faceted process, but an essential one for resp

Contents:

Evidence-based, empirically supported, or best practice? : a guide for the scientist-practitioner / Ronnie Detrich

Practice guidelines for autism education and intervention : historial perspective and recent developments / Raymond G. Romanczyk and Jennifer M. Gillis

The National Standards Project : promoting evidence-based practice in autism spectrum disorders / Susan M. Wilczynski and Lauren Christian

Single-case research methodology to inform evidence-based practice / David P. Wacker, Wendy K. Berg, and Jay W. Harding

Early intensive applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention for autism / William D. Frea and Erin K. McNerney

Essential components for effective autism educational programs / Glen Dunlap, Rose Iovannone, and Donald Kincaid

Generalized behavior change in young children with autism / Patrick M. Ghezzi

Best practice methods in staff training / Peter Sturmey

Discrete trial training as a teaching paradigm / Rachael S. Tarbox and Adel C. Najdowski

Skill acquisition, direct instruction, and educational curricula / Mary Jane Weiss

Naturalistic teaching procedures / Keith D. Allen and Richard J. Cowan

Video-based instruction / Felicia Darden-Brunson, Anna Green, and Howard Goldstein

Teaching social skills in school settings / Wendy Machalicek ... [et al.]

Developmental play assessment and teaching / Karin Lifter

Augmentative and alternative communication intervention / Ralf W. Schlosser and Oliver Wendt

Antecedent (preventive) intervention / James K. Luiselli

Positive reinforcement intervention / Lee Kern and Anastasia Kokina

Behavior-contingent (restrictive) intervention : a function-based approach / Dorothea C. Lerman

Family support and participation / Jennifer B. G. Symon and Mendy A. Boettcher.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-988636-9

0-19-026156-0

1-281-34209-2

9786611342098

0-19-804314-7

1-4356-3336-9

OCLC:

476241316