Toward Durability and Generalization in Support of Autistic Individuals / edited by Daniel R. Mitteer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitteer, Daniel R., Editor.

Series:

Autism and Child Psychopathology Series, 2192-9238

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental psychology.

School psychology.

Social psychiatry.

Public health.

Occupational therapy.

Developmental Psychology.

School Psychology.

Developmental Disabilities.

Clinical Social Work.

Public Health.

Occupational Therapy.

Local Subjects:

Developmental Psychology.

School Psychology.

Developmental Disabilities.

Clinical Social Work.

Public Health.

Occupational Therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 369 p. 15 illus., 3 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book describes methods for improving the maintenance and generalization of behavior analytic treatment outcomes for individuals with autism. It introduces the concept of durability—not just treatments that maintain across days or weeks, or that generalize to a few new settings, but those that remain successful under increasingly challenging situations (e.g., over years, during changing reinforcement conditions, across service providers). Chapters address key topics, such as preventive care, early behavioral intervention, treatment of severe destructive behavior, teaching skills across the lifespan, and medication management. In addition, the book addresses ethical and cultural considerations as they relate to treatment maintenance and concludes with perspectives from autistic voices and caregivers. Chapters include case examples highlighting durable outcomes as well as schematics and materials (e.g., data sheets) to assess and maintain treatment gains. Key areas of coverage include: Behavioral persistence, durability of treatment effects, and relapse across the following domains. Early learner and academic skills. Toileting and self-care skills, feeding behavior, and verbal behavior. Social skills and socially reinforced destructive behavior. Automatically reinforced destructive behavior. Medical compliance, implementer behavior, and geriatric behavior. Toward Durability and Generalization in Support of Autistic Individuals is a must-have resource for clinicians, therapists, and professionals as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, developmental psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, pediatrics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, neurology, special education, and all related disciplines.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Defining Durability

Chapter 2 Preventing Challenging Behavior in Autistic Children

Chapter 3 The Profound Impact of Early Intervention on Autistic Outcomes

Chapter 4 Sustaining Toileting and Intimate-Care Skills

Chapter 5 From Purees to Portion-Based Meals: Building Complex Feeding Repertoires for Children with Feeding Difficulties

Chapter 6 Shaping Complex Verbal Behavior Across the Lifespan

Chapter 7 Maintaining and Generalizing Social Skills for Individuals with Autism

Chapter 8 Considerations Toward Increased Treatment Adherence for School-Based Behavior Analysts

Chapter 9 Preparing for Adulthood: Generalization of Functional Living Skills

Chapter 10 Promoting Cooperation with Dental and Medical Procedures

Chapter 11 Durability in the Treatment of Socially Reinforced Destructive Behavior

Chapter 12 Longevity of Treatment Effects for Automatically Maintained Problem Behavior

Chapter 13 Toward Behavioral Stability with Psychotropic Medication

Chapter 14 Skill Maintenance and Special Considerations for Aging Autistic Clients

Chapter 15 The Critical Role of the Implementer

Chapter 16 A Pursuit of the Generalization of DRA Treatment Effects

Chapter 17 Ethical and Cultural Considerations When Supporting Individuals with Autism

Chapter 18 Lifelong Care for Autistic Individuals: A Parent’s Perspective

Chapter 19 Lifelong Care for Autistic Individuals: An Advocate’s Perspective.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-88594-5

OCLC:

1524420112