| Description |
xxv, 429 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-418) and index. |
| Contents |
Basic Concepts -- Diagnoses, Behavioral Delays, Behavioral Excesses, and Typical Behaviors -- The Continuity Model: Alternatives to the Diagnoses -- Evaluation of Behavioral Treatment -- Prepatory Steps -- Excessive Tantrums and Self-Injurious Behavior -- Self-Stimulatory Behavior -- Motivational Problems -- Attentional Problems -- Transition into Treatment -- Establishing Cooperation and Tantrum Reduction -- Summary of Basic Treatment Steps -- Introduction to Matching and Imitation -- Matching and Sorting -- Nonverbal Imitation -- Introduction to Language Programs -- Early Receptive Language -- Early Learning Concepts -- Discrimination Learning -- Receptive Identification of Objects -- Receptive Identification of Behaviors -- Early Play Skills -- Arts and Crafts -- Self-Help Skills -- Expressive Language -- Verbal Imitation -- Expressive Labeling of Objects -- Expressive Labeling of Behaviors -- Early Abstract Language: Teaching Color, Shape and Size -- Early Grammar: I Want, I See, I Have -- Prepositions -- Emotions -- Strategies for Visual Learners -- Reading and Writing: A Brief Introduction / Nina W. Lovaas and Steven Eikeseth -- Communication Strategies for Visual Learners / Andy Bondy and Lori Frost -- Programmatic Considerations -- Maintaining Treatment Gains / Tristram Smith -- Involving Parents in Treatment / Eric V. Larsson -- Data Collection / Greg Buch -- Considerations in Selecting Consultants for Home-Based Programs / Tritsram Smith and Jaqueline Wynn -- Common Problems in Teaching -- Organizational and Legal Issues -- Strategies for Creating an Early Intervention, Parent Support Organization / Ronald Huff -- Obtaining a Free and Appropriate Public Educaiton for Preschool-Age Children with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Kathryn Dobel and Valerie Vanaman -- Notes from the Front: The Current Wave in ABA Litigation / Gary S. Mayerson -- Pyramid Building: Partnership as an Alternative to Litigation / Howard G. Cohen -- Clarifying Comments on the UCLA Young Autism Project. |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Education.
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Developmentally disabled children -- Education.
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| ISBN |
0890798893 |
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9780890798898 |
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