A Work in Progress

by Leaf, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780966526608
• ISBN10: 0966526600
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Ingram Book Co

Summary

Guide to Educate Children Diagnosed with Autism Through Applied Behavior Analysis

Table of Contents

Behavioral Strategies For Teaching And Improving Behavior Of Autistic children
Preface	ix
Introduction Partnership	1	(1)
One Parent's Story	2	(5)
Intensive Behavioral Intervention	7	(10)
Historical Foundations	8	(1)
Curriculum	9	(1)
How Many Hours Of Intervention Should My Child Receive?	10	(1)
What Is The Family's Role?	10	(1)
Therapy Format	11	(1)
Teaching Format	12	(1)
Teaching Settings	13	(1)
Stages Of Therapy	13	(1)
Evaluation	14	(1)
Program Effectiveness	15	(1)
Factors That Good Programs Have In Common	16	(1)
A Method That Works For Older Children And Adolescents Too	17	(6)
Working With Older Children	20	(1)
Educational Placement	21	(2)
Reinforcement	23	(14)
Objections To Reinforcement	23	(2)
Identifying And Developing Reinforcers	25	(2)
Categorizing Reinforcers	27	(1)
Selecting Reinforcement Schedules	27	(1)
Rules Of Reinforcement	28	(7)
Differential And Informational Feedback	35	(2)
Disruptive Behaviors	37	(8)
When Are Behaviors Considered Detrimental?	39	(1)
Creating The Optimal Environment	40	(1)
Environment And Stress	41	(1)
Making Therapy Natural, Fun And Generalizable	42	(3)
Understanding Disruptive Behaviors	45	(14)
Guidelines For Dealing With Disruptive Behaviors	48	(1)
Escalation Cycle	49	(2)
Beginning Stage	51	(1)
Second Stage	52	(1)
Third Stage	53	(2)
Final Stage	55	(1)
All Stages	55	(1)
Specific Behavior Management Techniques	56	(3)
Behavior Programs	59	(10)
Disruptive Behaviors	59	(2)
Frustration Tolerance Program	61	(1)
Stress Hierarchy	62	(1)
Non-Compliance	63	(1)
Pointers To Facilitate Compliance	64	(1)
Compliance Program	65	(1)
Compliance Hierarchy	66	(1)
Reactive Program - Positive	67	(1)
Reactive Program - Reductive	68	(1)
Self-Stimulatory Behaviors	69	(10)
Functions Of Self-Stimulation	71	(2)
Reactive Procedures	73	(4)
Systematic Ignoring	73	(1)
Reinforcement	73	(1)
Response Prevention	74	(1)
Reducing The Reinforcing Value Of Self-Stimulation	75	(1)
Stimulus Control	76	(1)
Proactive Procedures	77	(2)
Practicality	78	(1)
Sleep Problems	79	(8)
Establishing A Nighttime Routine	80	(1)
Selecting The Proper Bedtime	81	(1)
Developing A ``Sleep'' Object	82	(1)
Staying In Bed	83	(1)
Keeping Children Out Of Their Parents' Bed	84	(1)
Nap Times	85	(2)
Toilet Training	87	(12)
Readiness	87	(1)
The Equipment!!!	88	(1)
Schedule Training	89	(2)
Lengthening The Schedule	91	(1)
Shaping Independent Toileting	91	(1)
Dry Pants Checks	92	(1)
Intensive Independent Toilet Training	93	(1)
To Prompt Or Not To Prompt	94	(1)
Bowel Movement Difficulties	94	(1)
Diaper Rituals	95	(1)
Nighttime Toileting	96	(1)
Nap Time	97	(2)
Eating Problems	99	(6)
Food Selection	100	(1)
Selecting The Teaching Time	101	(1)
Introducing The New Food	101	(1)
Other Eating Problems	102	(3)
Play And Social Skills	105	(14)
Facilitation Of Language	105	(1)
Incidental Learning	106	(1)
Social Reinforcement	107	(1)
Resistance To Teaching Social And Play Skills	108	(3)
Selecting Play Skills To Be Taught	111	(2)
Solitary Play	113	(1)
Teaching Play	113	(1)
Components Of Effective Teaching	114	(1)
Task Analysis	114	(1)
Teaching One Step At A Time Until Mastery	115	(1)
Concentrated Teaching	116	(1)
Prompting And Prompt Fading	116	(1)
Reinforcement	116	(1)
Developing Independence	117	(2)
Social Play	119	(226)
Examples Of Social/Play Activities	121	(1)
Setting Up Play Dates	122	(2)
Peer Selection	124	(1)
Stages Of Social Development	124	(3)
The Autism Partnership Curriculum for Discrete Trial Teaching with Autistic Children
Session Guidelines	127	(4)
Discrete Trial Teaching	131	(18)
Introduction	131	(2)
Components of a Discrete Trial	133	(9)
Establishing Attention	142	(1)
Guidelines for Maximizing Progress	143	(6)
Generalization Checklist	149	(2)
Compliance	151	(2)
Nonverbal Imitation	153	(6)
Block and Construction Material Imitation	159	(4)
Motor Skills	163	(2)
Matching	165	(6)
Drawing	171	(4)
Play	175	(4)
Songs	179	(2)
Independent Work And Play	181	(4)
Play Scripts	185	(4)
Receptive Instructions	189	(4)
Receptive Labels	193	(4)
Functional Communication	197	(2)
Communication Temptations	199	(4)
Verbal Imitation	203	(6)
Expressive Labeling	209	(4)
Conversation --- Basic	213	(2)
Assertiveness	215	(2)
Yes/No	217	(2)
Negation	219	(2)
Joint Attention	221	(4)
Emotions	225	(4)
Gestures (Pragmatics)	229	(4)
Attributes	233	(4)
Functions	237	(4)
Categories	241	(2)
General Knowledge And Reasoning I	243	(4)
General Knowledge And Reasoning II	247	(4)
Same vs. Different	251	(2)
Prepositions	253	(4)
Pronouns	257	(4)
Expanding Language	261	(4)
Verb Tenses	265	(4)
Plurals	269	(2)
``I Don't Know''	271	(2)
Conversation--Intermediate	273	(4)
Asking Questions	277	(4)
Sequencing	281	(2)
First/Last	283	(4)
Before/After	287	(2)
Stories	289	(2)
Cause And Effect	291	(4)
Comprehension I	295	(2)
Comprehension II	297	(2)
Peer Interaction	299	(4)
Conversation--Advanced	303	(4)
Conversation Checklist	307	(2)
Social Awareness	309	(2)
Observational Learning	311	(6)
Socialization Skills	317	(4)
What's Missing?	321	(2)
Recall	323	(2)
Quantitative Concepts	325	(4)
Reading	329	(2)
Writing	331	(2)
Self-Help Skills	333	(4)
Toilet Training	337	(6)
School Checklist	343	(2)
References	345
Appendices
Appendix A Curriculum Assessment
Appendix B Daily Data Summary
Appendix C Discrete Trial Data
Appendix D Overview of Programs
Appendix E Performance Evaluation
Appendix F Program Description
Appendix G Tracking Form
Index