An Early Start for Your Child with Autism

An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Author: Sally J. Rogers
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-05-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 160918470X

Presents strategies for helping children with autism interact with others and achieve their potential, covering such areas as back-and-forth interactions, nonverbal communication, and imitation.

Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism

Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism
Author: Sally J. Rogers
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606236326

Supported by the principles of developmental psychology and applied behavior analysis, ESDM's intensive teaching interventions are delivered within play-based, relationship-focused routines. The manual provides structured, hands-on strategies for working with very young children in individual and group settings to promote development in such key domains as imitation; communication; social, cognitive, and motor skills; adaptive behavior; and play. --from publisher description

Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism

Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism
Author: Sally J. Rogers
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2009-12-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606236334

The Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism is used to comprehensively assess the skills of toddlers and preschoolers with autism across multiple developmental domains and to establish individualized teaching objectives. Administered every 12 weeks, it is an essential component of the intervention program described in the authoritative manual, Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism. Sold in sets of 15 two-color booklets.

Initiations and Interactions

Initiations and Interactions
Author: Teresa A. Cardon
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781931282321

Research suggests an early start is the key to a successful intervention for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. What many don't know is that research also shows that for most early intervention programs to be effective, they must involve a child's primary caregivers, especially when it comes to such an all-pervasive area as communication. This book does not advocate that parents steer clear of therapists and specialists. Instead, it attempts to put more control in the parents' hands.Without adding to parents' already busy schedules, Teresa Cardon, a speech language pathologist and author of best-selling Let's Talk Emotions (see page 33), discusses the importance of creating a communication environment in the home. Simple everyday tools include deliberate use of books, toys, visual schedules, and labeling, among others.

What I Wish I'd Known about Raising a Child with Autism

What I Wish I'd Known about Raising a Child with Autism
Author: Bobbi Sheahan
Publisher: Future Horizons
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1935274236

A mother of an autistic child and a psychologist share valuable information about raising a child with autism. Offering parent-to-parent advice as well as professional guidance, this book tackles such issues as picky eating, bedtime battles, and discipline.

Essential First Steps for Parents of Children with Autism

Essential First Steps for Parents of Children with Autism
Author: Lara Delmolino
Publisher: Special Needs Collection
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Autism spectrum disorders
ISBN: 9781606131893

If an autism spectrum disorder is diagnosed or suspected in your child aged 5 or younger, you need immediate information and support to begin helping him. This guide outlines the pivotal steps that parents can take now to optimize learning and functioning in their child, and help them prepare the best foundation on which to build their child's future development.

Implementing the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Preschoolers with Autism

Implementing the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Preschoolers with Autism
Author: Giacomo Vivanti
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2016-12-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3319496913

This book examines a group-based adaptation of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) designed for use with preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It describes the principles and procedures of the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model (G-ESDM) and provides practical and empirical guidelines for implementing effective, affordable programs across public healthcare and educational settings. Chapters offer rationales and strategies for designing and evaluating interventions, building interdisciplinary teams, and organizing learning spaces to engage student interest. Examples discuss the social interactions in groups that provide opportunities for learning, improving interpersonal skills, and reducing problem behaviors. In addition, the book offers ideas for retooling teaching strategies when an individual child lags behind the rest of the group. Featured topics include: Creating treatment objectives in the G-ESDM. Setting up the G-ESDM team and learning environment. Development of the G-ESDM classroom curriculum. Practical tools such as decision-making trees, teaching templates, and fidelity systems. Facilitating learning through peer interactions and social participation. Implementing the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Preschoolers with Autism is a must-have resource for clinicians and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in the fields of child and school psychology, behavioral therapy, and social work along with psychiatry, pediatrics, and educational and healthcare policy.

Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Stephanie B. Lockshin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Autism in children
ISBN: 9781572243842

Offers parents of children with autism spectrum disorder practical advice, strategies, and worksheets to help them manage their child's condition and the impact it has on the family's emotional, financial, and social resources.

The Verbal Behavior Approach

The Verbal Behavior Approach
Author: Mary Lynch Barbera
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2007-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1846426537

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities. In this book Dr. Mary Lynch Barbera draws on her own experiences as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and also as a parent of a child with autism to explain VB and how to use it. This step-by-step guide provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also explains how to teach non-vocal children to use sign language. An entire chapter focuses on ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is also useful information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child. This book will enable parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of ABA and VB to get started immediately using the Verbal Behavior approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.

Start Here

Start Here
Author: Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Publisher: Autistic Press
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2021-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781938800108

When you are starting to learn about autism, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. You might have heard negative things about autism, or feel worried about your child's future. But it is going to be okay. Your kid is still the same kid they were before you knew they were autistic. All the things you love about them haven't changed. Now that you know that they are autistic, you are going to be able to understand them better. That's what this booklet is for. We'll tell you the facts about autism. We'll talk about how to find good services, and about your kid's rights in school. Most importantly, we'll talk about how to support your autistic child as they learn and grow.