Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism, second edition (Topics in Autism) - Softcover

Sandra L. Harris (Ph.D.); Mary Jane Weiss (Ph.D. BCBA)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890627801 ISBN 13: 9781890627805

Publisher: Woodbine House, 2007

Synopsis

Parents of young children (ages 18 months to 5 years) with a diagnosis of autism, face the critical decision of which educational treatment program to choose for their child. To help guide them through this complex decision-making process, parents can turn to the revised and updated edition of RIGHT FROM THE START, which covers programs that use Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, a highly effective treatment based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). New information includes the latest research on the benefits of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, the types of instruction used (naturalistic instruction and other teaching methods that complement ABA), home-based professionals and their credentials, school-based programs, and more. An Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention program consists of concentrated instruction (at least 40 hours a week) and can be based in the child's home, at a center (private or university), or more recently, in public schools. Besides the setting, there are many other variables to consider when evaluating a program, and RIGHT FROM THE START thoroughly explores those, including: age of the child; access to typically developing peers; curriculum; teaching strategies; team member credentials; time demands; family finances; home support services; supervision and accountability; behavior management; control over the child's education; visual and auditory distractions; availability of multidisciplinary team. Many preschoolers who receive Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention make good progress and may go on to be included with their typically developing peers in elementary school. Comprehensive in its coverage and full of personal insight, RIGHT FROM THE START is an essential primer to help families explore the options and select the educational treatment program that best suits them and their child's needs.

Also by Sandra Harris:
Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families
Reaching Out, Joining In: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children with Autism
Incentives for Change: Motivating People with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Learn and Gain Independence
Essential First Steps for Parents of Children with Autism: Helping the Littlest Learners

Also by Mary Jane Weiss:
Reaching Out, Joining In: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children with Autism
Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism: Best Practices in Individualizing Interventions
Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism

About this title

From the Publisher

A Review...

"This 'Guide for Parents and Professionals' constitutes an excellent overview of and introduction to early behavioral intervention. Well-written in a friendly style, this book avoids the harsh rhetoric often accompanying discussions of behavioral intervention for children with autism. The authors are strong advocates for their approach, but they also admit that this method does not work well for all children with autism. Unlike many other writers on this subject, they accept flexibility and individualized planning and programming, and they advocate inclusion with nondisabled peers as early as possible. Not all educators would accept the assumption that intervention methods must be supported by rigorous research, but most would agree that there must be some demonstrated efficacy. All in all, this book is a very useful, humane beginning for parents and early childhood teachers." --Newsline (The Federation for Children with Special Needs), Fall 1998

About the Author

Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D. is a Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology and the Department of Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers, which serves people with autism from toddlers through adults. Dr. Harris is the series editor of Woodbine House's Topics in Autism books. Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA, is Research Associate Professor at Rutgers. She is the Director of the Division of Research and Training at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Woodbine House
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1890627801
• ISBN 13: 9781890627805
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 175