Fig. 11.1 Hypothetical data from single-operant (top panel) and concurrent-operant (bottom panel) reinforcer assessments Concurrent-schedule arrangements offer a more sensitive test of relative reinforcer effectiveness. In a concurrent-schedule, the participant…
1. Organize the teaching room so there are no unnecessary distractions for the child 2. Organize the teaching room so it is comfortable for the child and for the teacher…
A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history 1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from…
Fig 7.1 The Double ABCX Model (Adapted from Weber, 2011). The Double ABCX Model’s major contributions to stress theory are the labelling of the interaction of factors A, B, and…
Gadow et al. 2004 a Gadow et al. 2005 a Leyfer et al. 2006 b de Bruin et al. 2007 Simonoff et al. 2008 b Mattila et al. 2010…
Fig. 26.1 Competing Behavior Model and example. (Adapted from O’Neill et al. 1997) It should also be noted that most children diagnosed with ASDs who exhibit challenging behaviors receive both…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Jonathan Tarbox, Dennis R. Dixon, Peter Sturmey and Johnny L. Matson (eds.)Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism and Child Psychopathology Series10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_24 24. Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders:…
, Jill C. Fodstad1 and Daniene Neal1 (1) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA Daniene Neal Email: neal@lsu.edu KeywordsEvidence-based practiceEmpirically validated treatmentAlternative medicine Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group…
Fig. 21.1 Hypothetical data describing the course of child development in typical children and in children with non-regressive autism. The lower rate of development in autism produces a gradually increasing…
Developmental approach 1. Sequence of typical development? 2. Principles of developmental science? 3. Relationship based? 4. Child-centered? 5. Play ased? A. Comprehensive or targeted? B. Delivered by therapists, parents, or…
