School placement Mainstream Special Unit Diagnosis Autism 59 % (46) 35 % (27) 6 % (5) Asperger’s 61 % (11) 28 % (5) 11 % (2) Mean autism severity (standard deviations) Total ABC (31–155) 50.9…
, Daniel Campbell1 and Fred R. Volkmar1 (1) Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, USA Daniel Campbell Email: daniel.campbell@yale.edu KeywordsDiagnosisSpectrumContinuum In 1943, Leo Kanner described 11 children as having come into…
Fig. 19.1 Sample task analysis and data sheet for a toothbrushing program After the task analysis has been developed for the specific skill and learner, the task can be taught…
Vocal behaviors Motor behaviorsa Changes in overall state Frequent clearing of throat, swallowing, tics, etc Facial grimacing Sleep disturbances: difficulty getting to sleep, difficulty staying asleep Screaming Gritting teeth Increased…
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…
