Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism helps parents decide which educational treatment program is right for their child (ages 18 months to 15 years).
Covers programs that use Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, a highly-effective treatment based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Help children make substantial improvement in intellectual, social and adaptive functioning. Empower students to move on to general preschools and elementary schools.
Explores many variables when evaluating a program:
- 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
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Early Behavioral Intervention in Autism
Chapter 2 Does Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Work?
Chapter 3 Models for Serving Children and Parents
Chapter 4 Home-Based, Center-Based, and School-Based Programs
Chapter 5 What To Teach amd How to Teach It: Curriculum and Teaching Programs
Chapter 6 Choosing a Program
150 pages.
