Workshops
After the Diagnosis: Language-based, Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism
Children who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder have been shown to benefit from intensive early intervention services to help them develop language, social interaction, and other basic learner skills. Professionals who work with children and families are often faced with having to provide guidance to parents of these young children regarding services for the child and regarding family support options. Parents of such children often seek advice from professionals to help them evaluate the treatment options for their child, as well as how to develop the child’s cooperation, and how to respond to disruptive behavior.
This seminar is designed for professionals who wish to learn about intensive, language-based behavioral treatment interventions for children with autism. The seminar provides a review of the behaviorally-based interventions, a method for reviewing a child’s language and social deficits, a review of intervention plan development, and videotape demonstrations of the implementation of treatment for several young children at a variety of developmental levels. Information regarding the analysis of skill acquisition problems, evaluation of educational priorities and educational placement considerations will be provided.
At the conclusion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- Identify research that is often cited to substantiate the need for intensive behavioral intervention for young children with autism
- Describe the critical components of discrete trial instructional methodology
- Identify at least two common problems that are related to the failure of students to make adequate progress in the development of critical learner skills
- Identify how motivational issues are related to the acquisition of language skills
- Describe how social reinforcement variables are related to the development of spontaneous language
- Describe how to directly shape critical social interaction skills
- Identify critical skills that are required by parents to be able to effectively teach new skills to their child during daily activities
- Describe critical factors in the determination of an effective educational environment for young children with an autism spectrum disorder
| Workshop Schedule | |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 – 10:30 am | Language-based behavioral interventions and evaluation of client skills |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 noon | Establishing treatment goals |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch break |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Case reviews of treatment plans |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 – 4:30 pm | Case reviews of treatment plans (continued) |
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