Behavioral Approaches to Early Intervention with Autism

Behavioral Approaches to Early Intervention with Autism
Presentation by:WAYNE W. FISHER
Munroe-Meyer Institute at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center


Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia
Definition of Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Prevalence of Autism
NIH Research Dollars Devoted to Autism
Autism
Juvenile Diabetes
Muscular Dystrophy
Leukemia
Cystic Fibrosis
Prevalence of Autism and Other Conditions
Demographics of Autism
Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism
Identifying the Genetic Bases of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Early Screening for Autism (NICHD)
Early Screening for Autism (CHAT)
Associated Disorders
Autism ASD
Associated Etiologic Diagnoses
* Fragile-X syndrome
* Tuberous Sclerosis
* Williams syndrome
* Landau-Kleffner syndrome
* Congenital Rubella
* Smith-Magenis syndrome
* Neurofibromatosis

Genetics and Twin Studies
* Autism runs in families
* Heritability for autism is about 90%
* Monozygotic twin concordance, 60%-100%
* Dizygotic twin concordance, 10%
* Associated with abnormalities on chromosomes 7q, 2q, and 15q

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
* What is ABA?
* How is it different from other approaches?
* How is it done?

Historical Roots of Behavior Analysis
How Effective is ABA for Autism?
Outcomes of ABA for Autism
How Effective is ABA for Autism?
Why is ABA Effective?
Why is ABA Effective with Autism?
Example of Individual Goals for Billy
Teaching Imitation Using Discrete Trials
Generalization of Skills
Differential Reinforcement + Feedback
Billy: Imitating a Model
Early Behavioral Intervention for Autism
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early, Intensive ABA for Autism
Assessing Children with Autism
Periodic Assessment for Diagnosis and Management
Components of a Diagnostic Assessment
Ongoing Assessment for Intervention
Assessment of Skills to Increase
Skill Assessment Areas
Matching Skills Progression
Social Skills Progression
Preference Assessments
Steps of Preference Assessments
Single-item Preference Assessments
Paired-Choice Preference Assessment
Group Preference Assessment- MSWO
Preference Assessment Outcome
Compliance and Cooperation Training
Teaching Tolerance for Instructional Task
Percentage of Intervals of Aggression and Disruption
Compliance Training
Improving Vocabulary Skills in Children with Autism
Vocabulary as a Critical Skill
Vocabulary Size
Advantaged Children
Disadvantaged Children
Vocabulary as a Critical Skill
Vocabulary and Reading
Individualized Vocabulary Lists with Normative Relevance
Developing an Individualized Vocabulary List
Behavior Analytic Approaches to Vocabulary Development
Conditional Discriminations Involving Deictic Words
Three- and Four-Term Contingencies
Stimulus – Response – Reinforcer
Conditional Stimulus – Stimulus – Response – Reinforcer
Spoken-Word-to-Picture Discriminations
“Point to Dog”
Building Working Vocabularies
Functional Approaches to Teaching Conditional Discriminations in Autism
Teaching Conditional Discriminations to Inattentive Learners
Treatment and Control Conditions
Vocal Mand Assessment
Social Skills Training
Initial Toilet Training

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