Overview
Explores the pressing demand for effective autism interventions
Describes conceptual and stylistic differences in implementation across various models and the need for replication studies
Compares approaches to theory, evidence, implementation resources, and strengths and limitations
Addresses the role of parents and caregivers in interventions
Discusses levels of staffing expertise, certification, and licensing required
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Keywords
- Applied Behavioral Analysis and autism
- ASD and interventions
- Autism and interventions
- Behavioral analysis for language and autism treatment
- Caregivers’ role in ASD service delivery
- Comprehensive treatment for ASD
- Early Start Denver Model and autism
- Evidence-based autism service delivery
- Evidence-based interventions for ASD
- Funding sources for autism service delivery
- Lovaas Model and autism
- New England Center for Children’s Model of Service Delivery
- Parents’ role in autism service delivery
- Procedural components of autism service delivery
- Replication studies and autism intervention models
- Skill levels and autism service delivery
- Staff skills and training for ASD service delivery
- Support services for individuals with autism
- Treatment fidelity and ASD
- Treatment models for autism
About this book
This unique volume explores fundamental similarities and differences among leading treatment models; discusses the challenges of implementing programs, educating parents, training staff, and funding issues; and speaks to the need for more meaningful collaboration in this multidisciplinary field. Using an integrative perspective, new tools are presented to help readers make informed choices about how to select and advocate for specific treatments and develop individualized interventions for improved outcomes for children with ASD.
Featured topics include:
- The Lovaas Model.
- The Early Start Denver Model.
- The New England Center for Children’s Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia (ACE®).
- The value of applied behavior analysis (ABA) as a treatment for autism.
- Implementation parameters for ASD treatments.
Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment is an essential resource for clinicians, practitioners, applied behavior analysts, therapists, educators, and administrators as well as researchers and graduate students in school, clinical child, and developmental psychology, behavior therapy, special education, social work, child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, and pediatrics.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and he is a founding board member of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, was a member of the scientific advisory board of the National Autism Center, and a founding board member of the Council on Autism Services, a national organization of directors of autism service agencies. He is a consultant to the NYS Department of Health Early Intervention Program and was a panel member on the NYSDOH clinical guidelines for autism, one of the first empirically based reviews of autism assessment and treatment practices. He also serves as an associate editor and member of the editorial board and reviewer for numerous professional journals. Recent published works include “Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Public Policy, the Evidence Base, and Implementation Parameters” and “The Status of Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Weak Relationship of Science to Interventions”. Dr. Romanczyk has presented several hundred addresses at regional, national, and international professional conferences regarding his applied and research work at the Institute, and has received numerous awards for his clinical and research accomplishments.
John McEachin is a behavior analyst and licensed psychologist who has been providing intervention to children with autism as well as adolescents and adults with a wide range of developmental disabilities since 1977. He received his graduate training under Professor Ivar Lovaas at UCLA on the Young Autism Project. During his 11 years at UCLA, Dr. McEachin served in various roles including Clinic Supervisor, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant. His research has included the long-term follow-up study of the participants in the Young Autism Project, which was published in 1993. In 1994 he joined with Ron Leaf in forming Autism Partnership, which they co-direct. In 1999 they published A Work in Progress, a widely used behavioral treatment manual and curriculum for children with autism. Dr. McEachin has lectured throughout the world and co-authored numerous books and research articles. He consults regularly to families, agencies, and school districts, assisting in the development of treatment programs and providing training to parents, group home staff, and classroom personnel.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment
Book Subtitle: Points of Divergence and Convergence
Editors: Raymond G. Romanczyk, John McEachin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40904-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40903-0Published: 26 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68147-4Published: 08 September 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40904-7Published: 25 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 149
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Behavioral Therapy, Social Work