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applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders
p autism was once thought of as a rare condition until the centers for disease control and prevention s autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network released the statistic that about 1 in every 150 eight year old children in various areas across the united states is afflicted by an autism spectrum disorder or asd . this news led to a dramatic expansion of research into autism spectrum disorders and to the emergence of applied behavior analysis aba as the preferred method of treatment even among prescribing practitioners . p applied behavioral analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders ably synthesizes research data and trends with best practice interventions into a comprehensive state of the art resource . within its chapters leading experts review current aba literature in depth ; identify interventions most relevant to children across the autism spectrum ; and discuss potential developments in these core areas p ul p li assessment methods from functional assessment to single case research designs . li p li treatment methods including reinforcement replacement behaviors and other effective strategies . li p li the role of the differential diagnosis in aba treatment planning . li p li specific deficit areas communication social skills stereotypies rituals . li p li target behaviors such as self injury aggression adaptive and self help problems . li p li asd related training concerns including maintenance and transition issues and parent training programs . li p ul p this volume is a vital resource for researchers graduate students and professionals in clinical child and school psychology as well as the related fields of education and mental health .
hardcover springer 2009 isbn13 9781441900876 isbn10 144190087x
abridged n isbn 13 9781441900876 number in series 1 number of pages 270 publisher springer verlag release date 62135769600000