navigation search center for autism and related disorders type corporation founder doreen granpeesheh ph.d. bcba d area served worldwide services aba based therapies including early intensive behavioral intervention eibi and social skills training owner doreen granpeesheh website centerforautism.com the center for autism and related disorders inc. card founded in 1990 by doreen granpeesheh is among the largest autism treatment organizations in the world . card s stated mission is to provide the highest quality aba therapies to children with autism around the world . card provides a range of services for children and adults with autism pervasive developmental disorder asperger s disorder and other disabilities within the autism spectrum . these services include home based intensive behavioral interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis aba as well as diagnostic and psychological assessments . 1 contents 1 theoretical assumptions 2 behavioral treatment 3 clinical outcomes 4 documentary 5 references 6 external links theoretical assumptions edit card researchers have published over fifty research articles in peer reviewed scientific journals and have contributed over twenty chapters to edited scientific texts . 1 cards philosophy and behavioral approach assumes the following to be true recovery from autism exists . all people within the autism spectrum are capable of learning . everything a person says or does is considered behavior . behavior can be improved and enhanced via learning opportunities . while dr. granpeesheh believes that all people with asds are capable of learning and recovery she states there is currently no way to predict the outcome of treatment for any individual . 1 behavioral treatment edit card uses early intensive behavioral intervention eibi a form of applied behavior analysis aba that focuses on encouraging appropriate behaviors and replacing destructive behaviors while also teaching the child all the skills they are lacking for as long as 20 40 hours per week . 2 3 subsequent studies replicated the general findings of lovaas and indicate that treatment should begin as early as possible . also children that receive more treatment hours per week have better outcomes than those who receive fewer . most of the clients treated at card enter the program at the age of two and receive intensive services over the course of four years with the ultimate goal of recovery at age six . for these children the first year of treatment consists of intensive work on language and behavior with progression into social skills in the second year more abstract cognitive and executive functioning skills in the third and a gradual fade out of services in the final year . the intensive services are usually provided initially in the child s home with a transition to the child s school and community as the child s age allows . for older clients aged ten to twenty one card focuses on independent living skills successful employment development of leisure activities friendships and attending school . the content of cards curriculum addresses all areas of human functioning across the following eight domains language play social skills motor academic adaptive skills cognition and executive functioning . 1 clinical outcomes edit a study conducted by dr. granpeesheh the founder of card and her colleagues on the effects of card treatment found that greater intensity of treatment and beginning treatment at a younger age both contribute to faster learning rates during card therapy . of note is a finding that 96 percent of the group studied met criteria for asd according to the autism diagnostic observation schedule at intake while only 64 percent still met the asd criteria after two years of card treatment . 4 studies on the outcome of card treatment have replicated the general findings in the published literature which is that intensive twenty five or more hours per week of treatment beginning at a young age optimizes positive outcomes even resulting in recovery for some children . 5 documentary edit staff members at card as well as four families whose children received treatment from them were featured in the documentary recovered journeys through the autism spectrum and back . it was directed and edited by michele jaquis in collaboration with granpeesheh . the film had earned the best documentary award at the 2008 director s chair film festival 6 and was an official selection at the 2008 victoria independent film festival . 7 moreover it received an award at the 2009 reelheart international film festival . 8 references edit a b c d siri ken ; lyons tony ; arranga teri 2010 . cutting edge therapies for autism . skyhorse publishing . isbn 978 1 61608 025 9 . autism law make insurers cover therapy for now . san francisco chronicle . oct 12 2011 . ole ivar lovaas dies at 83 ; ucla psychology professor pioneered autism treatment . los angeles times . aug 6 2010 . granpeesheh d ; tarbox j ; dixon d. r. 2009 . applied behavior analytic interventions for children with autism a description and review of treatment research . annals of clinical psychiatry 21 162 173 . pmid 19917210 . granpeesheh d. ; tarbox j. ; dixon d. r. ; carr e. ; herbert m. 2009 . retrospective analysis of clinical records in 38 cases of recovery from autism . annals of clinical psychiatry 21 195 204 . pmid 19917210 . the director s chair film festival 2008 victoria independent film festival 2008 reelheart international film festival 2009 external links edit center for autism and related disorders parents helping parents association for behavior analysis newsletter volume 28 2005 number 1 learning to learn sydney recovered journeys through the autism spectrum and back imdb page for recovered journeys through the autism spectrum and back v t e pervasive developmental disorders and autism spectrum f84 299 main causes comorbid conditions epidemiology heritability sociological and cultural aspects medical model therapies diagnoses autism spectrum high functioning autism classic autism asperger syndrome pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified childhood disintegrative disorder rett syndrome related conditions attention deficit hyperactivity disorder anxiety disorder obsessive compulsive disorder einstein syndrome epilepsy fragile x syndrome hyperlexia savant syndrome schizotypal autism sensory processing disorder intellectual disability developmental coordination disorder multiple complex developmental disorder controversies autism rights movement autistic enterocolitis facilitated communication mmr vaccine thiomersal chelation diagnostic scales gilliam asperger s disorder scale autism diagnostic observation schedule revised autism diagnostic interview autism spectrum quotient childhood autism rating scale lists autism related topics fictional characters schools v t e autism resources autism outline spectrum awareness autism friendly autism sunday communication shutdown 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