Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment : Points of Divergence and Convergence

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Prologue and Introduction....Pages 1-6 “The Lovaas Model: Love It or Hate It, But First Understand It”....Pages 7-43 Early Start Denver Model....Pages 45-62 The New England Center for Children: Applied Behavior Analysis for Treating All Levels of ASD Severity....Pages 63-79 The Value of a Behavioral Analysis of Language for Autism Treatment....Pages 81-116 Panel Discussion....Pages 117-126 Commentary on Commonalities and Divergence....Pages 127-133 Audience Questions and Closing Comments....Pages 135-138 Epilogue: ASD Treatment Implementation—Parameters and Considerations....Pages 139-145 Back Matter....Pages 147-149 This book presents proceedings from the joint conference, Evidence and Rationales for Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment: Divergence and Convergence, sponsored by the Council on Autism Services and the Autism Partnership. It addresses the growing need for, and current lack of, effective services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and compares several key evidence-based interventions. Chapters examine various approaches to ASD treatment, including key concepts, goal development, procedures, and staffing.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. This book presents proceedings from the joint conference, Evidence and Rationales for Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment: Divergence and Convergence, sponsored by the Council on Autism Services and the Autism Partnership. It addresses the growing need for, and current lack of, effective services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and compares several key evidence-based interventions. Chapters examine various approaches to ASD treatment, including key concepts, goal development, procedures, and staffing. 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(r)). 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."