Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health)

This book examines early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) programs for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It analyzes current research on early intervention (EI) and explains the importance of accurate, timely detection of ASD in facilitating the use of EI. Chapters address five widely researched EIBI approaches: Discrete Trial Training, Pivotal Response Training, the Early Start Denver Model, Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching, and Enhanced Milieu Teaching. This in-depth study of current EIBI approaches offers a rigorous guide to earlier and more intensive interventions for children with ASD, leading to greater autonomy and improved later life outcomes for individuals.Featured topics include:< * Parent-implemented interventions and related issues. * Evaluations of controversial interventions used with children with ASD. * Factors contributing to rising ASD prevalence. * Obstacles to obtaining accurate ASD diagnosis in young children. __Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder__ is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental, clinical child, and school psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, social work, public health, educational policy and politics, and related psychology and behavioral health fields. Of the DTT Outcome Study Literature -- Summary of Meta-analyses/Systematic Reviews -- Suggestions for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 4: Pivotal Response Treatment -- Introduction -- Theoretical Basis in Learned Helplessness -- Deficits Resulting from Learned Helplessness -- Learned Helplessness and Autism -- Increasing Motivation to Overcome Learned Helplessness -- Instructions for Implementing PRT Procedures -- Child Choice -- Reinforcing Attempts -- Direct and Natural Reinforcers -- Interspersing Maintenance and Acquisition Tasks -- Task Variation -- The Motivational Package of PRT -- Pivotal Areas -- Initiations -- Self-Management -- Response to Multiple Cues -- Empathy -- Review of Research on PRT Procedures -- Suggestions for Future Research -- Implications for Families and Practitioners -- References -- Chapter 5: Early Start Denver Model -- Introduction -- The Early Start Denver Model: Origins and Implementation -- Background and Theory -- Practice and Implementation -- Child Initial Skill Evaluation -- Development of Children's Individualized Learning Objectives -- Antecedents -- Specifying the Target Behavior -- Specifying the Mastery Criterion -- Specifying the Generalization Criterion -- Taking Data and Monitoring Children's Progress -- Altering Teaching Strategies: Addressing Individual Children's Response to Intervention -- Training and Certification Procedures -- Fidelity of Direct Implementation -- Delivering ESDM in a Group Format -- Parent Coaching and Procedures for Involving Parents -- Review of Existing Literature -- Evidence for ESDM Efficacy in Promoting Child Change -- Child Characteristics Associated with Positive Outcomes -- ESDM for High Risk Infants -- ESDM Dissemination Science -- Therapist Training -- Parent Coaching -- Recommendations for Future Research This book examines early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) programs for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It analyzes current research on early intervention (EI) and explains the importance of accurate, timely detection of ASD in facilitating the use of EI. Chapters address five widely researched EIBI approaches: Discrete Trial Training, Pivotal Response Training, the Early Start Denver Model, Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching, and Enhanced Milieu Teaching. This in-depth study of current EIBI approaches offers a rigorous guide to earlier and more intensive interventions for children with ASD, leading to greater autonomy and improved later life outcomes for individuals. Featured topics include: < Parent-implemented interventions and related issues. Evaluations of controversial interventions used with children with ASD. Factors contributing to rising ASD prevalence. Obstacles to obtaining accurate ASD diagnosis in young children. Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental, clinical child, and school psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, social work, public health, educational policy and politics, and related psychology and behavioral health fields. "This book examines early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) programs for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It analyzes current research on early intervention (EI) and explains the importance of accurate, timely detection of ASD in facilitating the use of EI. Chapters address five widely researched EIBI approaches: discrete trial training, pivotal response training, the early start Denver model, prelinguistic milieu teaching, and enhanced milieu teaching. This in-depth study of current EIBI approaches offers a rigorous guide to earlier and more intensive interventions for children with ASD, leading to greater autonomy and improved later life outcomes for individuals. "Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder"is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental, clinical child, and school psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, social work, public health, educational policy and politics, and related psychology and behavioral health fields."--Publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xx Overview of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism....Pages 1-14 Early Diagnostic Assessment....Pages 15-46 Discrete Trial Training....Pages 47-83 Pivotal Response Treatment....Pages 85-112 Early Start Denver Model....Pages 113-149 Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching....Pages 151-175 Enhanced Milieu Teaching....Pages 177-218 Training Parents to Implement Early Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders....Pages 219-256 Fad, Pseudoscientific, and Controversial Interventions....Pages 257-293 Back Matter....Pages 295-301