With autistic children, differentiating between different stimuli is difficult
With autistic children, differentiating between different stimuli is difficult
Case Conceptualization Flynn is a Caucasian seven-year-old boy who received an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and began receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services approximately seven to eight months ago. Flynn can speak and comprehend sentences of three or more words and has no history of trauma, significant illness, or medication use. The only documented surgery was the removal of his ear tubes. His parents are together for his relationships, and he has three other siblings: 1 older brother, one younger sister, and one younger brother. His primary challenging behavior is non-compliance, which manifests as refusal to comply with instructions within ten seconds, which includes eloping, yelling, wailing, and falling to the ground…
Peyton Farquhar’s thoughts were about his wife and children. He also thought about his escape.…
Substance Abuse Concerns. Low scorers have no problems with alcohol and/or illegal drugs. High scorers report substantial use of alcohol and/or illegal drugs and may be disruptive.…
For today’s date, there are no completely methods to cure autism. However, psychological and pedagogical intervention, conducting correction centers for children with special needs, specially organized for the child with autism living space in the building, supported by individual drug treatment and diet can dramatically improve a child's development, greatly enhance the quality of autistic life, help them realize their potential. There are many different types of types of treatment, rehabilitation and treatments of autism, that might improve patient’s life. One of them is A.B.A therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis) and the aim of this therapy is to correct the patient’s behavior and communication.…
Using this approach correctly means you have to be flexible in your teaching and training to get the most out of your instruction for the learner to be successful. To obtain greater generalization and maintenance of skills, teaching is occurring during the normal routine to create a more comfortable setting and to relate skills more directly to the child. Adaptive tools are becoming more available and can promote greater independence for the individual. The inability to effectively communicate and interact with others is such a debilitating part of the disorder of ASD that every attempt to promote growth and improve communication and social skills should be encouraged. Implementing an approach that focuses on general social interactions and strives to provide understanding to an individual so that he can begin to make sense of their environment can be very effective. For the reasons documented in this paper, and due to the enigmatic nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), research suggests that Mesibov”s (1984) model, “The treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children” (TEACCH) has more effective outcomes for students with diagnoses in the ASD spectrum than the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) model because the ABA model focuses on task specific trials, the use of TEACCH focuses more on generalized teaching strategies, and TEACCH places emphasis on individuals learning how to communicate more effectively with others and…
Phew!!! What a busy month February has been. With ABA therapy being discounted, we had to scramble for alternative therapies and activities for Sandesh. Like I mentioned in my last post, Sandesh started rehearsing for the play, James and the giant peach as part of The Penguin Project. What a great experience it is! There are around 50 participants, all of them with various kinds of disabilities and naturally, on a wide spectrum of functionality. However, most importantly, when I see the buddies/mentors/peers( these are the typical/regular kids assigned to guide the participants), my heart fills with joy and gladness. It just shows how much compassion and goodness is still there in this world.…
Behavioral therapy, communication training, parent training, and community integration are all helpful autism treatments (Comer, 2005). All of these treatments are geared towards helping children with autism communicate and behave in a more positive way.…
Many autistic children show minimal emotional attachment, absent or abnormal speech, retarded 1Q, ritualistic behaviors, aggression, and self-injury. The prognosis is very poor, and medical therapies have not proven effective. (Lovaas, 1987) He wrote a detailed article about a study and provided a close look at how the study was conducted. In this study, intensive ABA treatment was provided to one control group of autistic children under the age of 4, but minimal treatment was provided to the other control group. A variety of ABA techniques were used to try and reduce self stimulatory and aggressive behaviors, building compliance to verbal requests, teaching imitation, and to begin teaching appropriate toy play in the first year. The study continued to address significant behaviors over a period of time. When the study was completed, a follow up assessment was conducted and the control group that received the intense treatment had better scores on their IQ tests had higher educational placement, with 47% of them completing normal first grade in a public first…
Much has been studied on Autism. While doing research this reader viewed articles on behavior, coping skills, children’s development (including social skills) and therapies relating to Autism. Evidence behind Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy suggests that starting children early in a therapy setting gives them a better chance at a more “normal” life.…
Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders STATE OF THE EVIDENC E October 2009 Report of the Children‟s Services Evidence-Based Practice Advisory Committee A C OLLABORATION OF THE M AINE D EPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES & THE MAINE D EPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders STATE OF THE EVIDENC E Report of the Children’s Services Evidence -Based Practice Advisory Committee A Collaboration of THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES & THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION October 2009 Maine Department of Education PROJECT LEADS: Department of Health and Human Services Lindsey Tweed, MD, MPH Children‟s Behavioral Health Services Department of Education Nancy Connolly, MPPM Special Services Team Prepared by: Amy Beaulieu, MSSW Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy Muskie School of Public Service University of Southern Maine The State of Maine and the University of Southern Maine make publications accessible to diverse audiences. If you need this publication in an alternative format, please contact the Muskie School at 207.626.5200 Funding for this document is through cooperative agreement…
Autism and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) has been one of the biggest misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorders. Working with children with autism presents different obstacles in regards to dealing with emotional, aggressive and depressive behaviors. This paper will show how Evidence-Based Practices can be highly effective when dealing with children with autism in the classroom, community and in the home. Further the definition of autism, ASD and what constitutes a medical/mental health diagnosis will be investigated also certain behavior problems that plague this population will be identified. In addition, Evidence-Based Practices will be explored…
Brief summary of the problem: Social worker reports student is not engaged during classroom activities and often gets picked last in groups. Student reports to have stomach aches in the morning and before lunch almost every day. Student is acting out on the playground and has been reported throwing rocks and pushing other student’s.…
Intervention plans based on an understanding of "why" a student misbehaves are extremely useful in addressing a wide range of problem behaviors…
There is evidence to support that using conditioning techniques to control the behaviour of children provides a means of ensuring that children achieve their full potential and are able to actively engage and participate in society. Skinner used operant conditioning through the use of positive and negative reinforcement, or rewards and punishments. Skinner claimed that presentation of something which is desired to an individual following a behaviour, makes it more likely for the behaviour to happen again. On the other hand, children may choose certain behaviours in order to avoid a repeat of negative reinforcement. Using conditioning techniques over a long period of time to control the behaviour of autistic children especially, provides them with the opportunity to live…
With such a mass number of people involved in this one disorder there is a real need to find a treatment that will work best for the majority of children. ABA therapy could be that treatment since there are many children who have already seen the effects of this therapy. If ABA therapy is not the most effective way to give the children with ASD the best quality of life, then there should be more research done to find this new therapy. Since ABA therapy has a high correlation with learning and memory, it would make sense that it is one of the best forms of treatment for…