Education

While autism affects each child differently, most children with autism do not learn like typically developing children, by observing and imitating what they hear and see others say and do. Children with autism lack the internal mechanism by which typical children learn how to communicate, behave and play. Therefore, they must “learn how to learn.” As a result, the single most important intervention for an a child with autism is a highly structured, specialized, intensive education plan.

 

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Assessment Procedures: The following instruments are used by educators, clinicians, and researchers to assess children suspected of, or previously diagnosed with, a pervasive developmental disorder.

ABBLS-R:The ABBLS-R is a device for assessing skills in children with language and learning deficits and is most commonly used in the process of the development of a behavioral program for children in the autism spectrum.  ABLLS-R stands for Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills - Revised. 

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis: The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis is a peer-reviewed, psychology journal, that publishes research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.