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Autism Treatment
Intro | Neurological | Bio-Medical | Behavioral | Educational | Instinctive | Introspective | Recommendation
| Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA): This very popular scientific approach trains autistic children to learn new skills one small step at a time using reward and punishment. This is generally the only therapy universally accepted by mainstream autism professionals. |
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Pivotal Response Therapy (PRT): Derived from ABA principles, PRT targets pivotal areas of a child's development rather than individual behaviors one at a time. |
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Positive Behavior Support: Derived from ABA, PBS seeks to understand what maintains an individual’s challenging behavior. By changing stimulus and reinforcement in the environment and teaching the child in their deficit skill set areas, the student's behavior changes in ways that allow him/her to be included in the general education setting. |
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Social Stories: Such stories provide simple illustrations and text examples of how to behave and what the world is about. Topics include: “What is a Library?”, “I am Going to the Library”, “What is a Responsibility?” and “What are My Responsibilities?” |
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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): Autistic children learn in stages to express themselves using picture cards or sentence strips.
- Exchange a card for a desired item
- Take initiative to find cards and make requests to the teacher
- Make specific requests with specific cards
- Use sentences to make requests in the form of “I want _____”
- Respond to the question “What do you want?”
- Comment about their environment
- Describe colors, shapes and sizes
[http://www.pecs.com] |
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Sign Language: It takes a lot of effort to coordinate our lungs, throat, tongue and lips to speak. Some propose that sign language can overcome many of these difficulties preventing children with autism or aspergers from talking. |
Disclaimer: Each child is different and may not benefit from the therapies above. The information provided here is for educational purposes only. Before undergoing any treatments, please seek professional advice.
Last modified: Sun, 02 May 2010
Note: This may be only a minor modification (e.g. changing a spelling mistake)
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