today's BLOG ~

Dear Readers, 
 
Many of the UNIT Chapters in my book, KNOW AUTISM, KNOW YOUR CHILD with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker, have an added APPENDIX with more pertinent information for you. Therefore, the next few BLOGS will introduce you to them.

Know Autism, Know Your Child, with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker 
UNIT 7 – 1  Who May Help?
 UNIT 7-1 OTHER THERAPIES, SECTION 1: ABA

APPENDIX B – Therapies under the ABA umbrella.
 
There are different types of therapies under the ABA umbrella.
 
Here are some examples (also shown in alphabetical order) –

• Discrete Trial Training (DTT) or Discrete Trial Intervention (DTI) (Under the ABA umbrella)
  DTT is a style of teaching that uses a series of trials to teach each step of a desired behavior, or response. Lessons are broken down into their simplest parts and positive reinforcement is used to reward correct answers and behaviors. Incorrect answers are ignored. This method targets eliciting first words, in children with ASD who have little or no spoken language. For ages from 2 – 6 years old; 20 – 30 hours per week.
• Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) (Under the ABA umbrella). This is a type of ABA for very young children with an ASD. Children usually younger than 5 years old, and often younger than 3 years old. This is a one-on-one treatment based on EIBI theories and begins in the home setting; eventually, generalizing to the community, as the child learns the desired replacement behaviors. Usually, eligibility requires a recommendation from a psychologist or psychiatrist, plus a sustained partnership between the therapy team and the family.
• Pivotal Response Training (PRT) (Under the ABA umbrella). PRT aims to increase a child’s motivation to learn, monitor his/her own behavior, and initiate communication with others. It is designed to help the child reduce maladaptive behaviors that may interfere with functioning and replace them with a high level of adaptive skills. The child’s desire to obtain a reward is the key to this training. Rewards can be food, praise, playing a game; or, having another preferred activity. Positive changes in these behaviors should have widespread effects on other behaviors. Often, this part of the ABA process, for Ages 2 – 6 years old, is considered to satisfy the criteria for ‘evidence-based’ practice. 
• Verbal Behavior Intervention (VBI) (Under the ABA umbrella). VBI is a type of ABA that focuses on teaching verbal skills. One-on-one sessions, 2 to 4-hour sessions, continuing until the child is able to perform the fundamental speech functions. The child learns how to verbalize through – asking for needs and wants (Manding); labeling things (Tacting); reaching for and pointing to things (Motor imitation); asking and requesting things in a back-and-forth intentional conversation (Intraverbals); and following instructions to perform a task (Receptive tasks). VBI is often used in conjunction with, or before the Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) portion, of the ABA program is taught. (Under the ABA umbrella). The benefit would be that the child learns that s/he can request and receive things without a tantrum or dragging a person to show them what object or activity they want or need. This reduces nonfunctional aggressive behaviors which can result in self-injury.

End of APPENDIX B – Therapies under the ABA umbrella.

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