
Taking into account specific settings, psychologists, this book will serve as a resource for educators, different age groups, and practitioner experience, and behavior specialists in the field of autism education . Teaching and behavior support for children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder brings together contributed chapters on assessment, instruction, and behavioral intervention procedures unique to the autism population.
Children and adults with autism spectrum disorder ASD require specialized instruction and behavior support to teach them critical skills and establish a meaningful quality of life. However, these objectives can only be achieved if professional and paraprofessional service providers have access to the most effective evidence-based and empirically supported methods for teaching children with autism.
Usable advice and methods for teaching difficult skills, verbal language, such as self-care, and communication, are provided. Authored by recognized experts, summary tables, the concise and readable chapters also feature forms, illustrations, and resource lists to further guide practitioners in selecting "best practice" methods.
Each chapter covers a single topic according to a uniform format, home, which will ease comprehension and facilitate procedural adaptation in "real world" settings such as school, and the community. This guide is an indispensible asset, appropriate for any behavioral specialist, on all aspects of this increasingly prevalent disorder.
Social Skills and Adaptive Behavior in Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Promoting better social skills and behavior is a top priority for anyone who works with learners with autism—but which practices really improve outcomes? Find out in this cutting-edge volume, a reader-friendly synthesis of the latest findings from more than 20 of today's top researchers in the field.
With contributions from Shahla Ala'i-Rosales Stephen R. Anderson joanne gerenser connie kasari kathleen Koenig Suzanne Letso Erik Mayville Daniel Openden Roy Sanders Ilene Schwartz Mary Jane Weiss Thomas L. Readers will explore current evidence, and future research directions for assessing social skills with evidence-based methods and tools conducting interventions that really make a difference promoting friendships and peer acceptance increasing joint attention implementing schoolwide positive behavior support improving outcomes with Pivotal Response Treatment strengthening children's self-help skills providing effective support for families of children with autism using appropriate pharmacologic interventions to manage symptoms associated with ASD Readers will also get first-hand insights from individuals on the autism spectrum and their family members and service providers, best-practice recommendations, who provide balanced perspectives on today's research trends and practices.
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Teaching Language to Children With Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities

E. Tacts, mands, & intraverbals with easy to follow examples of everyday language skills demonstrated by children. The book also contains a chapter on the need for both structured discrete trial training DTT and natural environment training NET. Used book in Good Condition. The use of sign language and other forms of augmentative communication are presented along with suggestions for IEP goals, skill tracking, and data collection.
Used book in Good Condition. This is the original must have book for professionals and parents implementing a verbal behavior assessment and intervention program for children with autism or other developmental disabilities often termed the Verbal Behavior Approach. This is the latest version of the book and has been re-edited 2010, and professionally typeset thus it is 70 pages less than the original version released in 1998.
The assessment is followed by descriptions on the basic teaching procedures for developing early and intermediate mands, tacts, receptive language, matching-to-sample, imitation, echoics, and intraverbal skills.
Performance Management: Changing Behavior that Drives Organizational Effectiveness

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Coping with Difficult People: The Proven-Effective Battle Plan That Has Helped Millions Deal with the Troublemakers in Their Lives at Home and at Work

Get stallers off the dime. Move a complainer into a problem-solving mode. Blunt a sniper's attack. Bosses, friends, family members, they've made your life hell -- until now! Based on fourteen years of research and observation, Dr. Get a clam to talk. Cut off a Sherman tank at the pass. Reclaim the power the rightfully belongs to you in any relationship! Used book in Good Condition.
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The Supervisor's Guidebook: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Work Quality and Enjoyment among Human Service Staff

Special features include 92 highlighted bullets of critical information for supevisors, succinct chapter summaries of key points for successful supervision, common supervisory actions to avoid that impede staff work proficiency and motivation, and over 300 references to selected readings providing research-based evidence and background for chapter topics.
Used book in Good Condition. Chapter contents include a step-by-step evidenced-based protocol for fulfilling typical supervisory duties, straightforward strategies for ensuring job expectations are very clear for staff, how to actively support quality work, performance- and competency-based procedures for training staff in necessary work skills, monitoring work activities in ways acceptable to staff, how to correct problematic performance, and ways to enhance work enjoyment to promote staff motivation.
Used book in Good Condition. Supervisors of direct support staff have a critical and often demanding job in human service agencies.
Preparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

Typically, asd high school graduates are unprepared for the transition to independence. The essence of the book lies in the 73 “skill lessons” targeting: Nonverbal communication Empathy Anger/anxiety management Conversational skills Employment-related skills ―which can be taught by parents, teachers, or professionals.
Preparing for life guides readers through the legal, educational, financial, vocational, and community resources available after graduation.
Motivating human service staff: Supervisory strategies for maximizing work effort and work enjoyment

Staff motivation is presented as a two-fold process for supervisors: 1 ensuring staff work proficiently and diligently and, 2 ensuring staff enjoy their work. A special feature of the book is a summary of what over 1, 000 working supervisors have reported to be the best ways to motivate staff and what supervisory practices impede staff work diligence and enjoyment.
Used book in Good Condition. Based on the authors' combined 65 years of supervisory experience and three decades of applied research on working with staff in human service agencies, tried and tested means of motivating staff are presented. Selected background readings are also provided to support the content of each chapter.
Used book in Good Condition. This book presents practical strategies for motivating human service staff.
Ethics for Behavior Analysts, 3rd Edition

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Routledge. The complete, revised bACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is included as an appendix. Used book in Good Condition. Featured in this new edition are case studies drawn from the author’s real-world practice with hints to guide readers toward the ethical ‘solution’ and revised chapters, including how this new edition evolved alongside the revised Code and tips for succeeding in your first job as a certified behavior analyst.
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Science And Human Behavior

Harry prosch, Ethics Used book in Good Condition. Free Press. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. The psychology classic—a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled—from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two.
This is an important book, exceptionally well written, and logically consistent with the basic premise of the unitary nature of science. Routledge. Many students of society and culture would take violent issue with most of the things that Skinner has to say, but even those who disagree most will find this a stimulating book.
Samuel M.
Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior: From Effective Assessment to Effective Support The Wadsworth Special Educator Series

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Three sections focus on the following topics: how functional assessment can be used to intervene effectively and change problem behavior, common procedures for using functional assessment in the preschool and school classroom, and new directions and trends in the field of functional assessment.
Used book in Good Condition. Free Press. Routledge. Used book in Good Condition. A thorough and well-researched base of knowledge on problem behavior is provided, and the student learns the many ways in which this behavior may be diagnosed, intervened, and ideally changed.