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ABA-Based Treatment for Children with Autism

Anderson, S.R., Avery, D.L. DiPietro, E.K., Edwards, G.L., & Christian, W. P. (1987). Intensive home-based early intervention with autistic children. Education and Treatment of Children, 10, 352-366.

 

Eikeseth, S., Smith, T., Jahr, E., & Eldevik, S. (2007). Outcome for children with autism who began intensive behavioral treatment between ages 4 and 7: A comparison controlled study. Behavior Modification, 31(3), 264-278.

 

Fenske, E. et al. (1985). Age at intervention and treatment outcome for autistic children in a comprehensive intervention program. Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 5, 49-58.

 

Harris, S., Handleman, J., Gordon, R., Kristoff, B., & Fuentes, F. (1991). Changes in cognitive and language functioning of preschool children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 21, 281-290.

 

Howard, J.S., Sparkman, C.R., Cohen, H.G., Green, G., & Stanislaw, H. (2005).  A comparison of intensive behavior analytic and eclectic treatments for young children with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 359-383.

 

Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 55, pages 3-9.


Lovaas & Smith (1988). Intensive behavioral treatment for young autistic children. Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, Vol II, 285-323.

 

McEachin, J. J., Smith, T. & Lovaas, O. I., (1993). Long-term outcome for children with autism who received early intensive behavioral treatment. American Journal on Mental Retardation, Vol. 97, 359 - 372.

NYS Department of Health, Consensus Panel (1999) Clinical Practice Guideline: The Guideline Technical Report. Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assessment and Intervention for Young Children (Ages 0-3 Years), no. 4217, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY.

Ozonoff, S., & Cathcarr, K. (1998). Effectiveness of a home program intervention for young children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28(1), 25-36.

Sallows, G.O. & Graupner, T.D. (2005). Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: Four-year outcome and predictors. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110(6), 417-438.

Sheinkopf, S., & Siegel, B. (1998). Home based behavioral treatment of young children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28 (1), 15-24.

Applications of Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior

Drash, P.W., High, R.L., & Tudor, R.M. (1999).  Using mand training to establish an echoic repertoire in young children with autism.  Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 16, 29-44.

Hall, G., & Sundberg, M.L. (1987). Teaching mands by manipulating conditioned establishing operations. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 5, 41-53.

Michael, J. (1988). Establishing operations and the mand. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 6, 3-9.

Michael., J (1993). Establishing operations.  The Behavior Analyst, 16, 191-206.

Ross, D. E., & Greer, R.D. (2003).  Generalized imitation and the mand: Inducing first instances of speech in young children with autism.  Research in Developmental Disabilities, 24 (1), 58-74.

Shafer, E. (1994). A review of interventions to teach a mand repertoire.  Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 12, 53-66.

Sundberg, M.L. (1993). The application of establishing operations. The Behavior Analyst, 16, 211-214.

Sundberg, M.L., & Michael, J. (2001). The benefits of Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior for children with autism. Behavior Modification, 25, 698-724 

Williams, G., & Greer, R.D. (1993).  A comparison of verbal behavior and linguistic curricula for training developmentally delayed adolescents to acquire and maintain vocal speech. Behaviorology, 1, 31-46.

Incidental Teaching / Natural Environment Training (NET)/Natural Language Paradigm (NLP)

Halle, J. (1987). Teaching language in the natural environment: An analysis of spontaneity. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 12, 28-37.

Halle, J.W., Baer, D.M., & Spradlin, J.E. (1981). Teachers’ generalized use of delay as a stimulus control procedure to increase language use in handicapped children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 389-409.

Halle, J.W., Marshall, A.M., & Spradlin, J.E. (1979). Time delay: A technique to increase language use and facilitate generalization in retarded children.

Hart, B.M. & Risley, T.R. (1968). Establishing use of descriptive adjectives in the spontaneous speech of disadvantaged preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1, 109-120.

Hart, B. & Risley, T. R. (1975). Incidental teaching of language in the preschool. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 411-420.

Koegel, R.L., O’Dell, M.C., & Koegel, L.K. (1987). A natural language teaching paradigm for non-verbal autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 17(2), 187-200.

McGee, G. G., Morrier, M. J., & Daly, T. (1999). An incidental teaching approach to early intervention for toddlers with autism. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 24(3), 133-146.

McGee, G.G., M.C.Almeida, B.Sulzer-Azaroff, and R.S.Feldman 1992 Promoting reciprocal interactions via peer incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 25:117–126.

McGee, G.G., Krantz, P.J., & McClannahan, L.E. (1985). The facilitative effects of incidental teaching on preposition use by autistic children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 17-31.