Autism Behavior Intervention - Building the Foundation for Your Child's Future

Resources

Video

Lovaas, O.I. Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children (1988, video, 43 minutes) This video reviews Dr. Lovaas’ then 25 years of research at UCLA, including the results of his hallmark 1987 study which found that 47% of children who received early, intensive behavioral treatment achieved normal intellectual functioning and mainstream school placement. Follow-up footage of several participants as teenagers is shown.

Partington, J. (video, 50 minutes) Teaching Verbal Behavior: An Introduction to Parents Teaching Language. Pleasant Hill, CA: Behavior Analysts Inc.
(Synopsis from Behavior Analysts Inc. website - www.behavioranalysts.com) This video follows the first ten months of an intensive language intervention conducted by the mother of Dani, a young girl diagnosed with autism. Dani's progress demonstrates the importance of parents learning to capture their child's motivation, as we see Dani's family teaching her to ask for items and activities that she enjoys (mand training). Dr. James Partington reviews the process for the identification of initial skills to be taught, and presents an analysis of effective teaching strategies.