Applied Behavior Analysis

This video provides an example of teaching reading/phonics with the use of TAG (teaching with acoustical guidance). With the use of a TAG approach, this child successfully learned to sound out words and improved fluency with reading within one evening.

Parents and professional are faced with a plethora of options for autism treatments that claim to be effective. In 2010, the National Autism Center published the National Standards Report reviewing the research to determine which interventions have enough solid research to determine established treatments for people with autism.

"Incidental teaching provides structured learning opportunities in the natural environment by using the child's interests and natural motivation. Incidental teaching was developed to increase language and social responses by maximizing the power of reinforcement and encouraging generalization (Hart & Risley, 1968, 1974)". The idea behind incidental teaching is an elaboration of language (e.g. instead of "car", you may ask, "which car" to increase the likelihood that the chid will say "blue car" or "big car".) "Those primarily focused on developing and using strategies embedded in natural settings that promote generalization refer to their interventions as naturalistic teaching approaches (NTAs)" (Leblanc et al., 2006). Here is a video of my friend's daughter re: Incidental teaching. The language elaboration "closing" "all done" "open" and the names of colors were planned on part of the instructor (me). The training occurred in the natural environment, though the instruction/learning opportunities were contrived. When her parents ask her to label colors or reinforce her for naming the correct color of an item/object then we could assess for generalization and maintenance. "Interventions that promote generalization refer to their interventions as naturalistic teaching approaches (Leblanc et al., 2006)...think those that promote generalization: multiple exemplar training, loose training, programming common stimuli, etc. Amanda N. Kelly, PhD, BCBA-D

Teaching Functional Communication from Autism Live. Like this? Watch the latest episode of Autism Live on Blip! http://blip.tv/autismlive/watch BCBA Evelyn Gould goes back to the beginning of how we can teach our children functional communication. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com See all episodes of Autism Live http://blip.tv/autismlive#EpisodeArchive Visit Autism Live's series page http://blip.tv/autismlive

What is a BCBA? from Autism Live. Like this? Watch the latest episode of Autism Live on Blip! http://blip.tv/autismlive/watch BCBA Evelyn Gould explains, what a BCBA is, from training to practice. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com See all episodes of Autism Live http://blip.tv/autismlive#EpisodeArchive Visit Autism Live's series page http://blip.tv/autismlive

Ever wondered what exactly BCBA stands for or who they are? Shannon helps explain with her "Jargon of the Day"

This video provides an illustration of natural environment instruction with a young child with autism. Through a well planned lesson Emily is teaching Max important language and other skills within the context of a preferred activity.