AutismPro Workshops and Resource Manager

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AutismPro Workshops and Resource Manager
Online training and resources for autism
intervention
http//www.autismpro.com
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About you
Introductions Whats your name? Whats your role
in the school? How does autism factor into your
job? What do you see as your biggest challenge?
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
How AutismPro came to be
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Cynthia Howroyd
Cynthia Howroyd Speech language
pathologist Founder of AutismPro
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What is autism?
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Who is this?
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Bill Gates
Bill Gates Former CEO Microsoft Aspergers
Syndrome
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v0qNVe024RvI
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Who is this?
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Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould Famous classical pianist Aspergers
Syndrome
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vqB76jxBq_gQ
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Kayla
Kayla Low functioning autism
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Brandon
Brandon High functioning autism
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No two children with autism are alike
No two children with autism are alike
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No two children with autism are alike

• No two children with autism are alike
• Not easy to define or understand
• No cure
• No single intervention solution
• Very complex problem

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Incidence of autism
Why is the school system (and you) overwhelmed by
autism?
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Incidence of Autism
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
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Incidence of autism
1 in 91 1 in 100
Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA), journal Pediatrics, survey of 78,000
children aged 3-17, 2009 Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) upcoming study
predicts 1 in 100
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Number of Autism Cases in the U.S.
1 / 3 due to refined diagnostic procedures and
increased awareness
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Number of Autism Cases in the U.S.
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Number of Autism Cases in the U.S.
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Largest Autism Service Provider in the U.S.
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Consequences of Autism for Schools
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U.S. Schools number 1 provider of autism services
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IDEA Mandate
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) requires schools to provide educational
services for students with autism
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Prerequisite skills for learning
Skills Entering First Grade
Child with Autism (3-5 year lag)
Typically Developing Child
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Cost Per Student
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Cost Increase Example
3,000,000 increase per year
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Growing Costs Per Child

• Cost per child continue to climb
• 4 to 10 times that of other children
• (40,000 to 80,000 per year)

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Litigation
Costs of litigation
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A system under stress
Exponential growth is taxing an already strained
infrastructure
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Consequences for Teachers
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Consequences
Two consequences for educators (Dept. of
Education 2007)

• Placements of students with autism are shifting
  to General Education classrooms
• Educators and support staff increasingly involved
  with children with autism

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8 in 10 in general education classroom daily
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1 in 4 teachers work directly with children with
autism
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1 in 4 teachers work directly with children with
autism
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Academic Curriculum vs. Developmental Curriculum
School system is designed to deliver an Academic
curriculum. Autism intervention requires the
delivery of a Developmental curriculum.
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A developmental curriculum
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Missing skills
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Options
Options

• Hire more trained personnel
• Train existing personnel

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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Need for Training
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Requests for training in Virginia
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Traditional Training Programs
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
What kind of training?
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Options
Training should be

• Early and intensive
• Evidence-based

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Cost-benefits of early, intensive intervention
VA Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission-
2009
Early intervention Educational cost savings of
187K to 209k /child
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What are teachers doing in the absence of
training?

• Georgia (Hess, Morier, Heflin, Ivey 2008)
• 1/3 of Teachers using evidence-based
  interventions
• Virginia (JLARC 2009)
• 54 of schools claim using science based
  interventions
• 34 not using a recommended intervention

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What are teachers doing in the absence of
training?
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Training Solutions?
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Impediments to Training Cost and Access
How can evidence-based solutions be provided that
allow for early intensive intervention, at
reasonable cost?
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Question
How can evidence-based solutions be provided that
allow for early intensive intervention, at
reasonable cost?
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Formula
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A targeted approach by AutismPro

• Demystify autism for the general education
  teacher and frontline educator - those people
  that work directly with students with autism
  (AutismPro Workshops)
• Provide autism resources that can be used in the
  classroom (AutismPro Resource Manager)
• Provide a structure for the intervention process
  
• Case file for each child
• Objectives and resources
• Monitor, track, report progress
• Team collaboration and communication

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Online Learning Solutions
Online learning

• Use anywhere (e.g., remote communities)
• Use anytime
• Regularly updated content
• Economy of scale

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Online Learning Solutions
From an administrative perspective

• Manage the program online
• Evaluate and produce reports on users
  progress/success
• Integrate with other systems

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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
AutismPro Advisory Board
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Advisory board
Recruited a number of leading experts in autism
to help design and build AutismPro according to
evidence-based methods.
http//www.autismpro.com/research/advisory-board
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Kathleen Quill

• Dr. Kathleen Quill
• PhD in Applied Psycholinguistics
• Director of the Autism Institute, Massachusetts
• DO-WATCH-LISTEN-SAY
• Teaching children with autism

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Pamela Wolfberg

• Dr. Pamela Wolfberg
• Professor of Special Education, San Francisco
  State University
• Co-founder of the Autism Institute On Peer
  Relations and Play
• Creator of Integrated Play Groups
• Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum The Art of
  Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination

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Cathy Pratt

• Dr. Cathy Pratt
• Chair, Autism Society of America
• Director, Indiana Resource Center on Autism
• Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism
  Spectrum Disorders

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Brenda Smith-Myles

• Dr. Brenda Smith-Myles
• Psychologist (private practice)
• Consulted at federal and state levels on autism
  intervention
• This Is Asperger Syndrome

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Dianne Twatchtman-Cullen

• Dr. Diane Twachtman-Cullen
• Communications disorders specialist, Speech
  language pathologist
• Editor-in-Chief, Autism Spectrum Quarterly
• A Passion to Believe Autism and the Facilitated
  Communication Phenomenon

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Theo Peeters

• Theo Peeters
• MA Neurolinguistics, MSc Human Communications
• Responsible for autism training throughout Europe
• Autism From Theoretical Understanding to
  Educational Intervention
• Autism Medical and Educational Aspects

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Michael Cameron

• Dr. Michael Cameron
• Behavior Analyst, PhD Experimental Psychologist
• Director of Graduate Programs in Behavioral
  Education, Boston
• President, Aberdeen Institute for Literacy and
  Learning
• Antecedent Control Innovative Approaches to
  Behavioral Support

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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Methodology
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Definition
Methodology

• A body of practices, procedures, and rules used
  by those who work within a discipline
• A regular and systematic way of accomplishing
  something

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Which method(s) do we choose?
ABA Model
Discrete Trials
Incidental Teaching
Hanen Program
Pivotal Response
Integrated Play Groups
SCERTS
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Research Studies
Tendency to think of methods as mutually
exclusive. However, they all share common
elements.
Incidental Teaching
Integrated Play
Discrete Trials
ABA Model
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12 Common Teaching Elements
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Question
Is it possible to integrate many methods under
one system?
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Methods Spectrum
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Evidence-based Methodologies
http//www.autismpro.com/research/evidence-based
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Behavioral Methods
Behavioral Methods
Based on the principles of Applied Behavioral
Analysis (ABA). Skills are taught one at a time,
through highly structured, adult directed
instruction, then systematically generalized to
natural settings.
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Social Methods
Social Methods
Based on developmental principles that see social
and emotional development as the foundation of
learning in all other developmental areas. A
childs development is enhanced by systematically
building meaningful relationships with family and
friends.
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Developmental Methods
Developmental Methods
Combines the principles of ABA with knowledge of
child development. Meaningful skills are taught
in natural, structured, settings, with an
emphasis on social and communication development.
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Program structure and Individualization
Why are AutismPro tools built around the method
spectrum? Individualization of the childs
intervention plan.
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Research Studies
Research abstracts are available on the AutismPro
website at
http//www.autismpro.com/research/research-studies
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
AutismPro Workshops
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Introduction
AutismPro Workshops is a series of courses that
teach you the fundamentals of autism and autism
intervention.

• Available online
• 5o hours of material
• Covers a comprehensive range of autism
  intervention topics

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Goals
Goals

• Develop a common language for understanding
  autism and autism intervention
• Accessible by non-clinical people educators,
  parents, etc.

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Who uses AutismPro Workshops?
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Development process
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AutismPro Workshops Key Features
Key features

• Clear, non-academic language
• Step by step instruction, from basic to advanced
• Real-world examples
• Video
• Printable resources (activities, strategies)
• Questions

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What is AutismPro Workshops?
AutismPro Workshops teaches the theory and
practice of autism intervention.
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
How does AutismPro Workshops define (want you to
think about) autism?
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Diagnostic criteria vs. common misconceptions
Diagnostic criteria vs. common misconceptions
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Autism and Behavior

• When a child has autism, there is a tendency to
  equate that childs behaviors with autism
• Children with autism rock back and forth
• Children with autism get upset when their
  environment changes suddenly
• We therefore try to fix the behaviors.

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Autism and Behavior
Autism Behavior Skill deficits -gt Behavior
Behaviors are a manifestation of underlying skill
deficits (developmental.)
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Where does AutismPro Workshops begin?
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Where does AutismPro Workshops begin?
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Missing Skills with Autism
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Missing Objectives with Autism
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Diagnostic Criteria
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Differences
Autism does not look the same for each child.
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Sam is Diagnosed with Autism
Sam came to preschool already knowing how to
read. But Sam would ignore other children. He
loved lining up cars on the table and spinning
objects on the floor. He was obsessed with
carrying trains around. He would have tantrums
and meltdowns many times a day. He had a major
behavior problem.
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Mark is Diagnosed with Autism
Mark did everything a two-year old does. He said
a few words, he played, he interacted, and then
everything just stopped. I couldn't reach him. I
yelled his name and I banged pots but he wouldn't
respond or talk to me. I thought he might be
deaf."
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Tony is Diagnosed with Autism
Tony was a very easy baby. When he was about 8
months old, he started crawling. But by the time
he was 18 months old, there was no speech and no
eye contact. By then we knew that some help from
speech therapy was needed."
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Characteristics of autism
What developmental challenges does each of these
children have?

• Communication challenges, cognitive challenges,
  and ritualistic behaviors
• Social challenges, communication challenges, and
  ritualistic behaviors
• Social challenges, communication challenges, and
  language challenges
• Social challenges, communication challenges, and
  sensory challenges

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Answer
The answer is B. All children with autism have
three primary developmental characteristics socia
l challenges, communication challenges, and
ritualistic behaviors.
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The Autism Spectrum
Mild Challenges
Significant Challenges
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What is Autism?
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Social Challenges
Social challenges.

• John doesnt make eye contact
• Ursula plays alone and doesnt interact with
  others

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Communication Challenges

• Communication Challenges.

• Jeff rarely speaks
• Amy doesnt apologize to people when appropriate

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Repetitive Behaviors

• Repetitive behaviors.

• Gail rocks back and forth with her eyes closed
  when stressed
• Billy is preoccupied with lining up the items on
  his desk in a specific way

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Other Common Challenges
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AutismPro Workshops course structure
Course
Quiz 1
Workshop 1
Course Certificate
Basic
Quiz 2
Workshop 2
Quiz 3
Workshop 3
Intermediate
Quiz 4
Workshop 4
Quiz 5
Workshop 5
Advanced
Quiz 6
Workshop 6
Workshop Resources
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What?
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What?
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How?
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
AutismPro Resource Manager
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Introduction
AutismPro Resource Manager contains a library of
over 5,000 printable autism documents.
Resources can be accessed

• Online
• At any time
• From any computer anywhere

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Introduction (cont.)
Resources can be assigned to individual students,
as part of an individualized educational plan
(IEP). Student progress can be tracked and status
reports generated.
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Introduction (cont.)
A journal enables team members to make notes and
communicate the childs progress to each other.
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Types of Resources
Activities
Teaching Strategies
Support Strategies
Goals
Strategies
Strategies
Objectives
Video Examples
Case Illustrations
Activities
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Team / Student Structure
Organization
Classroom 1
Classroom 2
Student A
Student B
Student C
Team Member
Team Member
Team Member
Team Member
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Types of Resources for Students
Activities
Teaching Strategies
Support Strategies
Goals
Strategies
Strategies
Objectives
Case Illustrations
Video Examples
Activities
Student Data Folder
Track Progress
Print Reports
Communicate
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What are activities?
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What are Activities?
Activities are step-by-step procedures that help
the child practice skills.

• Over 4,500 activities
• Linked to specific objectives within a
  developmental curriculum
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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AutismPro Developmental Curriculum
8 Developmental Areas, 28 sub-areas
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8 Developmental Areas

• Social - ability to interact with others
• Emotional - ability to understand and adapt to
  other peoples thoughts and feelings
• Communication - ability to understand and use
  words, gestures and emotion to interact with
  others
• Cognitive/Academics - ability to understand the
  environment, reason, and solve problems
• Receptive Language - ability to understanding the
  meaning of words and sentences
• Expressive Language - ability to use words and
  sentences meaningfully
• Independence/Self Care - ability to care for
  oneself by performing skills such as dressing,
  self-feeding, and toileting
• Motor - ability to use muscles to move oneself

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AutismPro Social Curriculum
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Motor Imitation Objectives
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Activities for Motor Imitation Objective
Objective Spontaneously imitates a sequence of
actions while learning a new skill
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Activity information at top
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Step-by-step activity procedure
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Related teaching strategies
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What are teaching strategies?
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What are Teaching Strategies?
Teaching strategies are techniques for adapting
your instructional approach to the specific needs
of a child with autism.

• 72 strategies distributed over 12 teaching
  categories
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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Teaching Strategy Categories
Three main teaching considerations
How do I prepare for the activity?
How do I respond to the childs efforts?
How do I interact with the child?
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Preparing the learning environment
How do I prepare the SETTING?
How do I STRUCTURE the activity?
How do I MOTIVATE the child?
How do I DOCUMENT the activity?
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Interacting with the child
How do I use LANGUAGE to give instructions?
How do I use AFFECT to communicate with the child?
How do I PROMPT the child?
How much REPETITION should I use?
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Responding to the childs efforts
How do I respond to the childs SUCCESSES?
How do I respond when the child INITIATES
communication?
How do I respond to the childs RITUALISTIC
BEHAVIORS?
How do I respond to the childs CHALLENGING
BEHAVIORS?
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Teaching Strategies
How do I respond to the childs CHALLENGING
BEHAVIORS?
BEHAVIORAL Redirection Planned Ignoring
DEVELOPMENTAL Silent Redirection Planned
Ignoring
SOCIAL Assign Meaning Embed Ritual
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Teaching Strategies
General strategy information and a definition.
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Teaching Strategies
Detailed information about using the strategy.
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Teaching Strategies
A video example of how to apply the strategy.
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What are support strategies?
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What are Support Strategies?
Support strategies are procedures for preventing
challenging behaviors by supporting the childs
strengths.

• 28 strategies distributed across 4 categories
• Over 300 strategy examples
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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Support Strategy Categories
Four categories of support strategies
Academics
Social
Curriculum
Social
Independence
Inclusion
Language and Communication
Behavioral
Rituals
Sensory Regulation
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Academic Support Strategies
Academic support strategies
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Support Strategy Activity Organizers
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Transition Routine Strategy Examples
Examples for each support strategy
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Support Strategy Example
General strategy information and a problem
description
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Support Strategy Example
A sample solution to the problem and the expected
results
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Support Strategy Example
A graphical illustration
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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Objective Progress
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Generalization
An objective is mastered when the child has
achieved generalization of that specific
skill. Rule of threes

• 3 activities
• 3 different settings
• 3 different people

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Incidence of autism
1 in 150
Product Support
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