Tuesday, February 23, 2010
11 Autism Treatments That Really Work- Part II
I am including the next three treatments that earned the highest scores on the National Standards Report (2009, National Autism Center). I will name each treatment, briefly describe it, and provide a hypothetical scenario of how the treatment could be implemented. Treatments are listed in alphabetical order. For the first three of the eleven established treatments, refer to the previous post at Teaching and Tech Tinkerings.
Joint Attention Interventions
Alicia is a six year old with autism. She is able to verbally ask for snacks she wants, but she does not yet point to items she is interested in. Her mother is teaching her to choose her snack by pointing to show the one she wants.
Modeling
-demonstrating a desired behavior to the individual with autism through live or video modeling
Students in a middle school attend a social skills group in which they view videos of students modeling appropriate social behavior.
Naturalistic Teaching Strategies
-interventions in which the teacher mostly follows the child's direction to teach functional skills such as self-care, communication, and community skills in the natural environment (e.g. incidental teaching, embedded teaching)
Stay tuned to Teaching and Tech Tinkerings of a Special Educator for the remaining 5 established treatments.
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