The parent's guide to in-home ABA programs Frequently asked questions about applied behavior analysis for your child with autism
Book - 2013
What is applied behavior analysis? Most importantly, how can ABA help my child? Concise and practical, this handbook explains the ins and outs of applied behavior analysis in a chatty question and answer format addressing everything parents need to know from what a typical session will entail, to how to navigate their relationship with their therapist, to how to get more involved and begin using ABA methods themselves.
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London :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2013.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781849059183
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Basics of ABA Home Programming
- Chapter 1. Getting Started
- 1. What is ABA?
- 2. Why is ABA being used with my child?
- 3. At what age should my child start an ABA program?
- 4. What can I expect when my ABA program begins?
- 5. How much time will it take?
- 6. What if I don't like my child's therapist?
- 7. What if my child doesn't like the therapist?
- 8. My ABA therapist is "in training." Can't I have a therapist who is more experienced?
- 9. What qualifications should an ABA therapist have? Can I ask them about their background and special interests?
- 10. Why doesn't my ABA therapist know anything about biomedical treatments?
- 11. The program supervisor told me that two different therapists would be coming to see my child. Wouldn't it be easier to have just one person?
- 12. What does a supervisor do?
- 13. What does that ABA agency do?
- 14. What is a mandated reporter?
- 15. What if I see a disconnect between ABA therapy and speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc?
- 16. Is ABA the same as discrete trial training?
- 17. I've heard that ABA, and especially DTT, will make my child robotic. Is that true?
- 18. I'm uncomfortable with strangers in my home. Can't we do sessions at the agency's office instead?
- 19. I have to work. Can sessions be done at daycare every day?
- 20. What are my responsibilities as a parent?
- 21. What is "parent training"?
- Chapter 2. During the Session
- 1. Where in the house should we do the session?
- 2. What does a typical ABA session involve?
- 3. How can I participate in sessions?
- 4. Can my child have an ABA session while I take a nap, watch a movie, or go shopping?
- 5. I have an appointment and must end the session early or cancel it. Is that OK?
- 6. My ABA therapist had to cancel a session, and has offered to make it up. How does this work?
- 7. My child's therapist brings her own toys. Are these clean?
- 8. I really want my child to be able to say his name. Why aren't we working on it?
- 9. Can my child's siblings play in the session too?
- 10. Can I videotape the session? Can I install a live feed?
- 11. I've noticed that my therapist takes my child outside to play as part of the session. Isn't this a waste of time?
- 12. I noticed that my child's ABA therapist spends 20 minutes or so doing paperwork. Why is this?
- 13. I noticed that my child's ABA session usually includes some time spent at the table. Can you tell me why they do so much work there?
- 14. I keep offering my ABA therapist a meal, and they always refuse. Why are they so rude?
- 15. I thought my child would really like this. Instead, he cries frequently during session. What's wrong?
- 16. My child cried a lot during his last session. It made me feel really stressed out! What should I do?
- Chapter 3. Outside of Sessions
- 1. What should I do outside of sessions?
- 2. My child really likes the toys the therapist uses. Should I go out and buy them?
- 3. Why should the toys be unavailable outside of session times?
- 4. I'd like to buy my child some new toys, but he seems to be very distracted by flashing lights and noises. Should I go ahead and buy these types of toys?
- 5. What is "stimming"? How can I prevent it?
- 6. My therapist gave me their cell phone number, but instructed me to call the office first if I needed to cancel. Shouldn't I just call them directly?
- 7. Can I just text my child's ABA therapist, or email them?
- 8. My husband and I are having problems. Should I talk to my ABA therapist about it?
- 9. Can my ABA therapist and I be friends?
- 10. I found my ABA therapist on Facebook! Should I add him to my friend list?
- 11. Can I ask my ABA therapist to babysit for me or do therapy "under the table"?
- 12. Why does my child seem to attend to lessons so well, but doesn't listen to me? What can I do to get my child to behave?
- Part 2. Programming, Lingo, and Data Collection
- Chapter 4. Tailoring the ABA Program
- 1. How does the team decide what goals are appropriate for my child?
- 2. How can such simple play activities help my child learn and achieve his educational and behavioral goals?
- 3. I have seen other children using a photo communication system. Does this really work? Can it help my child?
- 4. What if I have ideas for the program?
- 5. How can ABA be used to help with challenging behavior?
- 6. How can ABA be used to help with play skills?
- 7. How can ABA be used to help with communication skills?
- 8. How can ABA be used to help with motor skills?
- 9. My child has sensory processing issues. How will the therapist take this into consideration?
- 10. My ABA therapist wants to use "video modeling" with my child. What is this?
- Chapter 5. Learning the Lingo
- 1. I hear a lot about the A-B-Cs in ABA. What is this?
- 2. What is positive reinforcement?
- 3. How does the ABA therapist determine what to use as a reinforcer?
- 4. My child LOVES candy. Can't we use that as a reinforcer?
- 5. What is "extinction"?
- 6. What is "chaining"? What is a "task analysis"?
- 7. What is "prompting"?
- 8. What is a "prompt dependency"?
- 9. What is "fading"?
- 10. What is a "visual schedule"? How am I supposed to do this at home?
- 11. What is an "open-ended task"?
- 12. What is "maintenance"?
- 13. What is a "probe" or "pre-test"?
- 14. What is an "expressive task"?
- 15. What is a "receptive task"?
- 16. What is "sabotage"? Isn't this mean?
- 17. What is a "token economy"?
- Chapter 6. It's All About the Data
- 1. Why is data collection so important in ABA?
- 2. What do the data collection abbreviations mean?
- 3. How can I begin to collect data myself?
- 4. What is "mastery"?
- 5. What is the significance of 80-90 percent mastery?
- 6. Are there different ways to collect data? What are they?
- 7. What is a "trend," in regards to data?
- 8. What is "baseline"?
- Part 3. Getting More Involved and Looking to the Future
- Chapter 7. What's Next?
- 1. Where can I meet other people who have kids with autism?
- 2. How do I know how my child compares to other kids on the spectrum?
- 3. My friend's daughter has autism. She is already talking and my son isn't. What's wrong?
- 4. What if I want more training in ABA?
- 5. How can I make my own picture schedule or communication boards myself?
- 6. I read about autism online all the time, and there seems to be so many new therapies to try. Which ones should I try? Which ones should I avoid?
- 7. Where can I get information about ABA studies that have already been done?
- 8. What progress can I expect my child to make as he grows older?
- 9. How long do ABA programs usually continue for?
- 10. What might be the next step after an ABA program?
- Appendix 1. Resources for Families
- Appendix 2. List of Reinforcing Phrases
- Bibliography
- Index
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