Re: ABA/VB /Diane

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Hi Diane,

Lets see narrowing it down. I guess I would have to choose

ABA Resources: Click under Other Links

http://www.peachautismcenter.com/links.html

Something else I wanted to share

How Do I Know If My Child Would Benefit From An ABA/VB Program?

[] Displays maladaptive behaviors.

[] Does not use language effectively to communicate his/her needs.

[] Does not appear to understand what you are saying.

[] Is unable to do age appropriate academics.

[] Requires many trials to learn a task.

[] Displays poor eye contact.

[] Does not display age appropriate play skills.

[] Is unable to generalize a skill( may know what a real dog is but

cannot tell you what a picture of a dog is).

[] Does not display symbolic play(pretending a stick is a wand).

[] Does not initiate or expand on a conversation.

[] Has difficulties transitioning from one place to another.

[] Does not display age appropriate interaction with peers.

[] Has difficulties with self-help skills.

If your child is experiencing 3 or more problems on this checklist,

ABA/AVB intervention may be helpful.

**These are only a few areas that ABA therapy addresses.

Techniques

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Following are the seven effective teaching procedures used in the

clinic:

Pairing: Pair yourself and the working environment with child's

reinforcers. Create a " bettering " of conditions instead of

a " worsening " of conditions when you say " come here " or " sit down " .

Never use " okay, now you can go play as the reinforcer. It will keep

the value of escape and working to " get away " high. Your child

should come to you or your therapist not run away.

Errorless teaching: Use prompts before they make an error as much

as possible. Remember that we want the child to push the lever of

responding not the lever of escape or self-stim. You will not

hear " no " , " not that one " or other words that harbor feelings of

failure and offer no reinforcement to your child.

Variable ratio: Always use a variable ratio when working

intensively. The child should never know when the reinforcer is

coming. Remember that intermittent reinforcement creates strong

behavior. You want your child's behavior of responding to our

demands to be very strong.

Mix and vary instructional demands: When teaching never present the

same demand over and over again (mass trial). Demands will be mixed

from all skill areas. These can be motor imitation, receptive id,

receptive commands, labels, echoics, receptive by feature, function

and class and intraverbals (fill-ins).

Intersperse Easy and Hard Demands: In the beginning, we will use the

ratio of 20% hard and 80% easy when presenting demands at the table.

Remember we are making the table a positive place to be as well as

the natural environment.

Short inter-trial interval (fast paced instruction): We want the

child's latency response to be short. If he/she does not answer we

will use whatever prompt level is necessary to get the response and

then immediately fade the prompt. Remember we want your child to

respond quickly as if he were in the natural environment. Not many

people, be it teachers or friends will wait 5-10 seconds for a

response.

Most-to-least Prompts: Instead of using least to most prompts, which

may allow for more mistakes, use a time delay prompt and fade

procedure. This is also less frustrating to the child because they

don't have to guess the answer and get it wrong before you give them

a prompt.

** These procedures result in a higher rate of Fluency and a

positive therapy environment.

ABA/AVB

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I would like to begin by giving the definition of Applied Behavior

Analysis. This is a term often used interchangeably with the term

behavior modification; it involves analyzing and modifying human

behavior. Behaviorism is a science and Applied Behavior Analysis is

a model that comes from the science.

I would like to say that what many people call " ABA therapy " or the

science of ABA, is different from DTT(Discrete Trial Training) and

that some people are calling Discrete trial training, ABA. To me

this is where much of the confusion lays. In regards to applied

behavior analysis and applied verbal behavior the science is the

same and they are both based on behavioral principles i.e.

reinforcement, prompting, shaping, and fading. Following the science

of behaviorism and using behavioral principles is what makes ABA/AVB

a really good teaching model. More specifically Applied Verbal

Behavior is a good teaching tool for functional communication. It

doesn't matter if your child is verbal or non-verbal, functional

communication is the key to his/her development and AVB addresses

all areas of language.

It doesn't matter what curriculum you use, as long as you are

following the principles of behavior. This allows you to teach

anything from language, play, social skills and so on. To develop a

generic program that does not work for the specific needs of the

child and family is of no benefit to anyone. On the other hand,

rigid programs that may bore the child and the therapist surely will

not have half the success of a program or activity that the child is

reinforced by and loves to do.

So if you choose ABA or AVB make sure the people working with your

child know the science of behaviorism and are working together for a

functional outcome. Be aware that new research is always coming out

that improves on how we work with our children. I cannot stress how

important it is to educate yourself and your therapist.

** All opinions expressed above are solely those of Treehouse

Pediatrics **

Luck when you're ready, sorry on the site I chose its just that they

are all great and maybe glancing you'll catch one that you would

find an interest on. I guess this will do for now as there are more

but you since you only wanted one site. ; )

is still in the Beginning stages " Learning to Learn " :

Sitting, attending, compliance, remaining on task, How to process

feedback and Understanding cause and effect.

always looks forward to his ABA Therapy sessions.

This summer was the first time he was not an early bird, he wanted

to sleep in and I would quietly try to wake him up by saying "

time to get up, going to see Laurie " , his ABA Therapist. Boy! Does

he wake up immediately and jumps off the bed and gets the comforter

and throws it on the bed to make it up (this he did all on his own)

and then attends to his restroom routine and gets dressed all on his

own and then he grabs his favorite toys or DVD that he wants to take

along and place them in a tote bag and sits at the table for his

bkfst. and then tells me when he is all done " come on " or " lets go " .

I try not to let him rely on verbal prompting, only if needed along

with a small barely tap physical prompt and the trial was a great

one.

Part of Dr. 's recommendation on what she wrote on this:

is a young man who has benefitted from the use of ABA

techniques and I would encourage this program to continue and, if

possible, be expanded. This type of behavioral intervention has

proven to be successful in many young people with autism spectrum

disorder and even though also has Down syndrome, this should

not interfere with his ability to respond to this very specialized

type of intervention.

Studies have shown that approximately 7% of people with Down

syndrome also have autism spectrum disorder, and therefore require

the same types of intervention programs that have been developed for

children with autism spectrum disorder who do not have a secondary

diagnosis. The us of Applied Behavioral Analysis, as well as other

non-verbal interventions such as Picture Exchange Communication

Systems (PECS)and computer systems, has been very beneficial.

Sorry for rambling on but thought I add on----

Another trial that I would like to try out is purchasing a watch for

Timed Voiding. I'll try it at home first when it happens. I still

have the school charting his toileting.

http://www.bedwettingstore.com/watches-diurnalenuresis.htm

But first I'll try this route the Clinician: M. Chalfonte-,

PH.D., CCC at The Jane and Center for Down syndrome

Division of Development Disabilites on his Communication Evaluation

recommendations a simple switch such as a " Big Mac " available

through www.ablenetinc.com which may assist in developing an

initiation strategy for toileting. Encouraged to vocalize and use

his PECS picture along with the switch, and if successful, the

switch may be faded over time so that just an appropriate word or

picture presentation can be used.

The list goes on and also added for him to continue the TEACCH

program such as " shoebox activities " may assist in his

continued development of functional skills......

http://www.teacch.com/class.htm

Irma,16,DS/ASD

> Irma,

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> Could you send me one good website for ABA/VB. I don't want to be

> overwhelmed. So pick the one you think is best.

> Thanks

> Diane

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> > Have you read anything on the ABA/VB Therapy?

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> > Irma,16,DS/ASD

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Hi Diane,

www.verbalbehaviornetwork.com

Would be a nice site to review.

Irma,16,DS/ASD

[Guest guest]

Thanks Irma,

I know that took a lot of self control to give me just one ABA/VB

website. How about a book recommendation.

Thanks

Diane

[Guest guest]

> Thanks Irma,

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> I know that took a lot of self control to give me just one ABA/VB

> website. How about a book recommendation.

> Thanks

> Diane

Hi Diane,

You could say that again. ; )

The site that I had given www.BurkABA.com . Is an excellent

site with wonderful info which I had started with when I had first

wanted to do some homework on learning about ABA. I was given a

handout with this website address that 's therapist had given

me during my beginning process before I wanted to encounter this

challenge. Click under Getting Started and there are some

suggestions of books.

Ah man! I have to choose only one again. ; )

Let me see, I guess for now it would be Behavioral Intervention for

Young Children with Autism by Maurice, Greene &

C. Luce.

If you could borrow one this would be fine for now. Do not go out

and purchase any yet. There are actually some pretty good info

online.

Sorry " I can't help it..... " but thought I share a new web site that

was given to me today, which looks pretty interesting.

www.shapingbehavior.com

Of course there is more but then it'll become pretty overwhelmining.

This will do for now.

Enjoy. : )

Irma,16,DS/ASD