Autism

Learn how this intervention can teach students to recognize when negative thoughts are escalating and then use strategies to change their behavior.

Learn how structured play groups are used to help students develop their play and social development skills. Learn how groups are organized.

Learn about how the Picture Exchange Communication System is used to teach learners to improve communication in a social context.

Learn why teaching parents to implement interventions with their child may be useful to increase learning opportunities that lead to acquiring skills.

Learn how typically developing, carefully prepared peers can help learners with autism acquire new social skills, through interaction and modeling.

Learn how to use extinction to reduce interferring behaviors by identifying the function and then withdrawing the reinforcement of the interferring behavior.

Part 1 of a series designed to help evaluation teams conduct best practices assessment of autism, providing information on the mandated rules for evaluation.

Part 2 of a series designed to help evaluation teams conduct best practices assessment of autism, addressing the myths that surround issues for students.

Part 3 of the series, this course examines the two tiers of eligibility required for special education services for students with autism in Texas.

Part 4 of a series, this course examines the importance of the evaluation team; the information to be gathered from interviews, and assessments.