The Ziggurat Model

The Ziggurat Model

Author: PhD Aspy (Ruth)

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781937473327

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The Ziggurat Model, for individuals across the spectrum and across the lifespan, is now even more fine-tuned for early intervention. This book presents a process and framework for designing interventions for individuals of all ages with ASD while staying consistent with current special education trends, including response to intervention (RTI), evidence-based practices, and positive behavioral supports. The Ziggurat Model 2.0 is newly updated and expanded with the latest research and a new version of the Underlying Characteristics Checklist for Early Intervention (UCC-EI), in addition to UCC-HF and UCC-CL for individuals with higher functioning and classic autism, respectively. The Ziggurat Model 2.0 provides instructors with: - Core topics related to autism spectrum and related disabilities - Evidence-based materials and practical applications for school, home and community - Authors who are experts in the field of autism spectrum disorders. If you're teaching a college course or preparing for an in-house training, turn to The Ziggurat Model 2.0 to cover intervention strategies/comprehensive planning.


Designing Comprehensive Interventions for High-functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Designing Comprehensive Interventions for High-functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: Ruth Aspy

Publisher: AAPC Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781934575963

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This textbook presents a process and framework for designing interventions for individuals of all ages with ASD while staying consistent with recent special education trends, including response to intervention (RTI), evidence-based practices, and positive behavioral supports. The Ziggurat Model 2.0 is updated and expanded with the latest research and a new version of the Underlying Characteristics Checklist for Early Intervention (UCC-EI).


Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: Vera Bernard-Opitz

Publisher: AAPC Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781934575826

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Combining their years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, the authors bring practical ideas and teaching methods for offering visual supports to students with autism spectrum disorders.


Lesson Plan a la Carte

Lesson Plan a la Carte

Author: Valerie Paradiž

Publisher: AAPC Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9781934575925

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Teachers, clinicians, and administrators are being asked more frequently than ever before to respond to students with an increasingly complex set of needs and behaviors. Lesson Plan a la Carte guides educators through a simple, step-by-step process of creating an integrated lesson plan that addresses the social, environmental and communication challenges that block kids¿ access to academics and other learning opportunities. This model helps to integrate the best clinical and educational practices into a plan that speaks a common language and aligns and focuses priorities, goals and strategies.


A Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

A Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: Darlene E. Perner

Publisher: Council For Exceptional Children

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0865864721

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This book is a must-have resource for all special educators and general educators who work with students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The strategies and teaching techniques discussed here are those that have shown great promise in helping students with ASD to succeed. The underlying premise is that students with ASD should be explicitly taught a full range of social, self-help, language, reading, writing and math skills, as are their typically developing classmates. Each chapter provides teachers with practical information about how to approach the tasks of determining what to teach and how to teach, with clearly defined steps for implementation. The approaches described here are based on the view that the classroom must be structured as an environment that reflects high expectations and provides sufficient support from teaching staff and peers. This invaluable volume offers teachers state-of-the-art knowledge on how to help students with ASD succeed.


The Ziggurat Model

The Ziggurat Model

Author: Ruth Aspy

Publisher: AAPC Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9781934575949

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This book presents a process and framework for designing interventions for individuals of all ages with ASD, while staying consistent with current trends in education, including response to intervention (RTI), evidence-based practices, and positive behavioral supports.


Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescents and Adults

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adolescents and Adults

Author: Matt Tincani

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1462526152

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Bringing together leading experts, this book presents effective practices for helping people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to thrive in adulthood. As individuals with ASD mature, their needs change as well. The book reviews the growing research base and describes ways to support adolescents and adults in succeeding in higher education and work, living independently, enjoying leisure activities, navigating meaningful personal relationships, and more. Specific behavioral and instructional interventions--such as functional communication training, positive behavior support, and applied behavior analysis--are discussed. Case examples illustrate practical aspects of applying the strategies in real-world school and community settings.


Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: Sam Goldstein

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-02-03

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1461453011

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Children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at a staggering rate—as many as one in 110, according to some studies. To this sobering statistic add the familiar figures of the toddler disengaged from his peers, the middle schooler shunned in the lunchroom, and the adult struggling with social cues on the job, and professionals are faced with a mounting challenge: to assist and support young people with these disorders to ensure their successful transition to adolescence and adulthood. The first volume dedicated solely to its topic, Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of programs currently in use. Contributors explore programs focusing on long-term outcomes, home- and classroom-based strategies, resilience training for parents, and pharmacological management of symptoms. Background chapters review issues in reliability and validity of interventions and evaluating treatment effectiveness. And an especially cogent chapter discusses the centrality of treatment integrity to best practice. Comprehensive programs and targeted interventions covered include: The Early Start Denver Model for young children. The TEACCH program for children, adults, and families. The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) and CARD eLearning. PROGress: a program for remediating and expanding social skills. Evidence-based strategies for repetitive behaviors and sensory issues. Self-regulation strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders. Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential resource for researchers, professionals/practitioners, and clinicians in a wide array of fields, including clinical child, school, and developmental psychology; child and adolescent psychiatry; education; rehabilitation medicine/therapy; social work; and pediatrics.


Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

Author: Karrie A. Shogren

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-03-12

Total Pages: 1011

ISBN-13: 1136869751

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Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career, participating in their communities, and managing healthcare and financial affairs. Sponsored by the Division of Career Development and Transition (DCDT) of the Council of Exceptional Children, this handbook provides a comprehensive resource to the communities of educators, related service and agency personnel, families, caretakers, counselors, and other stakeholders who facilitate these complex transitions to adulthood for adolescents with disabilities. Comprehensive – This comprehensive volume includes coverage of historical foundations, policy, transition programming and planning, development of student skills, and program structure. It also recommends transition supports for students with specific disabilities. Organizing Taxonomy – The book is organized around a well recognized taxonomy for adolescent transition used by many states to design and reform their transition services. Expertise – The volume editors are past-presidents of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Career Development and are leaders in transition research and practice. Contributors are well-recognized for their expertise in transition. Chapter Structure – Each chapter includes a discussion of evidence-based research, recommended practices, suggestions for transition personnel and families, and additional resources. This book is appropriate for researchers and graduate-level instructors in special education and vocational education, inservice administrators and policy makers, and transition service providers.