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| Developing Behavioral Services for Children with Autism |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 3:00 PM–4:20 PM |
| Back Bay B |
| Area: AUT |
| Chair: Bobby Newman (Room to Grow) |
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| The Impact of Related Service Providers on Programming for Students Diagnosed with Autism |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| BOBBY NEWMAN (AMAC), Meredith S. Needelman (AMAC), Sophia C. Mavroidis (AMAC), Daniel Ruitimann (AMAC), Bevin Campbell (AMAC), Frederica Blausten (AMAC), Felicia Cara Blumberg (AMAC), Dana R. Reinecke (Room to Grow) |
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| Abstract: Related service providers (speech, occupational, and physical therapists) are in common usage at programs for students with autism. Many ABA schools, however, avoid the use of usch providers as redundant to programming. Data collected to address the impact of related service providers will be explored. |
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| Autism Services in Fresno, California |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| SARAH Y. SCHEIDT (California State University, Fresno), Criss Wilhite (California State University, Fresno) |
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| Abstract: At the present time the best treatment for children with autism includes intensive early education. From 1987 to 1998, there was a 273% rise in the incidence of autism in California. Fresno, California’s seventh largest city, with a metropolitan population of over 600,000, has a severe lack of services to meet the needs of these at-risk children. Only four specialized classrooms and fewer than 20 in-home programs exist. Just one classroom approaches the minimal requirements recommended by the National Research Council. Reasons for lack of services include the lack of parent advocate groups, lack of non-public schools, differences in diagnostics, and lack of trained autism specialists. A summary of best practices for educating children with autism is presented with proposals to help school districts and parents meet the recommendations of the National Research Council. |
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| Early Intervention in Children with Autism in France. Integration of Children in Public School with ABA Approach |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| VINCA RIVIERE (University of Lille III), Jean-Claude Darcheville (University of Lille III) |
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| Abstract: Behavior intervention does not well develop in France and some reserves hinder the possibilities to instruct children with autism. We would be to expose the development of a project with parents and teachers to train for ABA intervention. The project enrolled twenty-six families with intervention at home. Two children with autism are integrated into public school with an ABA intervention. Children enrolled in this project two years ago, but only at home for two or three hours per week. During the last year, public school teachers accepted to integrate children during 28 to 30 hours per week. The difficulties to develop ABA procedures in such projects will be discussed. |
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