Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Recent Advances and Innovations in Assessment, Education, and Intervention
Edited by James K. Luiselli, Ph.D.
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Editor
Contributors
Section I: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Measurement
1. Conducting Diagnostic Screening and Assessment
Johnny L. Matson, Jennifer S. Beighley, Lindsey W. Williams, and Anna C. May,
2. Co-Morbidity Among Children and Youth with ASD
Nicole Neil, Laura Moum, and Peter Sturmey
3. Progress and Outcome Measurement
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Jonathan Baker, and Leigh Grannan
Section II: Evidence-Based Practices
4. Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI): Current Status and Future Directions
Linda A. LeBlanc, Natalie A. Parks, and Nicole M. Hanney
5. Computer-Based Instruction
Jeff Sigafoos, Sathiyaprakash Ramdoss, Debora Kagohara, Robert C. Pennington, Giulio E. Lancioni, and Mark F. O'Reilly
6. Naturalistic Approaches to Social Skills Training and Development
Mark F. O'Reilly, Audrey Sorrells, Summer Gainey, Jeff Sigafoos, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, Mandy Risploi, and Tonya Davis
7. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Ralf W. Schlosser, Jeff Sigafoos, Howard Shane, Rajinder Koul, and Parimala Raghavendra
8. Self-Management and Self-Regulation
Mark R. Dixon and Autumn N. McKeel
9. Pivotal Response Treatment
Lynn Kern Koegel, Brittany Lynn Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, and Ty Vernon
10. Evaluating and Improving Intervention Integrity
Florence D. DiGennaro Reed and Derek D. Reed
Section III: Health and Development
11. Food Selectivity and Refusal
Charles S. Gulotta and Peter A. Girolami
12. Sleep Problems
V. Mark Durand
13. Exercise, Physical Activity, and Sports
James K. Luiselli
Section IV: Additional Topics
14. Mindful Caregiving and Support
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Alan S. W. Winton, Judy Singh, Ashvind N. A. Singh, and Angela D. A. Singh
15. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Robert R. Selles, Danielle Ung, Josh Nadeau, and Eric A. Storch
16. Behavioral Family Intervention
Adel C. Najdowski and Evelyn R. Gould
17. Commentary: Conclusions and Future Directions
James K. Luiselli
Index