Clinical Therapies
There are a number of clinical therapies used in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The most prevalent is Applied Behavior Analysis therapy due to its
Pivotal Response Treatment
Pivotal Response Treatment or PRT is a therapy model for use with autistic children that is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Fluency Building in Autism
Fluency Building in Autism Applied Behavior Analysis is the teaching structure that teaches children with autism, verbal reasoning, and motor skills. This approach uses different models to teach children with autism basic behavioral structures. Different modes include ‘discreet trial’, which helps a child learn a behavior, by using a reward…
Verbal Behavior in Autism
Verbal behavior is one of the most common characteristic of autism, and the applied science of treatment has varied throughout the years as therapies have become more mainstreamed and individualized.
What are Social Stories?
Social stories are individualized short stories that depict a social situation that your child affected by autism may encounter.
The Benefits of a Picture Exchange Communication System and the 6 Steps to get Started
PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System. It is an alternative communication system developed in 1985 by Andy Bondy and Lori Frost,
Discrete Trial Training Overview
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) is an intensive treatment program used to help children with developmental disabilities such as Autism.