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Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Series Editor: Nirbhay N. Singh Russell Lang Terry B. Hancock Nirbhay N. Singh Editors Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Series Editor Nirbhay N. Singh Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, USA More information about this series at h ttp://www.springer.com/series/11863 Russell Lang (cid:129) Terry B. Hancock Nirbhay N. Singh Editors Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Editors Russell Lang Terry B. Hancock Texas State University Clinic for Autism Texas State University Clinic for Autism Research Evaluation and Support Research Evaluation and Support San Marcos , TX , USA San Marcos , TX , USA Nirbhay N. Singh Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta , GA , USA ISSN 2366-6013 ISSN 2366-6021 (electronic) Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health ISBN 978-3-319-30923-1 ISBN 978-3-319-30925-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30925-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016938681 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 T his work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland For our children and grandchildren: Emerson Lang, Lindsey Hancock Williamson, William Hancock, Hunter Hancock, McClain Williamson, Ashvind Singh, Subhashni Joy, Astarko Joy, Priya Joy, Anicca Adkins Singh, Pierce Adkins Singh, and all of the other children and families who have taught us so much Pref ace A number of interventions designed to ameliorate the cognitive, social, language, and other behavioral defi cits present in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been developed over the past 50 years. These interventions tend to be most effective when they are early, intensive, and behavioral. Understandably, parents of children with ASD, practitioners serving this population, and researchers in this area consider early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) to be of paramount importance for children with ASD. This book presents nine chapters focused on issues related to EIBI for children with ASD. The book begins with a brief introduc- tory chapter that defi nes EIBI and summarizes research indicating that EIBI pro- duces meaningful change in the lives of children with ASD. Next, because access to effective intervention often depends on early diagnosis, Chap. 2 covers common approaches to ASD diagnosis, recent innovations that facilitate accurate early diag- nosis and directions for future research. T he next fi ve chapters are devoted to specifi c EIBI approaches. The fi ve inter- ventions included in this text share many common core components (e.g., rein- forcement), and all have been demonstrated to be effective in studies using a variety of research designs including randomized clinical trials and rigorous single case designs. Leading researchers in the fi eld, and in some cases the creators or co-c reators of specifi c intervention packages, authored the chapters. The fi ve intervention approaches included in this text are Discrete Trial Training in Chap. 3, Pivotal Response Training in Chap. 4 , Early Start Denver Model in Chap. 5 , Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching in Chap. 6 , and Enhanced Milieu Teaching in Chap. 7 . These intervention chapters cover the theoretical underpinnings, specifi c procedures, research base, areas of future research, and considerations for practitioners for each of these evidence-based EIBI approaches. The book concludes with issues related to parent- implemented intervention in Chap. 8 and ethical issues related to fad, pseudoscientifi c, and controversial interventions commonly used with children with ASD in Chap. 9 . vii viii Preface T his book is unique in that it presents practical information on EIBI implementa- tion (i.e., fi delity of implementation checklists, task analyses, and other implemen- tation instructions) in tandem with discussion of theoretical underpinnings, analysis of research base, and directions for future research. This text is intended to serve as a resource for graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psy- chology, family studies, behavior analysis, special education, and public health interested in both the theory and practice of EIBI and for practitioners devoted to ensuring that the services they deliver are fi rmly rooted in research. We hope this text will provide a much needed overview of the fi eld of EIBI for children with ASD useful to advanced practitioners, graduate students, and researchers. San Marcos, TX, USA Russell Lang San Marcos, TX, USA Terry B. Hancock Augusta, GA, USA Nirbhay N. Singh Contents 1 Overview of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism ......................................................................... 1 Russell Lang , Terry B. Hancock , and Nirbhay N. Singh 2 Early Diagnostic Assessment ................................................................... 15 Sarah Kuriakose and Rebecca Shalev 3 Discrete Trial Training ............................................................................. 47 Dorothea C. Lerman , Amber L. Valentino , and Linda A. LeBlanc 4 Pivotal Response Treatment ..................................................................... 85 Lynn Kern Koegel , Kristen Ashbaugh , and Robert L. Koegel 5 Early Start Denver Model ........................................................................ 113 Meagan R. Talbott , Annette Estes , Cynthia Zierhut , Geraldine Dawson , and Sally J. Rogers 6 Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching................................................................... 151 Nienke C. Peters-Scheffer , Bibi Huskens , Robert Didden , and Larah van der Meer 7 Enhanced Milieu Teaching ....................................................................... 177 Terry B. Hancock , Katherine Ledbetter-Cho , Alexandria Howell , and Russell Lang 8 Training Parents to Implement Early Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ...................................... 219 Traci Ruppert , Wendy Machalicek , Sarah G. Hansen , Tracy Raulston , and Rebecca Frantz 9 Fad, Pseudoscientific, and Controversial Interventions ........................ 257 Jason C. Travers , Kevin Ayers , Richard L. Simpson , and Stephen Crutchfi eld Index ................................................................................................................. 295 ix
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