Positive parenting for autism : powerful strategies to help your child overcome challenges and thrive
Compassionate and effective, Positive Parenting for Autism offers: Clear, easy-to-understand explorations of core ABA strategies such as using positive vs. negative reinforcement, teaching complex behaviors, practicing social skills, coordinating with educators, and more, to help your child manage daily life with autism. Real-life examples of these techniques in practice to help you understand how these new skills and strategies address the everyday situations you and your child with autism face. Guidance for creating a program of action for your child based on the proven strategies and techniques of ABA that are tailored to the unique needs of your child with autism.
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- ISBN: 9781641521239
- Physical Description 133 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher Emeryville, California : Althea Press, 2018.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 119) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How to use this book -- What is your child telling you? Using ABA to decode hidden messages -- Choosing the power of reinforcement -- What is punishment, and should you use it? -- Extinction: a powerful alternative to punishment -- Differential reinforcement: reduce problem behaviors and reward good ones -- It's complicated: straightforward ways to teach complex behaviors -- Your child's social skills: communicating, cooperating, and contributing -- It takes a village: coordinating with teachers, trainers, and other caregivers -- A bright future. |
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Positive Parenting for Autism : Powerful Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Challenges and Thrive
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Positive Parenting for Autism : Powerful Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Challenges and Thrive
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. ix | |
| Chapter 1 | How to Use This Book | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 | What Is Your Child Telling You? Using ABA to Decode Hidden Messages | p. 9 |
| Chapter 3 | Choosing the Power of Reinforcement | p. 19 |
| Chapter 4 | What Is Punishment, and Should You Use It? | p. 31 |
| Chapter 5 | Extinction: A Powerful Alternative to Punishment | p. 43 |
| Chapter 6 | Differential Reinforcement: Reduce Problem Behaviors and Reward Good Ones | p. 54 |
| Chapter 7 | It's Complicated: Straightforward Ways to Teach Complex Behaviors | p. 65 |
| Chapter 8 | Your Child's Social Skills: Communicating, Cooperating, and Contributing | p. 79 |
| Chapter 9 | It Takes a Village: Coordinating with Teachers, Trainers, and Other Caregivers | p. 93 |
| Chapter 10 | A Bright Future | p. 100 |
| Glossary | p. 113 | |
| Additional Resources | p. 117 | |
| References | p. 119 | |
| Appendix: Blank Data Sheets | p. 120 | |
| Index | p. 128 |
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