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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Concepts | |
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| Diagnoses, Behavioral Delays, Behavioral Excesses, and Typical Behaviors | |
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| The Continuity Model: Alternatives to the Diagnoses | |
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| Evaluation of Behavioral Treatment | |
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| Preparatory Steps | |
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| Excessive Tantrums and Self-Injurious Behavior | |
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| Self-Stimulatory Behavior | |
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| Motivational Problems | |
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| Attentional Problems | |
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| Transition into Treatment | |
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| Establishing Cooperation and Tantrum Reduction | |
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| Summary of Basic Treatment Steps | |
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| Introduction to Matching and Imitation | |
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| Matching and Sorting | |
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| Nonverbal Imitation | |
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| Introduction to Language Programs | |
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| Early Receptive Language | |
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| Early Learning Concepts | |
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| Discrimination Learning | |
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| Receptive Identification of Objects | |
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| Receptive Identification of Behaviors | |
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| Early Play Skills | |
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| Arts and Crafts | |
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| Self-Help Skills | |
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| Expressive Language | |
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| Verbal Imitation | |
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| Expressive Labeling of Objects | |
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| Expressive Labeling of Behaviors | |
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| Early Abstract Language: Teaching Color, Shape, and Size | |
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| Early Grammar: I Want, I See, I Have | |
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| Prepositions | |
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| Emotions | |
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| Strategies for Visual Learners | |
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| Reading and Writing: A Brief Introduction | |
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| Communication Strategies for Visual Learners | |
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| Programmatic Considerations | |
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| Maintaining Treatment Gains | |
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| Involving Parents in Treatment | |
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| Data Collection | |
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| Considerations in Selecting Consultants for Home-Based Programs | |
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| Common Problems in Teaching | |
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| Organizational and Legal Issues | |
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| Strategies for Creating an Early Intervention, Parent Support Organization | |
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| Obtaining a Free and Appropriate Public Education for Preschool-Age Children with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorders | |
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| Notes from the Front: The Current Wave in ABA Litigation | |
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| Pyramid Building: Partnership as an Alternative to Litigation | |
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| Clarifying Comments on the UCLA Young Autism Project | |
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| A Typical Day | |
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| Program Timeline | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |