Children with autism pose a perplexing and inconsistent puzzle when it comes to their social skills and communication development. You need research-based techniques that will enable you to support the acquisition of these vital skills. In this guide, you'll get this and more as you apply the new state-of-the-art assessment tool to guide your curriculum for individual students discover a range of proven strategies that combine the best of behavioral and developmental intervention practices find hundreds of suggested activities to build social play, group skills, and communication in fun and creative ways chart your interventions with the easy-to-use data collection forms and guidelines This comprehensive intervention guide and accompanying activities are easily adapted to develop a curriculum for both children who are verbal and those who use augmentative and alternative communication, and it can be implemented at home or in the classroom. Excellent for educators and speech language pathologists, this practical, user-friendly resource gives you the methods you need to build social and communication skills in children with autism.
Kathleen Ann Quill, Ed.D., BCBA-D is a compassionate professional who has spent 40 years supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder. She is a developmental psycholinguist, educator and board certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D). Dr. Quill has conducted trainings in over 20 countries, given the keynote address for 10 international organizations, and presented at over 200 conferences. She discusses how to integrate behavioral (ABA) and developmental treatment models to enhance language, communication, and social learning. Kathleen promotes innovative solutions that bridge the gap between research and practice in order to sustain quality education for all students with autism. Prior to founding the Autism Institute, Dr. Quill was a professor at the University of Massachusetts and Lesley University in Boston and conducted applied research on developmental differences in autism. Kathleen is the author of two seminal texts, numerous publications, and online resources on the topic. Kathleen is on the editorial board for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities. She facilitates Professional Learning Communities through regional and national partnerships, and collaborates with companies to design technology solutions for educators.
"a special book, one that fosters critical social and communication skills... very hands-on"
