Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism : Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment

Johnny L. Matson

ISBN 10: 3031275896 / ISBN 13: 9783031275890

Editore: Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The handbook examines the latest advancements in applied behavior analysis (ABA) as the preferred method of treatment for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It synthesizes the most current research data and trends with best-practice interventions to form a comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource. The handbook reviews ABA research and practices in depth and identifies the interventions most relevant to children across the autism spectrum.Key areas of coverage include: Foundations of applied behavior analysis.ABA treatments for disorders comorbid with autism spectrum disorder.Functional assessment for children with autism.Operational definitions as well as observing and recording data for children with autism.The relationship of measures of psychopathology and applied behavior analysis.Transitioning across tasks for children with autism, including toe walking, feeding problems, andself-help issues.Anxiety, depression, and ADHD in children with autism. TheHandbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autismis an essential reference for researchers, clinicians and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education. Codice articolo 9783031275890

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Titolo: Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for ...

Casa editrice: Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland

Data di pubblicazione: 2024

Legatura: Taschenbuch

Condizione: Neu

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The handbook examines the latest advancements in applied behavior analysis (ABA) as the preferred method of treatment for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It synthesizes the most current research data and trends with best-practice interventions to form a comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource. The handbook reviews ABA research and practices in depth and identifies the interventions most relevant to children across the autism spectrum.

 Key areas of coverage include:

• Foundations of applied behavior analysis.
• ABA treatments for disorders comorbid with autism spectrum disorder.
• Functional assessment for children with autism.
• Operational definitions as well as observing and recording data for children with autism.
• The relationship of measures of psychopathology and applied behavior analysis.
• Transitioning across tasks for children with autism, including toe walking, feeding problems, andself-help issues.
• Anxiety, depression, and ADHD in children with autism.

The Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism is an essential reference for researchers, clinicians and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education.

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Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., is Professor and Distinguished Research Master (retired)  in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge. Previously, he was Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He has served as major professor for 70 doctoral candidates and is the author of more than 850 publications, including 53 books. Dr. Matson is the founding editor of the Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.