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AUTISM, BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, AND YOUR -CHILD- Diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum WHAT IS AUTISM? . Disorders include: PERSISTENT deficits in social interaction and communication REPETITIVE patterns of behavior, activities, or interests SYMPTOMS present in early childhood SYMPTOMS limit everyday functioning SIGNS TO WATCH FOR IN CHILDREN FAILURE ! to reciprocate smiles and other facial expressions NO RESPONSE to own name DELAYED or no speech ANY LOSS of speech or social skills REPETITIVE movements or habits AUTISM STATISTICS $3.2 MILLION LIFETIME COST OF AUTISM PER PERSON Lifetime cost can be reduced by 2/3 through early diagnosis and intervention That makes it the 1,148% fastest-growing developmental disability GROWTH RATE OF AUTISM PREVALENCE OF AUTISM TIME PREVALENCE 1975 1 in 5,000 children 1985 1 in 2,500 children 1995 1 in 500 children 2001 1 in 250 children 2004 1 in 166 children 2007 1 in 150 children 2009 i in 110 children 2012 1 in 88 children 1 in 50 children 2013 AUTISM INTERVENTION APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS WHAT IT IS A WAY USES BASED of understanding principles of learning on 50 years of behavior and how and reinforcement to scientific research it's affected by the teach new skills and environment change behavior DEMONSIRATED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ALL CLIENTS can make gains with intensive intervention and many children can mainstream and become indistinguishable from their peers with intensive treatment WHAT IT INVOLVES An individualized Data-based Development of plan for each child decision-making short- and long-term intervention goals One-on-one time Group instruction Training parents in between the child ABA techniques and the teacher Emphasis on positive Methods that make Training to teach reinforcement learning fun and facilitate positive social interactions INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY www.behaviorexchangedfw.com The BehaviorExchange What conld be, can be. Sources: http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/applied-behavior- analysis-aba http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/facts-about-autism http://www.autism-society.org/about-autism/facts-and-statistics.html http://www.behaviorexchange.com/real-solutions/ http://www.autismconsortium.org/symposium-files/WalterKaufmannAC2012Symposium.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/autism/DSoo348/DSECTION=symptoms http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/learn-signs http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/10/22/got-questions-answers-to your-questions-from-the-autism-speaks%E2%80%99-science-staff-2/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/03/20/autism- prevalence-is-now-at-1-in-50-children/ http://www.google.com/url?sa-t&ret-j&q-&esre-s&source-web&cd-7 &cad-rja&ved-0CF4QFJAG&url-http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com %2Feda%2Fcontent%2Fdocument%2Feda downloaddocument%2F 9780387095295-c1.pdf%3FSGWID%3Do-0-45-654312-p173822425& ei-h 5NUsGLHciuiAKc-4GYDW&usg-AFQjCNG5ITEAP4ybVjOxl9D VfnUlpxFhlQ&sig2-JkQYxXmlnpcbrcghTsRknA&bvm-bv.53537100,d.cGE