num_pages: 312
description: Discover how to use natural learning opportunities to target and modify key behaviors in children with autismâ€”leading to widespread positive effects on communication, behavior, and social skills. Itâ€™s all possible with the innovative, widely used Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), an empirically supported treatment for autism recognized by the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the National Standards Project.The product of 20 years of research from Robert and Lynn Koegel—co–founders of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara—this proven approach is now clearly presented in one accessible book. Keeping parents involved in every aspect of behavioral intervention, therapists and educators of children from preschool to elementary school will use the research-supported PRT strategies to
language: English
title: Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism: Communication, Social, and Academic Development
titlecomplete: Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism: Communication, Social, and Academic Development
genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.