Language and autism
Subtitle: applied behavior analysis, evidence, and practice
By: edited by Adrienne Fitzer, Peter Sturmey.
Contributors: Fitzer, Adrienne.; Sturmey, Peter.
Publisher: PRO-ED
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781416403760
Subjects: Autistic children -- Language; Autistic children -- Rehabilitation; Autistic children -- Behavior modification; Language acquisition; Behavior therapy for children; Autistic Disorder -- therapy; Autistic Disorder -- complications; Behavior Therapy -- methods; Language Disorders -- therapy; Language Therapy -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Language problems in autism spectrum disorders / Peter Sturmey and Adrienne Fitzer; title: Principles of ABA and language acquisition / Jessica A. Boisjoli and Johnny L. Matson; title: Behavioral theory and language acquisition / Claire L. Poulson; title: Efficacy of interventions to promote language / Oliver C. Mudford, Erika Ford, and Angela M. Arnold-Saritepe; title: General intervention approaches for teaching speech and its prerequisites / Jeff Sigafoos ... [et al.]; title: Teaching mands to individuals with autism spectrum disorders / Erik Drasgow ... [et al.]; title: The natural language paradigm and incidental teaching / Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Michael Lane, and Jennifer Brosh; title: Facilitating language in learners with autism: stimulus control technology / Bridget A. Taylor and Hannah Hoch; title: Language learning: the formation and elaboration of stimulus classes / Robert Stromer and Rudy Vogt; title: Speech prosody intervention in autism / John L. Brown and Claire L. Poulson; title: Reducing inappropriate verbal behavior in people with pervasive developmental disabilities / Peter Sturmey; title: A functional approach to reducing disruptive and destructive behavior and increasing appropriate communication / David P. Wacker, Jay W. Harding, and Wendy K. Berg.