(HS MARKER-DAILY 051365 2016) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS

Course overview

JOIN AUTISM EXPERT AND AUTHOR, CARA DAILY, PHD, AND LEARN HOW TO INTEGRATE THE LATEST RESEARCH ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM (0-25 YEARS OLD). YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH UP-TO-DATE BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES TO TEACH NEW SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO CO-OCCURRING DEFICITS RELATED TO:SOCIAL-COMMUNICATIONSENSORYMELTDOWNSANXIETY/RIGIDITYPSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONSOPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDERADHD/EXECUTIVEFUNCTIONSDEPRESSIONOBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVEDISORDERSELF-HELP SKILLSIN THIS HANDS-ON SEMINAR, YOU WILL DISCOVER WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE A BRAIN WITH AUTISM. ONCE YOU EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TYPICAL BRAIN AND A BRAIN WITH AUTISM, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN MORE EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENCE INTO THEIR ADULT YEARS!THROUGH DYNAMIC DISCUSSION USING DOZENS OF CASE STUDIES, VIDEO EXAMPLES AND EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES YOU WILL LEARN NEW STRATEGIES FOR TREATING AUTISM, MAINTAINING AND GENERALIZING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, THE INS AND OUT OF FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS AND HOW TO PROBLEM SOLVE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS WITH THIS POPULATION.