An Interdisciplinary Model for Supporting Children with Autism and Their Families

• By: Jeffrey Selman, PsyD, BCBA-D Kathleen Gorski, M.ED, MAT Ellen D’Amato, PhD Howard Savin, PhD First Children Services
• January 1st, 2021
• ABA challenging behaviors, assessment, communication, diagnosis, family, parent training, treatment, winter 2021 issue
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An autistic child’s family is structured no different than that of neurotypical children. Families generally include parents and siblings with their own perspectives and issues. In the wake of substantial empirical support for the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis (ABA) interventions for...