Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism: Moving from Non-Meaningful to Meaningful

Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism: Moving from Nonpurposeful to Meaningful describes what constitutes meaningful versus nonpurposeful activities for adults with autism and other severe disabilities in a classroom or center-based program. Then this step-by-step guide presents an evidence-based process for changing nonpurposeful activities, using behavior analytic research and application. The goal is to help ensure adults with autism and other severe disabilities are engaged in week-day activities that truly enhance their income-earning capacity, independence with life skills, day-to-day enjoyment, and overall dignity. Summarizes the existing state of activities for adults with autism and severe disabilities in center-based programsCovers how to empirically assess and monitor participation in meaningful activitiesDetails evidence-based procedures for changing existing activities to become more meaningfulProvides maintenance strategies for ensuring activities continue to be meaningful on a daily basis INDICE: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Identifying and Assessing Meaningful Center-Based Activities Chapter 3: Intervening to Change Non-purposeful Activities to Meaningful Chapter 4: Monitoring Participation in Meaningful Activities Chapter 5: Maintaining Meaningful Activity Participation

• ISBN: 978-0-12-809409-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 60
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés