Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism (2 Book Set)

Brooke Ingersoll, PhD, is a psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst with a doctoral degree in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical child psychology at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, during which time she served as codirector of the Autism Treatment and Research Program at the Hearing and Speech Institute (now known as the Artz Center) in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ingersoll is currently Assistant Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, East Lansing. She has conducted training for practitioners on early intervention strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders both nationally and internationally. Dr. Ingersoll has published extensively on early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders and presented her work at professional conferences. Anna Dvortcsak, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. She received her master’s degree from the University of Redlands, California. Mrs. Dvortcsak provides training to families with children with autism and individualized speech and language services. She specializes in training professionals in conducting parent training for young children with autism spectrum disorders. Prior to starting her own practice, Mrs. Dvortcsak was codirector of the Autism Treatment and Research Program at the Hearing and Speech Institute (now known as the Artz Center) in Portland. She has experience conducting research on the efficacy of interventions for children with autism and has presented her findings at the annual conventions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Oregon Speech and Hearing Association, as well as in peer-reviewed articles and chapters.

Practitioner's Guide to Parent Training

I. An Introduction to Parent Training

1. Training Parents of Young Children with ASD: An Overview

2. Planning and Implementing Project ImPACT

3. Program Challenges, Solutions, and Modifications

II. Individual Parent Training Program Session Guidelines

*Session 1. Overview of the Program and Goal Development

*Session 2. Review Goals and Set Up Your Home for Success

*Session 3. Follow Your Child's Lead *Session 4. Imitate Your Child *Session 5. Animation *Sessions 6–7. Modeling and Expanding Language *Session 8. Playful Obstruction *Session 9. Balanced Turns, Part 1: Turn Taking *Session 10. Balanced Turns, Part 2: Modeling and Expanding Play *Session 11. Communicative Temptations *Session 12. Review of the Interactive Teaching Techniques *Sessions 13–14. Overview of the Direct Teaching Techniques *Sessions 15–16. Teaching Your Child Expressive Language *Session 17. Teaching Your Child Receptive Language *Session 18. Teaching Your Child Social Imitation *Session 19. Teaching Your Child Play *Session 20. Review of the Direct Teaching Techniques *Sessions 21–22. Putting It All Together *Session 23. Update Goals *Session 24. Moving Forward (Final Session)Follow-Up Session

III. Group Parent Training Program Session Guidelines

*Session 1 (Group). Overview of the Program and Set Up Your Home for Success *Session 2 (Coaching). Review of Set Up Your Home for Success and Goal Development *Session 3 (Group). Make Play Interactive and Modeling and Expanding Language *Session 4 (Coaching). Review of Make Play Interactive and Modeling and Expanding Language *Session 5 (Group). Create Opportunities for Your Child to Engage or Communicate and Overview of the Direct Teaching Techniques *Session 6 (Coaching). Review of Create Opportunities for Your Child to Engage or Communicate *Session 7 (Group). Teaching Your Child Expressive and Receptive Language *Session 8 (Coaching). Review of Teaching Your Child Expressive and Receptive Language *Session 9 (Group). Teaching Your Child Social Imitation and Play *Session 10 (Coaching). Review of Teaching Your Child Social Imitation and Play *Session 11 (Group). Putting It All Together *Session 12 (Coaching). Review of Putting It All Together *Follow-Up SessionAppendices: A. Reproducible Materials for the Individual and Group Training Formats. B. DVD Guide.

DVD: Includes Video Clips and PowerPoint slides.



Manual for Parents

About This Manual

I. Introduction

1. Overview of the Program

2. Set Up Your Home for Success

II. Interactive Teaching Techniques

3. Follow Your Child’s Lead

4. Imitate Your Child

5. Animation

6. Modeling and Expanding Language

7. Playful Obstruction

8. Balanced Turns

9. Communicative Temptations

10. Review of the Interactive Teaching Techniques

III. Direct Teaching Techniques

11. Overview of the Direct Teaching Techniques

12. Teaching Your Child Expressive Language

13. Teaching Your Child Receptive Language

14. Teaching Your Child Social Imitation

15. Teaching Your Child Play

16. Review of the Direct Teaching Techniques

IV. Putting It All Together and Moving Forward

17. Putting It All Together

18. Moving Forward (Final Session)

Further Reading