This motivating, practical book gives you concrete strategies for maximizing the independence of your child or teen with autism, intellectual disabilities, or other forms of neurodiversity. Exercises and downloadable worksheets are rooted in scientifically based behavioral principles and illustrated with vivid, empathic examples.
This motivating, practical book gives you concrete strategies for maximizing the independence of your child or teen with autism, intellectual disabilities, or other forms of neurodiversity. Exercises and downloadable worksheets are rooted in scientifically based behavioral principles and illustrated with vivid, empathic examples.
Kristin Lombardi, MA, BCBA, helps children and families prepare for independent living in her private practice in Locust Valley, New York. With a background in special education, psychology, and behavior analysis, she works with preschoolers through young adults with varying support needs. Christine Drew, PhD, BCBA-D, is Assistant Professor of Special Education at Auburn University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and works with Auburn's inclusive higher education program for students with intellectual disabilities. Prior to becoming a professor, she ran a middle school behavior program.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword, Peter Gerhardt Introduction I. Creating a New Future 1. "Why Aim for Independent Living?": Your Child's Reality Now and in the Future 2. "How Am I Supposed to Do This?": Leveraging the Power of Task Analysis II. Assessment 3. "Is My Child Ready for This?": Evaluating Your Child's Readiness 4. "Are You Ready for This?": Evaluating Your Own Readiness III. How to Teach Life Skills 5. "What Do I Need to Know before I Start?": Understanding Behavior 6. How Am I Going to Teach?": Empowering versus Enabling IV. Let's Do This! 7. "How Do I Start?": How to Create a Task Analysis 8. "How Do I Get Myself Out of the Routine?": Fading Prompts to Build Independence V. Maximizing Independence 9. "When Do I Modify the Goal?": Accommodating the Child versus Modifying the Goal Epilogue: "How Do I Keep Moving Forward?": Expanding Your Child's Independence Glossary References Index
Foreword, Peter Gerhardt Introduction I. Creating a New Future 1. "Why Aim for Independent Living?": Your Child's Reality Now and in the Future 2. "How Am I Supposed to Do This?": Leveraging the Power of Task Analysis II. Assessment 3. "Is My Child Ready for This?": Evaluating Your Child's Readiness 4. "Are You Ready for This?": Evaluating Your Own Readiness III. How to Teach Life Skills 5. "What Do I Need to Know before I Start?": Understanding Behavior 6. How Am I Going to Teach?": Empowering versus Enabling IV. Let's Do This! 7. "How Do I Start?": How to Create a Task Analysis 8. "How Do I Get Myself Out of the Routine?": Fading Prompts to Build Independence V. Maximizing Independence 9. "When Do I Modify the Goal?": Accommodating the Child versus Modifying the Goal Epilogue: "How Do I Keep Moving Forward?": Expanding Your Child's Independence Glossary References Index
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