What developmental milestones should parents usually notice?

What developmental milestones should parents usually notice?

If you are a first time parent, is it difficult to know what's different?

If you are a first time parent, is it difficult to know what's different?

Are there any physical symptoms or markers in autism?

Are there any physical symptoms or markers in autism?

At what point should parents take their child to be screened & where should they go?

At what point should parents take their child to be screened & where should they go?

Why don't pediatricians screen all toddlers for autism?

Why don't pediatricians screen all toddlers for autism?

What is involved in an autism screening?

What is involved in an autism screening?

Are there any checklists parents can fill out on their own?

Are there any checklists parents can fill out on their own?

If a child receives a diagnosis of autism, what should parents do?

If a child receives a diagnosis of autism, what should parents do?

How can parents determine which treatment options are best?

How can parents determine which treatment options are best?

What are the most effective treatments for autism?

What are the most effective treatments for autism?

What is applied behavior analysis?

What is applied behavior analysis?

What does early intervention consist of?

What does early intervention consist of?

Can families implement early intervention in their homes?

Can families implement early intervention in their homes?

Is there community help available to families?

Is there community help available to families?

How helpful are biomedical and drug interventions?

How helpful are biomedical and drug interventions?

Understanding Autism

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When do parents begin to worry something might be wrong?

When do parents begin to worry something might be wrong?

What skills should be taught to children using ABA or behavioral interventions?

What skills should be taught to children using ABA or behavioral interventions?

What developmental milestones should parents usually notice?

What developmental milestones should parents usually notice?

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Peggy Halliday

Program Director for Outreach Services , Virginia Institute of Autism

http://www.viaschool.org  

(434) 923-8252

Peggy Halliday, M.Ed., BCBA, is a board certified behavior analyst who has specialized in autism education for the past twelve years. She is the Director of Outreach Services at the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA) in Charlottesville, VA. VIA is a non-profit organization which provides a day school and other resources for families, educators, and other professionals seeking services, training or information about autism and evidence-based interventions. The Institute operates a year-round school for students ages 2-22, a 700-volume library, training workshops, internships for undergraduate and graduate students and teachers, and customized trainings for schools. Peggy supervises a wide range of outreach services, including development and supervision of comprehensive, home-based early intervention programs incorporating naturalistic, incidental, and structured teaching using the principles of applied behavior analysis; training for parents and home instructors; skills assessments, functional behavior assessments and intervention plans, and consultations in public school classrooms. She has presented trainings and workshops at state and national conferences.<!--Session data--><!--Session data--><!--Session data-->

What is applied behavior analysis?

Autism expert Peggy Halliday discusses what an Applied Behavior Analysis is.

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Host: What is Applied Behavior Analysis?

Peggy Halliday: Applied Behavior Analysis is the process of using behavioral principles to teach new skills and increase desirable behaviors. In ABA, skills that you want to teach are broken down into small measurable units and high rates of positive reinforcement are used to teach those skill. ABA is committed to objective measurement of the skills that you are teaching and data analysis to make sure that you are being as efficient as you possibly you can be.

ABA also looks at teaching new skills and maintaining skills and generalizing skills to new environments and they look at the skills children need across school, across home and across community settings. There are decades of research to show that ABA strategies are effective with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They are effective in improving IQ scores, in teaching language, adaptive behaviors, academic behaviors as well as some social behaviors.

Understanding Autism

Understanding Autism

What is autism and how prevalent is it?

What is autism and how prevalent is it?

Do children with autism look different from other children?

Do children with autism look different from other children?

What are some characteristics of autism?

What are some characteristics of autism?

What are some examples of language difficulties with autism?

What are some examples of language difficulties with autism?

What are some of the behavioral characteristics of autism?

What are some of the behavioral characteristics of autism?

What are some examples of social skill deficits seen in autism?

What are some examples of social skill deficits seen in autism?

Do children with autism play differently?

Do children with autism play differently?

What causes autism?

What causes autism?

Has autism become more prevalent in recent years?

Has autism become more prevalent in recent years?