Impact of autism characteristics: Critical characteristics impacting behaviors
Impact on home environment
Impact on school environment
What does communication have to do with behavior?: Communication characteristics
Suggestions for addressing behavior through effective communication programs
Alternative communication
Assistive technology and communication
Facilitated communication
Sensory issues and behavior: Alertness
Dysfunctions in specific sensory systems
Interventions for sensory issues
Physiological needs that may impact behavior: Medical
Social skills and social/emotional issues: Characteristics
Comic strip conversations
Peer assisted interventions
Structuring the environment for success: Physical environment
Increasing desired behaviors: Functional analysis
Guidelines for setting up and using a "safe" area
Using consequences to change behaviors
Reinforcement: Reinforcer assessments
Developing new behaviors: Task analysis and chaining
Compliance training: Effective cues
Lovaas and other compliance training programs.
Decreasing unwanted behaviors: Punishment versus negative consequences
Differential reinforcement
Crisis management and other special problems: Early warning signs
Managing meltdowns or catastrophic reactions
Aggression: Verbal aggression
Self-stimulatory behaviors
Other special problems: Feeding issues
Obsessions and compulsions
Discipline procedures and behavior intervention plans: 1997 amendments to IDEA
Behavior intervention plans
Common mistakes made by school districts
Putting it all together: Observations
Appendices: Behavior intervention plan
