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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:09:14 -0400

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*Inclusion of Students with Autism: Using ABA-Based Supports in General

Education*

Inclusion of Students with Autism: Using ABA-Based Supports in General

Education

*C2009. By Hundert.* Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a proven

therapy for individuals with autism and one of the most popular

behavioral interventions. It has most often seen applications in

one-on-one settings, however Hundert suggests that ABA should be moving

beyond the traditional settings and into the general classroom. This

book, written for professionals, discusses and outlines how the

principles of ABA can be used to support these children in inclusive

settings. It contains numerous data collection forms and each chapter

ends with a list of 5-10 study questions. The book begins with a

discussion of early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) and then

presents the noted benefits of the inclusion of children with autism in

the general education classroom. It moves on to various assessment

methods, including both norm-referenced & criterion-referenced

assessments, and a discussion for professionals with ideas on how to

develop and implement a plan for this treatment (with an appendix

outlining 5 commercially available curriculum programs). The latter part

of the book explains the principles of instruction through prompts,

reinforcers, and error correction procedures. It also touches on

communication including the use of augmentative and alternate

communication and incidental language instruction. The book continues

with ideas on how to promote peer interaction, social scripts, helping

the child follow school routines independently, teaching thinking

skills, self-regulation, self-monitoring, why questions, perspective

taking, preventing and dealing with problem behaviors, working

collaborately with families, and preparing and training staff for

ABA-based supported inclusion. (Softcover; 307 pages