Chapter 3

overview of educational programs and interventions

First published: 26 October 2021

Summary

In this chapter, the authors provide a quick review of selected “model programs” and specific interventions with some degree, of an evidence basis. They survey some of the various approaches to teaching particular skills and discuss several interventions in different areas: curriculum issues, social skills, communication skills, daily life skills, and organizational issues. Developmentally oriented programs like the Early Start model developed by Sally Rogers. Hybrid programs include both developmental and behavioral approaches. Pivotal response training is also a bit of a hybrid in that interventions are also based on Applied behavior analysis procedures but it has a developmental orientation focusing on behaviors seen as being key to learning and other skills. It is important to note that in addition to model programs, specific educational behavioral techniques have come to be seen as evidenced based.

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