Right from the Start: Behavioral
Intervention for Young Children with
Autism, second edition (Topics in
Autism) by Mary Jane Weiss (Ph.D.
BCBA)
Highly Recommended As A Supplementary Resource
Parents of young children (ages 18 months to 5 years) with a diagnosis of
autism, face the critical decision of which educational treatment program to
choose for their child. To help guide them through this complex decision-
making process, parents can turn to the revised and updated edition of
RIGHT FROM THE START, which covers programs that use Early
Intensive Behavioral Intervention, a highly effective treatment based on
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). New information includes the latest
research on the benefits of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, the
types of instruction used (naturalistic instruction and other teaching

methods that complement ABA), home-based professionals and their
credentials, school-based programs, and more. An Early Intensive
Behavioral Intervention program consists of concentrated instruction (at
least 40 hours a week) and can be based in the childs home, at a center
(private or university), or more recently, in public schools. Besides the
setting, there are many other variables to consider when evaluating a
program, and RIGHT FROM THE START thoroughly explores those,
including: age of the child; access to typically developing peers;
curriculum; teaching strategies; team member credentials; time demands;
family finances; home support services; supervision and accountability;
behavior management; control over the childs education; visual and
auditory distractions; availability of multidisciplinary team. Many
preschoolers who receive Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention make
good progress and may go on to be included with their typically developing
peers in elementary school. Comprehensive in its coverage and full of
personal insight, RIGHT FROM THE START is an essential primer to help
families explore the options and select the educational treatment program
that best suits them and their childs needs. The many professionals who
work closely with these families can also benefit from reading
Personal Review: Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention
for Young Children with Autism, second edition (Topics in
Autism) by Mary Jane Weiss (Ph.D. BCBA)
Written by autism experts Sandra L. Harris and Mary Jane Weiss, Right
from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism is a
guide for parents and educators to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
treatment for children with autism, methods that are ideally implemented
as soon as a child has been diagnosed. Now in a revised and expanded
second edition, Right from the Start covers the concept of early intensive
behavioral intervention; home-based, center-based, and school-based
programs; curriculum and teaching programs; choose the right program for
one's child; and much more. "Another relatively recent change in the use of
ABA methods with children with ASD is in how we handle errors in
response. In the past, we sometimes allowed learners to make mistakes
several times before we prompted them to give the correct answer. The
problem is that children on the autism spectrum have a tendency to repeat
errors. (Actually, we all have that tendency, but individuals with autism
seem to have an extra vulnerability)... Errorless learning focuses on the
prevention and interruption of errors. We try to prevent errors in new tasks
by prompting students with physical or verbal help." Highly recommended
as a supplementary resource for anyone involved with or responsible for a
child with autism spectrum disorder.
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