Autism & Behavior: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Behavior
Description
The focus of this course is to provide participants with a better understanding of the behaviors students with autism are engaging in and how to provide appropriate support. Students with autism display a variety of behaviors throught the day that often impact their ability to learn. These undesired behaviors may include the rotine/ritualistic expressions charactertisc of autism or behavior such as task avoidance, verbal outburst or physical aggression. Individuals on the spectrum often engage in these undesired behaviors as a way to self-regulate or communicate. Topics of discussion for this course will include functions of behavior, functional communication, replacement behaviors, staff memebers role in behavior and the importance of data collection. <strong><em>Prerequisite: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Evidence-Based Practices-An Overview.<br /></em></strong>Particpants will be able to identify how behavior is affected by autism. They will also understand how to determine the function of behavior, replacement behaviors and the improtance of establishing functional communicaton and reinforcement schedules. Particpants will identify how a variety of instructional strategies can be used to help suppor the decrease of undesired behaviors while increasing desired behavior.<strong><em><br id="tinymce" class="mceContentBody " /></em></strong>
Category
Autism
Project
Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area
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Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area April Hatcher (760) 955-3570
