Interventions
Early Interventions
Available Interventions
(Information from Autism Community Website)
- Early interventions are necessary to help improve long-term outcomes for students.
- Services seek to maximize learning potential across many different areas including play, communication, problem behaviors, and basic skills.
- A child should typically receive 25-40 hours a week of intense early intervention across multiple domains, throughout the day, and with multiple people the child interacts with daily.
- Early interventions seeks to help children develop independence, communication, cognitive skills, and play/social skills.
Available Interventions
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - This is when motivation and positive reinforcements are used to help students build skills.
- Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) - This focuses on improving communication through speech.
- Occupational Therapy (OT) - This is used to help improve daily living skills and motor skills in order to help an individual function successful everyday.
- Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) - This is used to help students communicate desires and needs through exchanges using pictures.
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) - This includes the use of all communication aids to help develop communication skills. This includes: symbols, picture communication boards, and electronic devices.
- Sensory Integration Therapy (SIT) - This is when sensory stimuli are used to help students learn and develop skills.
- TEACCH (Training and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children) - This is a special program that is specialized for each child's specific needs. The environment is tailored for the student while training ways for them to communicate and act appropriately.
(Information from Autism Community Website)