Table of Contents

List of Contributors
I How to Conduct Assessment
1. Behavioral Observation and Measurement by Jonathan Tarbox, Adel C. Najdowski, and Taira M. Lanagan
2. Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) by Derek D. Reed and Richard L. Azulay
3. Functional Analysis (FA) by Gregory P. Hanley
4. Stimulus Preference Assessment by Jeffrey H. Tiger and Megan L. Kliebert
5. Intervention Integrity Assessment by Florence D. DiGennaro Reed and Robin S. Codding
6. Skills Assessment by Hanna C. Rue
7. Outcome Assessment by Susan M. Wilczynski
II How to Teach Skills
8. Toilet Training by Jennifer Gillis, Kimberly Smith and Sara White
9. Feeding by Jennifer D. Bass and Kimberly A. Kroeger
10. Self-Care by Michelle D. Wallace and Mitch J. Fryling
11. Augmentative and Alternative Communication by Ralf W. Schlosser and Jeff Sigafoos
12. Verbal Language and Communication by Jeff Sigafoos, Ralf W. Schlosser, Mark F. O'Reilly, and Giulio E. Lancioni
13. Interactive Social Skills by Mark O'Reilly, Amanda Little, Terry Falcomata, Christina Fragale, Vanessa Green, Jeff Sigafoos, Giulio E. Lancioni, Chaturi Edrisinha, and Hayoung Choi
14. Self-Management by Mark R. Dixon and Autumn N. McKeel
15. Community Living Skills by Raymond G. Miltenberger and Rachel Graves
III How to Reduce Problem Behaviors
16. Stereotypy by John T. Rapp and Marc J. Lanovaz
17. Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) by Sung Woo Kahng, Nicole L. Hausman, and Kathryn E. Jann
18. Aggression and Destruction by Henry S. Roane and Heather J. Kadey
19. Noncompliance and Oppositional Behavior by David A. Wilder
20. Fears and Phobias by James K. Luiselli
IV Other How To Guidelines
21. Discrete Trial Teaching by Peter Sturmey
22. Naturalistic Teaching by Keith D. Allen and Stacy B. Shaw
23. Promoting Generalization by Patrick M. Ghezzi and Valerie R. Rogers
24. Writing a Behavior Support Plan by Joseph N. Ricciardi
25. Evaluating Intervention Effectiveness by David P. Wacker, Jay W. Harding, Wendy K. Berg, Yaniz C. Padilla, Kelly M. Schieltz, and John F. Lee
26. Video Modeling by Bridget A. Taylor and Jaime A. DeQuinzio
27. Training Parents and Other Care-Providers by James K. Luiselli
Index

About the Author

James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA-D is Senior Vice President of Applied Research, Clinical Training, and Peer Review at May Institute. He is also Director of Training for the institute's Predoctoral Internship Program in Clinical Psychology. Recognized as one of the nation's most influential clinicians in child behavior disorders, autism, and severe special needs. Dr. Luiselli has held previous academic appointments at Harvard University and
Northeastern University. He has authored more than 250 publications including the books, Effective Practices for Children with Autism; Antecedent Assessment and Intervention; and Behavior Psychology in the Schools:
Innovations in Evaluation, Support, and Consultation.

Reviews

"This book provides practitioners with a concise and practical overview of critical evidence-based approaches. It is a well-organized and readable resource that should be required reading for anyone working with people on the autism spectrum." --V. Mark Durand, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Co-Editor, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
"In this volume Dr. Luiselli has assembled an impressive breadth of information in a condensed format. Nationally recognized clinicians and scholars provide 27 chapters that distil current knowledge across four large sections. The result allows families and practitioners to survey the evidence-based assessment, instruction and intervention approaches most likely to be helpful for children and adults with ASD."--Rob Horner, Ph.D., Alumni-Knight Professor,
Special Education and Director, Educational and Community Supports Research Unit, University of Oregon
"Dr. Luiselli is a master editor who, in this volume, has compiled a rich, well-organized collection of practical tips and suggestions for helping people with autism spectrum disorders. This promises to be a heavily-used guidebook that will prove its worth over and over again. This well-organized volume is a rare and eminently useful contribution to the applied literature. It will be of great value to all professionals and parents concerned with helping
people with ASD."--Glen Dunlap, Ph.D., Division of Applied Research and Educational Support, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
"This book provides guidance in a number of important areas for practitioners working with individuals with autism. James K. Luiselli is a well known and well respected applied researcher in autism and other developmental disabilities. He has built a career on excellent work in helping adults and children. This book contains sections on assessment, teaching skills, reducing problem behavior, and a 'catch-all' section dealing with important topics such as
discrete trial and natural teaching styles, generalization, and parent training, among other topics. The coverage is very comprehensive; thus, practitioners should be able to find most content areas about
which they need direction. This guide can help any practitioner experienced in ASD with state-of-the art applications in a host of areas needed for the provision of comprehensive services."--John R. Lutzker, Ph. D., Director, Center for Healthy Development, Georgia State University