This book addresses the durability of behavioral treatment effects for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It provides an overview of basic research underlying behavioral relapse and persistence as well as applied research on and strategies for promoting long-lasting behavior change. Chapters address key issues, such as mechanisms underlying various forms of relapse and clinical strategies for mitigating and preventing them. Additional areas of coverage include relapse-mitigation strategies for specialized areas of practice (e.g., feeding).

Key areas of coverage include:

• Strategies for mitigating relapse.
• Quantitative models of behaviour as they apply to relapse.
• Basic research on relapse made consumable and applicable for clinicians.
• Managing and ensuring safety during treatment.
• Ensuring successful treatment transfer to community settings.
  Behavioral Treatments for Individuals with Autism is a must-have resource for clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, developmental disabilities, clinical social work, public health, behavioral therapy and rehabilitation, pediatrics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, neurology, and all related disciplines.

Examines the durability of behavioral treatment effects on individuals diagnosed with autism Offers strategies for mitigating resurgence, reinstatement, and reacquisition of problem behaviors Addresses how to ensure the successful treatment transfer into community settings

Autorentext

Michael Kranak, PhD, BCBA-D, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Research for the Center for Autism at Oakland University. His primary research interests include relapse of problem behavior specifically and the assessment and treatment of problem behavior broadly as well as best practices for supervision. Dr. Kranak has accrued nearly $2 million in and has had near-continuous funding for his research, including through grants from the NIH. In addition, Dr. Kranak serves as an Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice and Education and Treatment of Children and on the Board of Editors for several journals, including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Longevity and Durability of Behavioral Treatments for Autism.- Chapter 2: Basic Research on Resurgence.- Chapter 3: Applied Research on and Strategies for Mitigating Resurgence.- Chapter 4: Basic Research on Renewal.- Chapter 5: Applied Research on and Strategies for Mitigating Renewal.- Chapter 6: Basic Research on Reinstatement and Reacquisition.- Chapter 7: Applied Research on and Strategies for Mitigating Reinstatement and Reacquisition.- Chapter 8 Mitigating Relapse During the Treatment of Feeding-Related Problem Behavior.- Chapter 9: Other Considerations for Ensuring Persistence of Desirable Behavior .- Chapter 10: When Mitigation Strategies Aren't Enough: Managing and Ensuring Safety During Treatment.- Chapter 11: Ensuring Successful Transfer of Treatment to Community Settings Comprehensive Discharge Planning.