Ebook: The Educator′s Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Interventions and Treatments

Identify the intervention that is the best fit and implement with confidence

Whatever your role―general or special education teacher, school counselor, therapist, behavior analyst, administrator―you undoubtedly interact with learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are committed to helping them succeed and thrive.

This easy-to-use, accessible guide summarizes more than 75 interventions and rates each based on the most recent evidence of effectiveness and safety.

Features include:

• Treatments that address skills in a comprehensive variety of domains organized into 11 categories, including behavioral interventions, visual supports, social and emotional skills training, physiological interventions, and interventions with the potential for causing harm
• An evidence-based five-point scale that clearly rates each intervention’s effectiveness with specific learners
• Guidance for working with colleagues and families to choose and implement the most promising treatments

Written by educators with decades of experience and expertise in a variety of settings, many who are also Board-Certified Behavior Analysts, this comprehensive guide is an indispensable resource for all those who serve students with ASD.