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Smith, Dawn – Exceptional Parent, 2010
When it comes to supporting individuals with disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) can be an invaluable tool in understanding and changing behavior. More than a technique or method, ABA is a disciplined approach rooted in science to teach specific skills and then reinforce them so individuals can…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Autism, Program Implementation
Schoenfeld, Jane – Exceptional Parent, 2006
Jane Schoenfeld's eighteen-year-old daughter and five of her daughter's friends have major learning differences. After searching fruitlessly for a summer class in independent living skills, Shoenfeld relates how she and the parents of her daughter's friends decided to set up their own summer program. They found a facilitator and invited two…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Learning Problems, Daily Living Skills, Program Implementation
Richmond, Julius B. – Exceptional Parent, 1983
The writer, a former federal official, reviews national policy developments regarding the effectiveness of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. He cites findings from a survey of five school districts which found difficulties with implementation of the least restrictive environment principle and the broadened definition of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Policy