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Early Intervention for Autism from Griffin Doyle

Early Intervention for Autism A Developmental Approach to Assessment & Treatment from Griffin Doyle

Faculty:Griffin Doyle

Duration:6 Hours 49 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : Early Intervention for Autism from Griffin Doyle

Outline:

The Developmental Perspective

Core functional emotional capacities: Case examples
Inherited neurobiology and human experience
Infant/Child seeking security, information, meaning
Role of the parent-child bond
All developmental domains are interdependent
What typical traits are missing in ASD-like behavior?

Assessment and Easy-To-Miss “Red Flags”

Earliest atypical infant behavior
DSM-5® criteria
Formal evaluations
Your play/activity with child
Informal and qualitative traits
Parent-Child (P-C) Interaction
Differentiating SID or Expressive-Receptive LD from ASD
Current research findings

Developmental Evaluation

Rate six core functional stages
Regulation and shared attention
Warm engagement
Intention and purposeful, reciprocal interaction
Continuous interaction and problem-solving
Symbolic play and language
Representational thinking
Level of communication and play/activity
Quality of P-C emotional bond
Joint Attention (JA) and Imitation
Atypical Sensory-Motor Systems
Patterns and triggers for ASD-like behavior

INTERVENTION STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Encourage Shared Play and Pleasure

Establish and hold mutual engagement
Track child’s interests at his/her functional level
Follow child’s back-and-forth pace
Find Fun!! Go for the “Gleam” and eye contact
Gently join self-absorbing action
Invite/model further exploration
Inject needed “affect”
Reciprocity/communication
Intentionality
Rigidity/transitions

Treat Difficult Behaviors

Dysregulation, security seeking
Meltdowns
Seeking/avoiding
Stimming/self-absorbed
Perseveration
Physical proximity/holding
Eating/sleeping problems

Major Treatment Approaches

Relationship-based, ABA, mixed programs
Application of Developmental (DIR) Model
Dyadic treatment approach

Developmental Treatment Framework

Create a treatment plan in class: Class example
Follow developmental evaluation
Prepare suitable sensory-motor environment
Shoot for child succeeding at his developmental level
Follow and join child’s interests

Empower Parents and Families

Help them come to terms with the ASD diagnosis
Strategies for grief, stress, anxiety and depression
Strengthen/coach the parent-child relationship: Case example
Understand their child’s behavior and motives
Team work/referral process
Coordination with school placement

Description:

Early detection is critical to effective autism treatment… every moment counts.

But, at what age can you effectively identify autism and begin treatment? Do you know how to start treatment with very young children? Autism expert, Griffin Doyle, PhD, will show you the answers to these questions and more!

Looking through a developmental lens, you will learn new and improved strategies allowing you to effectively close the gap between what you know about autism and how to begin early treatment!

Through case examples, videos and lively class discussion you’ll be guided on how you can identify key markers of autism and begin treatment with children as young as 9 months old. You’ll get specific instruction so you can effectively intervene, prevent regression and promote developmental gains in young children – even prior to formal diagnosis.

In this recording, you’ll learn the necessary skills you need to:

Ask “What is missing?” – Subtle differences in neurotypical and ASD-like children
Identify the easy-to-miss ‘red flags’ of ASD in infants, toddlers and young children
Develop an initial working profile of sensory-motor processing deficiencies
Customize treatment plans for each child’s unique challenges
Positively impact clinical outcomes with evidence-based therapeutic strategies to reduce and replace maladaptive behaviors.

Don’t let a wait and see approach cost kids a better future. Intervene early when brain plasticity is much more pronounced and the impact of intervention is much more comprehensive!

You’ll get the early identification and intervention skills you need to make a life-changing impact on children with autism!

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