Intervention, Support & Context Flashcards
One example of a communicational intervention to help children with NDD’s?
PECs
What is PEC’s
Communication intervention involving showing caregivers cards to demonstrate their requests
PECs has 6 phases - what are the first 3?
- How to communicate
- Distance and persistence
- Picture discrimination
Psychoeducational programs can be broadly grouped into 3 categories:
Communication
Behavioural
Developmental/Educational
What is the ‘communication’ phase of PECS?
Students learn to exchange single pictures for items/activities
What is the ‘distance and persistence’ phase of PECS?
Generalising single card use across new places, people and across distances
What is the ‘picture discrimination’ stage?
Selecting from 2 or > pictures
Communication book
PECS has 6 stages. What are the last 3 stages?
Sentence structure
Answering Qs
Commenting
What does the ‘commenting’ stage of PECS involve?
Teaching to comment in response to questions
What is an example of a behavioural intervention?
ABA
ABA was developed by
Lovaas, 1987
Recommendations for ABA include:
Start < 3
40 hours min. per week
Therapy lasting min. 2 years
One-to-one trials
ABA is an _____ and_____ therapy
Intensive
Rigid
The Early Start Denver model draws on….
ABA
Positives of Early Start Denver Model? (3)
- Positive interactions for parents
- Reduction in challenging behaviour
- Improved communication/adaptive behaviour
One ethical flaw of the Early Start Denver Model is that it is…
Training to be neurotypical when one isn’t