Therapies For Children With Autism: EIBI

Question 1

EIBI

Answer 1

Early intensive behavioural intervetion
- early = from under 2 yrs or 5 yrs
- intensive = structure up between 20-50 hours a week one to one homeschooling for years
ABA = applied behavioural analysis replaces tantrums with positive behaviour e.g. eye contact, spontaneous communication.

Question 2

Personnel

Answer 2

Sesssions delivered with a trained behavioural therapist programmes supervised by a qualified professional
Parents and other family members become closely involved with day to day application of EIBI

Question 3

Target behaviours

Answer 3

Communication, lanaguage development, social communication and self care

Question 4

Generalisation

Answer 4

Creates strategises that child can apply independently and can use learned skills in new environments outside the home and classroom.

Question 5

Stages = 4

Answer 5

1 - establish cooperation and reduce tantrums
- simple requests and reinforcements
2 - foundational skills
- several skills are developed from simple to more complex like sorting out 2D and 3D shapes
- therapist shows behaviours including gross behaviours ills folding arms and fine movements such as making peace sign
- child imitates facial expressions and develops play skills
Stage 3 - early communicative langauage
- receptive language is reinforced, beginning with ability to follow instruction and eventually identify objects, people and behaviours
Stage 4 - grammatical language and early socialisation
- focus switches to expressive language, reinforcing behaviours that turn thoughts into grammatically corrrcet sentences (verbal imitation, utterances, writing)
- self care skills are developed e.g. eating wiht a spoon and getting dressed