Why are fads and unproven interventions so prevalent in the treatment of children with autism?
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Why are fads and unproven interventions so prevalent in the treatment of children with autism?
Answers will vary but should include the following points: The tremendous behavioral excesses, and peculiarities manifested by children with ASD has made the field especially fertile ground for the proliferation of treatments promising remediation or cure.Teachers and parents of children with autism are easy targets for interventions that promise cures. They are desperate to find something to help children with ASD. Educators are equally susceptible, often gullibly so, to testimonials, advertised promises, and pseudoscientific evidence. Instead of using legitimate measures of learning to evaluate a curriculum or instructional methods, some programs consider staff and students' reports of having fun a measure of success.
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a. True b. False
Sensory information includes all but:
a. Language b. Hearing c. Motor d. Vision
Explain why the classroom teacher should understand the implications of a language evaluation. Describe the current trend for the responsibility of diagnosing problems and designing intervention programs to improve a student's language skills. Include a description of the teacher's role in the assessment process
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It is difficult to determine which premature infants will need early intervention. The best predictor during the first year is _________ while the best predictor after the first year is _________
A. gestational age; birth weight B. mother’s age; growth percentile C. medical risk; environmental risk D. birth weight; overall health