Behavioral Intervention

 

Various Behavioral/Learning Strategies

 

ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis)

 

VB (Verbal Behavior)

 

Floortime (Stanley Greenspan method)

 

TEAACH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children)

 

RDI (Relationship Developmental Intervention—Steven Gutstein)

 

 

Internet links

 

www.feat.org (Families for Effective Autism Treatment)

 

www.mariposaschool.org (look under training materials which has a VB training manual)

 

www.theraceschool.org (Informative ABA/VB website)

 

www.difflearn.com (resources for various in-home programs)

 

http://home.gwi.net/goplay/ (one family’s story of successful behavior intervention)

 

www.christinaburkaba.com (excellent resource for ABA/VB)

 

www.asotoronto.org/treat_FT.htm (Floor time resource)

 

www.teacch.com (mission statement and information )

 

www.connectionscenter.com (RDI)

 

http://www.autism.com/ari/editorial/aba.html (Autism Research Institute’s opinion of behavioral intervention)

 

 

Internet Email Lists

 

UtahABA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

VerbalBehavior-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

DTT-NET-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

Floortime-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

 

            

Book Resources

 

Behavioral Intervention For Young Children with Autism by Catherine Maurice

 

Let Me Hear Your Voice by Catherine Maurice

 

Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children by Steven Gutstein

 

The Growth of the Mind by Stanley Greenspan

 

The Child with Special Needs by Stanley Greenspan

 

The Affect Based Language Curriculum by Stanley Greenspan

 

My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray

 

                  

Service Providers

 

 

ASD Connections

 

CARD

(www.centerforautism.com)

Woodland Hills, CA

(818) 223-0123

 

Carmen B. Pingree school for children with Autism

Salt Lake City

(801) 534-1501

 

Judi Miller

University of Utah

 

Overall Consulting

Sarah Overall, Applied Behavior Analyst Consultant

964 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT  84102

(801) 328-2963

 

www.connectionscenter.com/rdi/providers.htm

 

Redwood Learning Center

(www.sdredwood.com/redwoodie/home.html)

531 East 770 North, Ste 50

Orem, UT  84097

801-434-5001

 

 

 

 

 

Utah Early Intervention Programs by County (State Funded by Health Dept)

                       

SEE ATTACHED LIST

 

(Please note:  Even if your child is over three years old, call the Early Intervention Facility in your county, and they will tell you which agency to contact)

 

Also by calling 1-800-826-9662, it will tell you how to contact your local early intervention program.

 

 
Other Various Intervention Methods

 

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

 

SPEECH THERAPY

 

HIPPOTHERAPY (horse riding)

Courage Reins Therapeutic Riding Center

5870 West 10400 North

Highland, UT  84003

801-756-8900

www.americanequestrian.com/hippotherapy.htm

 

The National Ability Center

PO Box 682799

Park City, Utah 84068

435-649-3991.

Description: Provides sports training and recreational opportunities in swimming, waterskiing, skiing, cycling, hippotherapy (equestrian program), etc.

www.nac1985.org/

 

AIT & TOMATIS

www.autism.com/ari/index.html

www.thedaviscenter.com/therapies/

www.auditoryintegration.net/

www.earobics.com

www.scientificlearning.com

 

Sensory Dynamics Institute

 www.sensory-dynamics.com

1995 West 9000 South

West Jordan, UT  84088

801-566-6262

 

SENSORY INTEGRATION

www.autism.org/si.html

The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Cranowitz, Larry B. Silver

 

NEUROFEEDBACK

Symphony in the Brain by Jim Robbins

www.eegspectrum.com

 

 

 

 

Other Professionals

 

Sam Coates, Ph.D

Psychiatrist

1034 North 500 West

Provo, UT  84604

801-357-7223

 

 

Julien T. Smith, Ph.D

Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Primary Children’s Medical Clinic

100 North Medical Drive

Salt Lake City, UT  84113

(801) 588-2000

 

 

Worthy of Note

 

There is a free on-line course one is able to participate in at www. WebED.com.  It is sponsored by the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism.

 

To begin taking the courses, go to www.WebED.com.  Click on Parents section to register.