What It Looks Like: Autism Intervention: A Video Enhanced Handbook Demonstrating Evidence-Based Practices for Supporting People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
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What It Looks Like: Autism Intervention is an accessible book designed for pre-service professionals or people working with individuals with autism or related disorders. Made for those new to this work or seeking training; this handbook provides a digestible understanding of the evidence-based practices with demonstration videos.
Foreword
Introduction
1. Function of Behavior
2. Response Interruption and Redirection
3. Sensory Responsiveness
4. Naturalistic Interventions
5. Visual Supports
6. Social Narrative
• Social Narrative Writing Checklist
• Social Proverb
• Power Cards
7. Modeling
8. Video Modeling
• Video Model Making Checklist
9. Task Analysis
10. Prompting
• Time Delay
11. Multiple Trials
12. Functional Communication Training
13. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS ®)
14. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
15. Technology-Aided Instruction
16. Direct Instruction
17. Social Skills Training
18. Structured Play Groups
19. Reinforcement and Differential Reinforcement
20. Extinction
21. Antecedent-based Intervention
22. Peer-mediated Instruction and Intervention
23. Exercise
24. Self-management
25. Strategies That Work
• Choice of 2
• Agenda Building
• Dots Program
• Practice Routines
• Errorless learning
References
Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson is an autism specialist with 30 years of experience in the field of speech-language pathology. As an interventionist, consultant, presenter, instructor, researcher, and clinical educator, she draws on her years of public-school employment, implementation of her intensive program for kids with autism called YETI (Youth Engagement Through Intervention) and campus support program MOSSAIC (Mentoring, Organization, and Social Support for Autism/All Inclusion on Campus) to support her colleagues in the field. Dr. Schoffer Closson is highly invested in neurodiverse affirming, evidence-based, and individualized intervention to support our learners with autism and related disorders to move effectively and efficiently through this world. With the same level of importance, Dr. Schoffer Closson strongly believes in educating and supporting our communities to make our spaces more neurodiverse-inclusive and sensory-friendly, so everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to learn, relate, experience, and thrive.