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Title : Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism: Promoting Language, Learning, and Engagement
Category: Child Psychology
Brand: The Guilford Press
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Rating : 4.2
Buyer Review : 17

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From leading authorities, this state-of-the-art manual presents the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers with autism. Supported by the principles of developmental psychology and applied behavior analysis, ESDM’s intensive teaching interventions are delivered within play-based, relationship-focused routines. The manual provides structured, hands-on strategies for working with very young children in individual and group settings to promote development in such key domains as imitation; communication; social, cognitive, and motor skills; adaptive behavior; and play.

Implementing individualized treatment plans for each child requires the use of an assessment tool, the Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism. A nonreproducible checklist is included in the manual for reference, along with instructions for use; 8½" x 11" checklists are sold separately in sets of 15 ready-to-use booklets.

See also the authors' related parent guide, An Early Start for Your Child with Autism.
 

Review :
Excellent Resource for Professionals!
This is an excellent intervention model that combines the best of developmental and naturalistic behavioral models for children with autism. The books is very well written and provides clear descriptions of the intervention components and methodologies. The flow charts to assist practiioners with understanding how to individualize the program for children who may need more support are especially helpful. The authors provide a theoretical framework and informamtion regarding reserach into the model and then the following chapters offer specific steps involved in conducting an appropriate assessment, developing clear, measurable goals and implementing the intervention to meet those goals. Specific instructions for targettng core features of autism in very young children, like imiation and joint attention, are outlined in detail. Practioners can use this manual to develop a program that meets children's IFSP needs/goals and to measure progress along the way. I highly recommend this...
Lots of joint attention material.
Generally I use the VB-MAPP, and it's been fantastic, but I have found some domains of the assessment more difficult to use as a curriculum guide, specifically social skills. This assessment. Which is also criterion-based, breaks down how to teach joint attention skills and early social skills like responding to gestures. I read it over the weekend and got so excited to update my programs with all the fun material. One thing I thought was odd-- it's criterion referenced to children with autism, not neurotypical development, so if you are attempting to approximate typical development, you'll need to cross reference it somehow.

Also, it seemed to have a bit of an identity crisis. Parents reviewing it said it is too technical, but I needed it to be more technical and have more research behind it. It makes assertions that aren't supported by the body of evidence, which is really frustrating. However, it is still very useful as supplement to lesson planning for behavioral...
Nothing New Here, Move Along
I currently have my child enrolled in RDI, have taken the More Than Words program, and employed Floortime techniques to interact with my ASD child. So I was really hoping that this book would provide me with more ideas on play based or relationship based therapies. I was really disappointed that this book was more of a theoretical view of autism and how they conducted their study. In fact, the book states that the kids in the study had to meet a certain set of skills before their techniques could be employed. You really can't use their techniques on every child in the autism spectrum (their website states it is targeted for ages 14mos - 3 yrs). Their study even includes a child who can already imitate at 18 months. Are their techniques more for higher functioning ASD children? It kind of makes me wonder.

Now about their techniques, it's just about alternating sessions of ABA and play/social based interactions with the parents (sounds like Floortime or Son Rise to...