ABA/Discrete Trial Training

Instructional Video: When we started ABA/DTI with our son, I had no idea what it was or how to do it. I thought I'd make this to help other families trying to find ways to help teach their children. Please enjoy watching my son learn. It was amazing to me to see how fast he started retaining information once we began ABA/DTI with him! If you would like a DVD copy of this video please let me know and I can mail you one.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Autism
• ABA
• Discrete
• Trial
• Training
• Developmental
• Delay
• ASD

[kendarcare]

This is a great tape, but there is SO much more to ABA then what is in the Maurice, Green, and Luce book. There are lots of great ABA books including A work in Progress, Overcoming Autism, the newer Lovaas manual, etc. If at all possible, please try to use a BCBA because they typically have the background to truly create an individualized program for your child. A good ABA program cannot come solely from a book.

[StepfordWife11]

I agree about getting a BCBA but in most areas they are just not available! Most of us have to do what we can for our kiddies.

[hoss12686]

Thank you sooo much for this video!! My oldest daughter is Autistic, and I have been looking into DTT and ABA, but don't have the money to hire a therapist, not to mention there aren't any in our area. I plan to learn all I can to try this in our home, and this video was very informative!!

[StepfordWife11]

There is a book you should buy that has the entire program in it. It's Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals (Paperback) It has the entire program in it! Great for parents trying to do it on their own!

[hoss12686]

Thank you sooo much!! Where do you find this book, and who is the Author? I am definetly interested in learning this, because we simply have to try something new with her. She hurts herself, and has other issues that I would like to try and address. Thanks again!

[StepfordWife11]

Catherine Maurice (Editor)

Gina Green (Editor), Stephen C. Luce (Editor) Not sure who the actual author is. Just run a google search of the title and you should find it. Also you could contact the local school district (special education program) and ask them if they have a dti program you could get your hands on. They should want to help you since they will be getting your child in the future and all the work you do now should make it easier on them later!

[ThePlanetHorizon]

The very best!

[misssgordon]

This is a excellent video, thank you so much for uploading and sharing, it has been a great help!

[katrinadimafiles]

Thanks a lot to this video!!This is indeed enriching to me since I am taking up Special education as my specialization.At first, I was confused and and was having trouble how to construct a DTT Plan but I bet after watching this video I will make some improvements!!

[LilTackRoomTalk]

awwww your son is adorable! I applied for a full time ABA position and this video was great for me to review the concepts of ABA. Thank you.

[selling0707]

@yaronkl A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be able to help you (you want a BCBA to train you on how to do it, since otherwise you could make lots of errors for not knowing). Read about Shaping (differential reinforcement of successive approximation of target behavior).

[thisisnotclair]

@Abnormaldiversity The cognitive process theory as you've described it seems not to differ that much from behaviorism, in that there is an antecedent (information), behavior (private, thinking behavior), and consequence (response). The only thing that differs is that behaviorists only measure what can be observed. In other words, because we cannot observe and measure a metaphor, we can't say for sure that is what is happening.

[thisisnotclair]

@Abnormaldiversity ABA is not just a therapy technique, it's applied behavior analysis, meaning it is the application of the principals of behavior (such as responding is likely to increase if the response behavior is followed directly by a reinforcer, and likely to decrease if followed by punishment) to behavior in the environment which can indeed be incorporated into therapy, and have been done with much success. I've found that behaviorism is fairly wildly accepted.

[Abnormaldiversity]

Technically, the science is behaviorism - ABA's just a therapy technique inspired by behaviorism. And behaviorism is no longer widely accepted as a theory, because we've found scientific evidence that people are way more complicated than behaviorists thought. The current predominant theory is cognitive processing theory, which uses the metaphor of a computer - you put information in, it's processed according to certain regular principles, and a response comes out.

[cvelez06]

@yaronkl, Even with his running behaviors, it is still possible to get the child to sit down at a table to run therapy. I work with a child who loves to just wonder around the house as a reinforcer. Of course we also focus on getting the child engaged in toys to learn appropriate play. As long as the child's safety is not in danger the therapist could definitely work with that. For example; playing chase. You could also reinforce the child for sitting still at the table as well.

[yaronkl]

My 2.5 YO relative has been diagnosed with Autism. the problem I see, and he hasn't started treatment yet, is that he does not sit still! he is always busy running around, checking things out. I don't know how we will get him to sit down for this type of treatment :-(