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| The Autism iPad Curriculum |
| Saturday, May 23, 2015 |
| 8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
| 216A (CC) |
| Area: AUT/DDA; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Laura Kenneally, Ed.D. |
| LAURA KENNEALLY (Advance Learning Center) |
| Description: Many parents and school districts have purchased iPads in the hope of helping students with autism learn new skills. Social media has touted the iPad as a "miracle cure" for students with autism to learn to communicate and socially engage. Unfortunately, without proper training and support, the iPad often becomes an expensive "stim-toy" with little or no educational value. This workshop is a step-by-step simple curriculum to help teachers use the iPad effectively and integrate it seamlessly into their students' IEP. The program teaches students to use it correctly to perform a range of skills from simple directions to complex communication and independent activities. Students will learn to increase their attention span and markedly improve their direction-following skills, all while simultaneously decreasing self-stimulatory behavior and other disruptive behavior including aggression and self-injurious behaviors using positive behavioral supports. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to: (1) use differential reinforcement; (2) use discrimination training procedures; (3) use prompt and prompt fading; (4) use instructions and rules; (5) use modeling and imitation; (6) use shaping: (7) use chaining; (8) use incidental teaching techniques; (9) identify the contingencies governing the behavior of those responsible for carrying out behavior change procedures and design interventions accordingly; and (10) determine and make environmental changes that reduce the need for behavior analysis services. |
| Activities: Instructional strategies, hands on tasks, and videos. Please bring an iPad to use the curriculum. |
| Audience: BCBAs, teachers, administrators, and Child Study Team members. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |