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"Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children": Ivar Lovaas (1988) In Historical Perspective
Anderson, Aller and Lovaas (1988)
The heart of this CEU module is the film "Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children: Ivar Lovaas," produced by Ed Anderson (and sold separately through the CCBS Store). This 1988 film is put into historical perspective by a couple of "bookend" papers: Gina Green (2002) traces the lineage of behavior-based approaches to autism treatment, including how Lovaas fits in; and Steve Luce (2006) discusses what has changed in our diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders, and how our treatment methodologies have evolved as various studies have examined the factors that were responsible for the successful outcomes in the Lovaas (1987) study.
The five segments of this module are:
- A brief video segment plus a short reading assignment
- A paper by Gina Green on the beginnings of ABA for autism treatment;
- A video segment on the behavioral approach and early work at UCLA;
- A video segment on Lovaas' early and later work with autistic children, and followup several years later; and
- A new paper by Steve Luce on what we can learn from studies designed to replicate the Lovaas (1987) study, and evolution of our methodology since that time.
Readings and study questions are contained in a downloadable study guide. Short quizzes are included after each of the segments.
3.5 CEUs can be earned by completing this module.
Important note: You need to register online before accessing course. You need a user name and password.