The FEAT BC slide show, "Go the Distance"; this 4+ minute slide presentation provides a visual overview of what effective autism treatment is all about (highly recommended)The FEAT BC slide show requires quicktime 4.0; click here to download Quicktime free of charge for both Mac and Windows.
Prents of children with autism are bombarded on a regular basis by members of an autism industry touting the latest discovery as a cure for autism. Fortunately, science can protect parents against the "cure of the day". So to answer this question, click here:
If you would like to hear what Dr. Lovaas has to say about appropriate early intervention for children with autism, click here:
An Open Letter from Dr. Lovaas
Recently, the New York State Department of Health completed a 3 year study on "best practices" for the diagnosis and treastment ofchildren with autism. Their conclusion, which is based on sicnece, is that Intensive Behavioral Treatment is the best practice for children with autism. In their report, they relied heavily on the work of Dr. O.I. Lovaas.
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New York Guideline Technical Report
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher, M.D. Ph.D., in 1999 issued a report on Mental Health. In that report, under treatment (p. 164) he spends considerable time outlining Lovaas' work and say, "Thirty years of research demonstrated the efficacy of applied behavioral methods in reducing inappropriate behavior and in increasing communication, learning and appropriate social behavior. A well-designed study of a psychosocial intervention was carried out by Lovaas and colleagues (Lovaas, 1987; McEachin et al., 1993)...."p. 164.
If you would like to download the relevant chapter regarding autism from the US Surgeon General's report, click on the chapter 3 link below.
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