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Module 2- NLA Research

ramccabe — 2024-04-01 14:54:20 UTC

This article discusses the connection between Natural Language Acquisition and gestalt language development. Data and analysis was taken and described throughout this research article to educate the similarities, differences, and give more knowledge to what we know as 'Echolalia'.

Module 3- Autism in Girls

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 15:42:59 UTC

This module covered a lot of information on autism in girls and how it can be misleading or presented differently in females rather than males. One of the big reasons autism can be misdiagnosed in females is because of masking. Masking is a term used to describe the ways females can “hide” or “cover up” some of their symptoms of autism that may lead outsiders to believe they don’t have autism as a diagnosis. Some of their tendencies can be easily masked. For one, repetitive behaviors may be highly noticeable in males to the extent that people would take note of that obsessive behavior. However, when it comes to females, obsessive behavior may seem more typical because what girls aren’t obsessed with their Barbie dolls when they are younger?!

Module 4- Sensory Integration, regulation, joint attention, etc.

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 15:53:42 UTC

Introception Approach

Goal: The client will be able to identify 10 sensed at 80% accuracy by 3/15/2024 with limited verbal cueing.

Module 5&6 - Joint Attention and NLA

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:05:24 UTC

Approach: Play-Based

Goal: Client B is in stage two due to his echoing and recast of phrases, the client uses mitigated options frequently. The goal of therapy would be to support speech that is individualized to the client himself. The best option for this client would be to use play-based therapy techniques with the activity of using interactive play with cooking toys or barn animal toys. As the clinician I would also elicit wait time throughout the session to give the client opportunities to speak individually.

Module 8- Play/SGD

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:14:42 UTC

Approach: Focused stimulation

Goal: The client will be able to model past-tense verbs 8/10 times during activities such as storytelling by the end of the school year.

Module 9- AAC and Aided Language Modeling

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:18:40 UTC

Approach: Functional/Social Competence

Goal: By the end of the year, the client will utilize the AAC device to discuss interests and desires with communication partners with 80% accuracy.

Module 10- Prompting

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:22:39 UTC

Approach: Operational Prompting

Goal: By the end of school semester, the client will be able to adjust volume on their device based on their environment with 90% accuracy.

Module 11- Social Skills and Peer Mediated

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:26:58 UTC

Approach: Peer-mediated

Goal for child in group: By the end of the semester, the child will initiate a conversation with peers in class by asking "What did you do over the weekend?" with 3 out of 4 opportunities given.

Goal for peers: By the end of the school year, the child will endure a turn taking conversation with peers using phrases such as "what about you" or "your turn" with 80% accuracy.

Module 12- Video and Computer Aided Instruction

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:31:32 UTC

Approach: Video Modeling

Goal: By the end of the school semester, the client will be able to watch a basic video model teaching them how to tie their shoe and will be able to tie their shoe 80% of the time with video model support and 65% of the time without video model support.

Approach: Visual Support

Goal: By May 9th, the client will successfully transition from one task to another with no dysregulation 80% of the time using a visual support in the classroom setting.

Module 13- Visuals and Special Interests

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:35:07 UTC

Approach: Visual Support

Goal: By the end of the semester, the student will be able to understand and complete a step-based task with 80% accuracy using a visual support when necessary.

Module 14- FCT

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:38:36 UTC

Approach: FCT with vocal client

Goal: by the end of the semester, the student will use a picture card to show that he is dysregulated rather than throwing objects at 80% accuracy with no verbal prompting

Module 15- Music mediated, Modeling

ramccabe — 2024-05-06 16:42:00 UTC

Approach: music-mediated

Goal: By May 24th, the student will be able to self regulate their emotions by using visual prompting from a social story song 8/10 times.