Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 26, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Clinical and Organizational Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Defining Features of Applied Behavior Analysis; Introduction; Dimensions of ABA; Applied; Behavioral; Analytic; Technological; Conceptually Systematic; Effective; Generality; Summary; References; Chapter 2: Applied Behavior Analytic Assessment and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder; The Impact of ASD on Affected Children and Their Families; Defining Features and Diagnosis; Social Communication and Social Interaction.

Restricted, Repetitive Patterns of Behavior, Interests, or ActivitiesModifications to the DSM; Diagnostic Assessment; Estimates of the Prevalence of ASD; Etiological Factors in ASD; History of Behavioral Treatment of ASD; Evidence for the Effectiveness of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for ASD; Components of EIBI; Curriculum-Based Assessment Methods; Variations of EIBI Models; Assessment and Treatment of Restricted and Repetitive Behavior; Treatment Approaches for Social Skills Deficits; Future Directions and Considerations for Practitioners; References.

Chapter 3: Treatment of Severe Behavior DisordersOverview: Behavior Disorders as Operant Behavior; Treatment of Socially Reinforced Behavior Disorders; Extinction; Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior; Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors; Noncontingent Reinforcement; Punishment; Emergency Treatments for Socially Reinforced Behavior; Elimination of the Establishing Operation; Instructional Fading; DRA with Socially Unacceptable Sources of Reinforcement; Treatment of Automatically Reinforced Behavior Disorders; Extinction; Differential Reinforcement.

Environmental EnrichmentEmergency Treatments for Automatically Reinforced Behavior; Medical Consultation; Blocking or Preventing; Continuous EE; Punishment; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4: A Behavior-Analytic Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders; Recognizing a Pediatric Feeding Disorder; Etiological and Maintaining Factors; Assessment; Objective Assessment of Feeding Behavior; Food Record; Home Baseline; Structured Baseline; Food and Food-Texture Preference Assessments; Preference Assessment; Functional Analysis; Treatment.

Increasing Acceptance and Decreasing Inappropriate Mealtime BehaviorEscape Extinction; Positive Reinforcement; High-Probability Instructional Sequence; Simultaneous Presentation; Stimulus Fading; Decreasing Expulsion and Packing; Re-presentation; Chin Prompt; Presentation Manipulations; Texture Reduction; Redistribution; Chaser; Caregiver Training; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: ABA Applications in the Prevention and Treatment of Medical Problems; Introduction; Pediatric Neurology-Recurrent Headaches; Prevalence and Significance; Etiology; Behavioral Interventions.

Clinical and Organizational Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis uses data-based decision making to inform treatment selection for behavior change across various populations and contexts. Each chapter addresses considerations related to data collection, single-case research design methodology, objective decision-making, and visual inspection of data. Not only do the authors draw on a range of published research methods in the area of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as it has been applied to a specific topic, but they also draw upon their own clinical work by providing case examples. Comp.