Lifespan Treatment for Autistic Individuals: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practices

James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA-D, Book editor

Haley Steinhauser, Ph.D, LABA, BCBA-D, Chapter: Response Interruption and Redirection

Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA-D, Chapter: Discrete Trial Teaching

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with significant deficits in adaptive behavior and everyday functioning, which challenges families, service providers, staff, and multidisciplinary professionals. If effective treatments and services are unavailable, significant changes in functioning among persons with ASD are often minimal, caregiver may continue to experience stress and economic hardship, and society will continue to play for expensive yet infective services.

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