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Early Intervention and Preschool
Intensive Early Intervention and Preschool
CSAAC’s Intensive Early Intervention (IEI) program is an applied
behavior analysis program based on a method developed by Dr. O. Ivar
Lovaas at UCLA in early intervention and discrete trial training for
individuals with autism. CSAAC’s IEI program serves children, age 2 to
6, who receive between 6 to 30 hours of weekly, one-to-one intervention
in their home as part of a long-term, comprehensive, and
results-oriented treatment program for children with developmental
disabilities.
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1 in every 150
persons born this year will be diagnosed with autism |
The intervention focuses on building language, social, academic, and
self-help/daily living skills and includes a licensed psychologist and
special educator who lead a team of behavioral technicians, who are
undergraduate and graduate psychology students. Children are taught
language and social skills that children without autism learn naturally.
One of the many strengths of the program is parent participation. With
the knowledge that parents are a child’s first teacher and the home is a
natural learning environment for young children, the program heavily
involves parents, who receive training and tips on participating in
their child’s treatment. They can also apply their child’s IEI program
as a supplemental service that supports and reinforces skills learned in
school. The child’s progress is monitored in weekly, bi-weekly, or
monthly meetings where the child, his/her parents, and the child’s team
are present.
CSAAC’s IEI program is just one of many services offered through its
Center for Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (CAPDD). Other
services include friendship groups, individual treatment, parent
counseling and parent training in issues related to behavioral
management, skill acquisition, self-help, recreation and social
behavior. To learn more, contact
Janet Burch at (240) 912-3657.
CSAAC is now offering comprehensive evaluation services for children
with autism spectrum disorder or those suspected of having an autism
spectrum disorder.
Click here for more
information.
Interview with parent of a toddler with
autism.
Clinic Application (PDF)
Clinic Application (Word)
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