Product Description: While it is relatively easy to find information describing specific interventions, it is difficult to find information on how to develop a comprehensive intervention plan. This textbook presents a process and framework for designing interventions for individuals of all ages with ASD while staying consistent with recent special education trends, including response to intervention (RTI), evidence-based practices, and positive behavioral supports...read more

Product Description: The Ziggurat Model, for individuals across the spectrum and across the lifespan, is now even more fine-tuned for early intervention. Includes: the latest autism research a new Underlying Characteristics Checklist for Early Intervention, UCC-EI, backed by a comprehensive case study This version of the critically acclaimed Ziggurat Model also offers a special section on how to integrate it with The Comprehensive Autism Planning System and includes the following features, which are increasingly being adopted by school districts as essential tools in program planning and treatment: Classic (CL) and High-Functioning (HF) Underlying Characteristics Checklist (UCC) (see below) Individual Strengths and Skills Inventory (ISSI) Updated Global Intervention Plan: Guide to Establishing Priorities, which incorporates person centered planning While The Ziggurat Model is designed to address the needs of all individuals with autism spectrum disorders, this book is written explicitly for those who are higher functioning...read more

Product Description: Ziggurat Model: Framework for Designing Comprehensive Interventions for Individuals W/High-Functioning Autism & Asperger Syndrome