General Behavioral Therapy
What is Behavioral Therapy?
Behavioral therapy is a type of therapy that helps people change unhealthy behavior and improve their mental health.
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Between ___ to ___million people under 18 are nonverbal in the United States.
2.2 & 2.9
What is alexithymia?
Condition that increases the risk of mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, addiction and eating disorders
List the four treatment types that can be used with children who have autism. (Hint: two were also discussed in the treatment types for adults with autism)
Positive Reinforcement
Pivotal Response Training
Natural Environment Teaching
Discrete Trial Training
What are the two disorders Nicole discussed in her personal story
ADHD and Autism
How can Behavioral Therapy be applied?
Behavioral Therapy can be its own practice but is recognizable in multiple different fields. Behavioral Therapy is often found in therapeutic interventions for developmental and intellectual disorders.
List examples of visual ways of communication
Sign Language
Visual Aids
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how does it help adults with autism?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-regarded and evidence-based treatment for anxiety in adults with autism
CBT can be tailored to meet the unique needs of adults with autism, aiming to help individuals identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety
Define one of the following treatment types: Positive Reinforcement or Pivotal Response Training
Positive Reinforcement: using rewards and incentives to motivate kids with ASD to act in a desirable way and, at the same time, avoid problematic behaviors
Pivotal Response Training: A behavioral treatment for autism that uses play to teach and reinforce new, prosocial behavior
What disorder does Nicole's sibling struggle with?
Autism
List two of the four different types of behavioral therapy.
Applied behavioral analysis
CBT
Exposure Therapy
Social Learning Theory
What is PECS? And what does it do?
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) allows nonverbal people to express their needs and wants.
List examples of Social Relational Approaches
Floor Time (follow the interests of the individual to expand opportunities for communication)
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI)
Social stories/skills groups
Define one of the following treatment types: Discrete Trial Training or Natural Environment Teaching
Discrete Trial Training: a method for individualizing and simplifying instruction to enhance children's learning
Natural Environment Teaching: seamlessly integrating learning into familiar, everyday settings for children. highly personalized and adapts to each child’s daily routines and interests
She can get hyper focused
Name the two types of conditioning techniques in Behavioral Therapy
Classical and Operant
List two of the three non-verbal therapy techniques discussed
PECS, Active Listening, and taking turns during playing
List the relaxation techniques that can be used with adults who have autism
Deep Breathing Exercises
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Mindfulness Practices
What skills can natural environment teaching help with?
social, communication, cognitive, motor, and self-help skills
List some of the strugles that Nicole listed under ADHD
Concentrating Difficult, Learning Fast Difficult, Multitasking can be difficult but possible, Randomly fidget, Trouble talking to others, Trouble maintaining eye contact, Easily distracted, Forgetful
What is applied behavioral analysis?
Applied behavioral analysis uses operant conditioning to shape and modify problematic behaviors
What does SURETY stand for?
Sit at an angle to the client
Uncross arms and legs
Relax
Eye Contact
Touch
Your intuition
Many autistic people will communicate in a variety of ways (including non-verbally) that may be unexpected or atypical if you are non-autistic. Give examples of these communications.
Low or no eye contact
Echolalia (repeating words or phrases)
Phyiscal Stims
What skills can positivie reinforcement help with?
Academic Performance, Adaptive Learning Skills, Functional Life Skills. Non-Verbal Communication, Social Interactions, and Verbal Communication
Under struggles with Autism, list the examples that were discussed of violent behaviors AND repetitive behaviors
Violent: Hitting, Biting, Pinching
Repetitive Behaviors: hand flapping, swearing