Jumpstarting communication skills in children with autism : a parents' guide to applied verbal behavior

"Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism describes how an ABA approach can help children age 2-10 who have significant communication problems—difficulty making requests, perseverative speech, a lack of fluency in conversational exchanges, trouble reading others' signals, and more—learn to understand and use speech and language. Enriched by case studies, this straightforward and information-packed book examines using the Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) method to tackle a wide variety of communication problems typical of children with autism... AVB strategies and the other methods profiled (PECS, sign language, video modeling, scripts, social stories, etc.) can greatly boost a child's understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication, and help him improve his expressive abilities. The authors provide helpful suggestions on how parents can support this process and teach and reinforce communication skills at home." - PUBLISHER WEBSITE

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Issues in Speech and Language Development in Children with Autism
Chapter 2: Verbal Behavior: Understanding How and Why We Communicate
Chapter 3: Emergence of Language
Chapter 4: Building Language
Chapter 5: Introduction to Social Language
Chapter 6: Strategies for Developing and Promoting the Use of Social Language
Chapter 7: Humming, Screeching, and Other Repetitive Sounds: Understanding and Reducing Preservative Vocalizations
Chapter 8: Repetitive Speech and Echolalia
Chapter 9: Fluency: Making Sure Skills Are Available When They Are Needed
Chapter 10: The Role of Siblings
Index