#10 please. detailed in a paragraph Individuals with autism disorder have diffic

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Individuals with autism disorder have difficulty in three separate areas. What are those areas, and what specific types of difficulty do these individuals encounter in each area? 8) 9) What are the primary developmental, genetic and environmental factors related to autism? 10) What are the five major stages of treatment for autism spectrum disorder in the Lovaas treatment program? These questions have been selected from Chapter 5: Disorders of Childhood from your text. Please answer as many as you choose for extra credit. Each question should be in paragraph form with correct spelling and grammatically correct. Each question is worth .5 points for a total of 5 points

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Although children may have the same diagnosis of autism, they evidence considerable individual differences necessitating that the treatment be adjusted to each child's capacity and needs. The Lovaas treatment program provides competent and qualified personnel to help develop a child's language and social interactions with parents and peers while reducing interfering behaviors such as tantrums.

Instructors and parents begin treatment by interacting with a child through one-on-one activities in order to establish rapport and develop constructive and positive relationships.

1. POSTIVE INTERACTIONS are first developed through the use of favorite activities and responding to any attempts to communicate.

2. MOTIVATION is encouraged through the use of familiar materials and child-specific reinforcers.

3. SUCCESS is promoted through positive reinforcement of successive approximations and prompting and fading procedures.

4. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT is critical. Parents are empowered through training and collaboration to create an environment in which treatment is provided most of a child's waking hours, at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.

5. Learning to talk and understand vocal LANGUAGE is considered a fundamental part of social development. IMITATION is also crucial, allowing a child to learn by observing other children learn.

And finally, social interactions and cooperative PLAY are integral to treatment. Facilitated play occurs first with siblings and then with peers during play dates and at school.

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