For more than twenty years, The Eden Family of Services in Princeton, New Jersey, has provided comprehensive behaviourally based services for children with autism. Now Eden's founding director, David L. Holmes writes about autism and the specialised programmes offered at Eden in Autism Through the Lifespan, explaining how Eden's theories and practices can be replicated in other communities. One of the most distinct philosophies of the Eden Model and the book's focus is the concept of 'lifespan services', meaning people in the programme will receive continuous services as needed, over their lifetime. Maintaining a continuum of educational, residential, and employment programmes can create great challenges for Eden's staff who provide the seamless, permanent support network that people with autism and their families often require. With numerous examples and case histories, Autism Through the Lifespan presents an in-depth model for helping children and adults with autism that will be of interest to professionals and parents alike. It begins with an overview of what's known about autism today, then continues with discussions about Eden's approach to modifying behaviour, placement and treatment, their 'zero reject' policy, curriculum from early childhood to adulthood, staffing issues, integration, decision-making and parental roles.
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"This is the eagerly awaited, long-needed volume which parents and professionals world-wide will use as their guidebook for years to come. . . . There is only one Eden Institue--now, at last, the process of replicating it can begin."
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"Eden Institute was founded 23 years ago in New Jersey by Dr. David L. Holmes. The Eden programme development, expansion and operational practice are described in this book, with the goal of facilitating similar projects elsewhere. Also, there are chapters on the definition of autism, and a review of the most popular treatments available in North America for persons with autism.
The Eden Family of Services has experienced tremendous growth over the years and offers, at the present time, a full range of community-based services for children and adults with autism and their families. The programme remains loyal to some of its distinctive features: life-span philosophy, zero-rejection policy, use of behaviour modification techniques and respect for the person as an active partner, as exemplified in their preference for the term 'participant' versus 'client'....
Dr. Holmes, and staff and participants should be praised for their commitment to autism and for their determination in explaining what they do and how they do it. A particularly devoted group of readers will be the 170 families now being served by the network. I can only wish that all programmes would make this effort and produce an equivalent book." --Autism: International Journal of Research & Practice
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A thorough voyage on providing services to the autistic,
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David Holmes is a visionary who has created, perhaps, the most comprehensive program anywhere of lifespan services for the autistic from early childhood through the adult years. This book is a must for educators and other professionals dealing with autism.
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While a fellow at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, I had the opportunity to study at the Children's Psychiatric Center in Eatontown, New Jersey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
behavioral management committee, week doing assembly, behavior reduction programs, lifespan services, receptive language training, coordinating teacher, skill acquisition programs, incidental teaching opportunities, learning readiness skills, gestural prompting, touch jumping, less specialized settings, aversive interventions, touching jumping, people with autism, prompting techniques, discrete trial teaching, adults with autism, regular nursery school, person with autism, urgent approach, prosthetic environment, regular educational settings, preacademic skills, contingent exercise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eden Institute, Wawa House, Early Childhood, New Jersey, Board of Trustees, Driver Johnson, Eden Family of Services, Transition Program, Autism Society of America, Curriculum of Services, Peter Gerhardt, Treatment of People, Carol Markowitz, Director of Educational Services, Director of Outreach Services, Director of Residential Services, American Psychiatric Association, Bendas Center, Clinical Support Specialist, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Home Consultant Program, Public Law, United States, Van Driesen, Disabilities Education Act New!
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While a fellow at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, I had the opportunity to study at the Children's Psychiatric Center in Eatontown, New Jersey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
behavioral management committee, week doing assembly, behavior reduction programs, lifespan services, receptive language training, coordinating teacher, skill acquisition programs, incidental teaching opportunities, learning readiness skills, gestural prompting, touch jumping, less specialized settings, aversive interventions, touching jumping, people with autism, prompting techniques, discrete trial teaching, adults with autism, regular nursery school, person with autism, urgent approach, prosthetic environment, regular educational settings, preacademic skills, contingent exercise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eden Institute, Wawa House, Early Childhood, New Jersey, Board of Trustees, Driver Johnson, Eden Family of Services, Transition Program, Autism Society of America, Curriculum of Services, Peter Gerhardt, Treatment of People, Carol Markowitz, Director of Educational Services, Director of Outreach Services, Director of Residential Services, American Psychiatric Association, Bendas Center, Clinical Support Specialist, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Home Consultant Program, Public Law, United States, Van Driesen, Disabilities Education Act New!
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- Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide by Michael D. Powers on 5 pages
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- Autism in Adolescents and Adults (Current Issues in Autism) by Eric Schopler in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson on page 268, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families (Topics in Autism) by Sandra L., PH.D. Harris on page 264, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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