Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis [Paperback]

Dr. Bobby Newman (Author), Dr. Dana R. Reinecke (Contributor), Sarah Birch (Contributor), Fredrica Blausten (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002

Applied Behavior Analysis has proven to be the most effective means of teaching children diagnosed with autistic-spectrum disorders. ABA is not, however, "one size fits all." Different teaching techniques within ABA must be chosen, based upon student need. In Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. Bobby Newman and colleagues describe an approach that alters teaching methodologies based on the functioning level of the student. While there are many schools of thought within ABA, they are all part of the same basic science. Aspects of that science are outlined. Portions of an introductory manual and a study describing the effectiveness of an ABA preschool are included.

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About the Author

Bobby Newman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Psychologist. Bobby is the first author on nine books regarding behavior therapy, the philosophy of behaviorism, the autism spectrum disorders, and utopian literature. He has published over two dozen articles in professional journals, as well as numerous popular magazine articles. A popular speaker, Bobby also provides direct treatment, staff training and consultation around the world, and has been honored for this work by several parents and professional groups.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Dove and Orca (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966852834
• ISBN-13: 978-0966852837
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #884,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Bobby Newman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Psychologist. Bobby is the first author on nine books regarding behavior therapy, the philosophy of behaviorism, the autism spectrum disorders, and utopian literature. He has published over two dozen articles in professional journals, as well as numerous popular magazine articles. A popular speaker, Bobby also provides direct treatment, staff training and consultation around the world, and has been honored for this work by several parents and professional groups. Bobby is a lay leader with the Full Inclusion Living and Learning Unitarian Universalist Society (FILL UUS) and a Religious Exploration/Education facilitator for the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation (SNUUC). He is the director of Room to Grow and co-founder of the CUP Cafe (Coffee's Untapped Potential), a Fair Trade coffee cafe staffed entirely by individuals with developmental disabilities.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book from the prolific Bobby Newman., July 31, 2002

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Dick Malott (Kalamazoo, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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A Review of Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis

An excellent book from the prolific Bobby Newman. This is Bobby's third book on the application of behavior analysis to helping children with autism. All three books, are excellent reads--warm, humanistic, humorous, informal, and anecdotal (case-studyish), easy, fun, but not condescending, written for parents, trainers, tutors, and teachers of autistic children. Not only are these books easy reads, but they are also valuable reads; each book makes serious points, and the books are not redundant with each other, nor are they redundant with any other autism books. I recommend them to my undergrad and grad students working with autistic children.

Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down until I'd finished it--rare for me.

In addition to the case studies, this book also gives how-to-apply-behavior-analysis details and an excellent outcome study empirically demonstrating the power of applied behavior analysis to improve the quality of the student lives.

Other contributors to this book are Sarah Birch, Frederica Blausten, and Dana Reinecke.

Richard Malott, Ph.D.
Behavior Analysis Program
Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars needed, June 7, 2002

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This review is from: Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis (Paperback)

This book could not have come at a better time. I am a parent of a PDD child currently battling a school that thinks ABA is discrete trial teaching. I'm giving them a copy so that they know what ABA really is. I have taken many ABA workshops, both with and without a focus on verbal behavior, and my child's teachers are not the only ones who need this book. At the 2002 ABA convention, I went to a talk by a consultant who said that she supervised a program that used to be ABA but now was verbal behavior. When asked for the difference, she couldn't say. This is a person selling training to parents and schools and speaking at conferences! Newman's description of a united science that includes discrete trial, positive support, verbal behavior is a welcome relief for confused parents. He did forget precision teaching and direct instruction.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, May 14, 2007

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Mel (no where) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis (Paperback)

This book provides additional information that is essential for developing behavioral programs. It provides an excellent description with examples to use.