1. What is forward and backward chaining?
2. Advantages and disadvantages of these strategies
3. How to apply the learned principles in teaching self-help skills
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Behavioral problems if not tackled properly, often affect learning and family life. In this workshop, we will discuss
different kinds of management techniques to deal with tantrums, self-stimulation, inattention and non-compliance.
There will also be plenty of time to answer questions and discuss cases and problems that participants currently face at
home or at school.
1. How to identify the functions of a behavior
2. How to react to various behavioral problems
3. How to identify what replacement skills to teach
4. How to come up with a comprehensive, reactive and proactive behavior plan
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Advanced language development for children with autism
This topic will discuss how to develop more advanced language skills in children with autism. We will cover how to get
children to ask questions, comment, process advanced instructions, develop reasoning skills and many other areas of
advanced language.
Participants will learn:
1. How to set up situations to teach advanced language skills
2. What are the techniques involved in teaching advanced skills?
3. What is the breakdown of teaching techniques?
4. How to achieve the best learning outcome
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Toilet Training & Eating Problems
We will explore different methods in expanding child’s food selection, selecting teaching time, and introducing new food.
Our speaker will also teach the step-by-step methods in schedule toilet training and nighttime toileting.
Participants will learn:
1. How to expand child’s food selection
2. How to select teaching time
3. What are the techniques for introducing new food?
4. How to successfully toilet train your child
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Social Skills Training
Participants will learn how to teach social skills and awareness to children with autism in the most effective approach.
We will discuss the overview of social skill development, how to organize successful playdates and direct teaching
models with lots of other useful information.
Participants will learn:
1. The overview of social skill development
2. How to organize and prepare for successful playdates
3. How to demonstrate direct teaching models
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How to effectively teach play skills and have children engaged in constructive activities
Play is a very important element in children’s development. Every child learns through different kinds of play and playing
with peers. In this workshop, we will teach parents different effective techniques to maximize the fun and learning
opportunities in different play situations.
Participants will learn:
1. How to teach play skills in different contexts
2. How to set up play situations
3. How to develop a wider range of play interest
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A Comprehensive Research based Review of all Treatments for Autism
Everyone is discussing various alternative ways to treat autism. Everyone holds a different opinion as in what works and
what doesn’t. In this workshop, we will fully explore the researches of different treatments to clear out confusion some
of our parents have.
Participants will learn:
1. A full description of all different kinds of treatment currently available
2. An understanding of the philosophy underlying each treatment approach
3. The most up-to-date research basis for each treatment
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How to develop your child’s spontaneous speech
Children with autism can often have difficulties communicating with others. This becomes especially apparent when looking
at spontaneous speech. In this workshop, we will examine a range of ideas and interventions designed to increase a
student’s spontaneous speech and interaction in different social and play settings.
Participants will learn:
1. How to set up learning opportunities
2. How to encourage and motivate your child to speak
3. What are the techniques for expanding their speech?
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Discrete Trial Training
DTT is the most effective teaching methodology for children with autism, especially for those who just begin treatment
because its clear structure helps clarify instruction and learning input. But if DTT is done too rigidly or too loosely, it will
affect learning outcome, so how do you apply the best practice of DTT? In this workshop, we will focus on training
parents/ professionals in how to deliver the basic skills of a discrete trial.
Participants will learn:
1. What is a discrete trial?
2. What is a prompt?
3. The different kinds of prompts that can be used
4. How to apply the method in role playing sessions
