makeup
marriage
masturbation
medical care
insurance
Medicaid
medical decisions
privacy law
memorization and recitation in conversation
menstruation
microenterprises
miracle cures and fads
modeling technique
modesty
money. See also jobs
earning and spending
inheritance
for in-home support services
Social Security
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid
trusts
monotone speech
Morris, Jeffrey
motivation
Natural Language Paradigm (NLP)
natural reinforcers
notetaking
nutrition and diet
obsessive and repetitive behaviors
Claire’s narrative
intervention strategies
OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
private behaviors
outings, unsupervised
initiation of
keeping in touch
preferred activities (Andrew’s narrative)
responsible behavior
rules
scheduling of specific activities
parenting
care of entire family
coordination of interventions
emotional traps
fads and miracle cures
long-term thinking
parenting (cont.)
normalcy
overcoming fear
perseverance
supportiveness
therapist selection
partial-participation technique
parties
activities outside home
alcohol
duration of
help with
ideas
mistakes and lessons (Claire’s narrative)
peer cliques
priming for
rules
straying from
structured activities
supervision
peer pressure
in dating
gullibility and susceptibility to
importance of peer opinion
inappropriate behavior
peers. See also friends and friendships
ability to get along with
attention from
as behavioral models
cliques
conversational help from
fashion help from
learning about, through carpooling
makeup help from
meanness
protection from bullies
recruitment techniques
socialization help from
social-skills and friendship groups
social-skills groups (Andrew’s narrative)
swearing
physical exercise
pictures
as conversation topics
to identify classmates
for prosody practice
for social priming
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)
planning for future. See lifelong care
pornography
posture and facial expression in conversation
praise
preservation of sameness
priming technique
privacy laws
private behaviors. See public versus private behaviors
prompting and fading technique
prosody
disfluencies
in maintainance of conversation
monotone
Natural Language Paradigm (NLP)
slow or fast speech
volume of voice
PRT (Pivotal Response Treatment)
psychological problems. See comorbid conditions
puberty. See also sex
behavioral problems
body odor
breast development
diet and nutrition
discussions about
as gradual process
interest in pornography
physical exercise
rules and expectations
shaving
sleep problems
time with parents
public versus private behaviors compulsive behaviors
divulging of personal information
learning to distinguish
masturbation
modesty
punishment
question-asking
empathy
to initiate conversation
about irritating behaviors
to maintain conversation
reflection of response
for satisfaction of partner
tag questions
topic areas
rate of speaking
reactive effect in behavior modification
recording of behavior (video modeling technique)
reflection of response in conversation
Regester, April
rehearsal (priming technique)
reinforcers. See rewards and reinforcers
relationships. See friends and friendships; romantic relationships
repetitive behaviors
replacement behaviors
residential facilities. See living arrangements
respite care
responsibility. See also jobs
encouragement of
linked to independence (Claire’s narrative)
maturity and (Claire’s narrative)
in sexual decisions
rest and sleep problems
rewards and reinforcers
for attempts
for bad behavior
natural reinforcers
praise
in self-management program
during teen years
role-playing
romantic relationships
age-appropriateness
in college
conversational skills
difficulties and challenges (Claire’s narrative)
encouragement of
first impressions
grooming and appearance
guidance for (Claire’s narrative)
help from therapist
homosexuality
intimacy
irresistible dates
marriage
online relationship
opposite personalities
peer cliques
peer pressure
priming
satisfaction of partner
serious dating
setups
similar interests
strategies (Andrew’s narrative)
strengths, exploitation of
roommates at college
compatibility
interactions with
interest groupings
number of
roommates for adults
sameness, preservation of
sameness as peers. See conformity
same-sex relationships
sarcasm
SAT preparation and accommodations
school. See also college
advantages in middle and high school
challenges for child (Claire’s narrative)
challenges for parent (Claire’s narrative)
challenges for parents
challenging schoolwork
classmates, advance introduction to
classmates, talks with
class trips
group projects
homeschooling
homework
inclusion
independence, encouragement of
Independent School Entrance Examination (Claire’s narrative)
job training
labeling of autistic child
middle and high school experience (Andrew’s narrative)
monitoring of
behavior and progress
parent’s involvement
partial participation and curricular accommodations
principal and staff
privacy law
selection of
social awkwardness
special ed programs
school (cont.)
sports (Claire’s narrative)
sports, social benefits of
transitions to new schools (Claire’s narrative)
tutors (Claire’s narrative)
self-management technique
self-reliance. See independence
self-stimulation
sex. See also puberty; romantic relationships
abuse prevention
arrest for sex crimes
delay in learning about
discussions about
discussions about (Claire’s narrative)
inappropriate behaviors
masturbation
modesty
pornography
responsible decisions
stalking
supervision
shaving
siblings
autism among
emotional needs of
guardianship responsibilities
long-term care by (Claire’s narrative)
sleep problems
slow or fast speech
SNT (special-needs trusts)
socialization. See also college social life; conversation; friends and friendships; parties; peers
anxiety desensitization
in autism diagnosis
context
facilitation of interactions
social networking Web sites
social-skills groups
social-skills groups (Andrew’s narrative)
video games
withdrawal, computers and
Social Security programs
social-skills groups
special ed programs
dumbed-down curriculum
exclusion from regular activities
menial tasks
segregation from typical students
special-needs trusts (SNT)
speech rhythms and patterns
disfluencies
in maintainance of conversation
monotone
Natural Language Paradigm (NLP)
slow or fast speech
volume of voice
sports at school
stalking
standardized tests
strengths, exploitation of. See also interests
in career choice
creation of situations for
in party planning
in romantic relationships
in school group projects
for success in college
study skills
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
swearing
tag questions
team sports
teasing. See bullying and peer pressure
technology. See computers
test-taking
accommodations
Claire’s narrative
preparation for
therapists, selection of
third-party special-needs trust
time intervals, in self-management
time management skills
time-outs
timing and cues in conversation
touching
inappropriate
satisfaction of partner
self-stimulation
trusts, special needs (SNT)
tutors
unemployment
university. See college
verbal skills. See conversation
victimization. See abuse, vulnerability to
video games
video modeling technique
violence
bullying (Claire’s narrative)
fighting with bullies
by older children
reinforcement of
sexual abuse
unpredictable outbursts
vocations. See jobs
voice control
volunteer jobs
Web. See computers
Williams, Timothy E.
wills and estate plans
considerations
disabilities attorneys
government benefits and
guardianships
special-needs trusts (SNT)
withdrawal, social
in college (case study)
computer use and
contentment with
leading to depression
straying from parties
work. See jobs
Zirkel, Perry A.
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