Project ACCESS Autism Resource Specialist, Shannon Locke, M.S., CCC-SLP, produced a podcast to coincide with her handout on “No Such Thing as ‘Autistic Behaviors’ and the ‘High Functioning’ Label is Not Helpful. Download the handout at the following link:  No Such Thing 

Watch as Shannon  discusses the 7 IT Factors from Dr. Barry Prizant’s book Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism:

• Empathy
• The human factor
• Sensitivity
• Shared Control
• Humor
• Trust
• Flexibility

and the 5 parameters for effective intervention in adaptive behavior, from Dr. Peter Gerhardt, Organization for Autism Research (OAR):

• Context – Where instruction takes place
• Intensity – How often instruction takes place
• Efficiency – What is the response effort/equivalence associated with instruction
• Transfer of control – Where does stimulus control lie
• Value – Why might this skill be important to the student

For more information, please contact Project ACCESS at 866-481-3841 or mailto:projectaccess@missouristate.edu or visit our website at: projectaccess.missouristate.edu

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