EBP for Behavior & Sensory Needs
Antecedent-based intervention
Any circumstances or events that precede the interfering behavior are changed with the aim of reducing the behavior.
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) -
Teaches individuals new skills to replace challenging behaviors through a series of rewards and consequences.
https://www.autismspeaks.org/applied-behavior-analysis-aba-0
Visual Supports
Schedules or written scripts can be used with a range of communication difficulties from those with minimal communication to those who are very verbal. Include images of words or pictures or both with the idea of assisting the individual and initiating and engaging in a conversational exchange. These can comprise of cue or text cards and are commonly used to support a student through their daily schedule with the steps needed to be done to complete an activity.
https://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/overview.htm - has examples and information for creating visual supports
- https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/resources/visual-supports/index.html
Naturalistic intervention
Intervention strategies that occur within the typical setting/activities/routines in which the learner participates. Teachers/service providers establish the learner’s interest in a learning event through arrangement of the setting/activity/routine, provide necessary support for the learner to engage in the targeted behavior, elaborate on the behavior when it occurs, and/or arrange natural consequences for the targeted behavior or skills.