The following types of intervention have been found to be most effective; (but does not preclude some use of other interventions mentioned depending upon the individual needs of the child and family):
• Behavioral Package …
• Modeling …
Based on information from: The National Autism Center’s National Standards Project Findings and Conclusions: 2009
When interviewing potential providers, you may want to ask the following questions:
1) How has the agency and the individual therapist/staff gained expertise/certification in the above intervention(s) you have chosen?
2) What is the average (12 month) improvement in skills (BI score) and behavior (GMI score) for a child (age 15-18) diagnosed with PDD NOS, using their agency and the above intervention? You may also further ask what the average improvement is for children whose functioning level is above 50% and the average improvement for children whose functioning level is below 50%.
3) Ask them to fully explain how they will implement the above intervention (or combination) you have chosen in collaboration with other therapies your child is receiving.
When multiple interventions are mentioned it is usually most helpful to use more than one or even all which are mentioned according to the specific needs and strengths of the child and family.
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