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The Autistic Child: A Behavioral Approach

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1982

Creator: McGraw-Hill Inc.

Complete Record: Shows some of the characteristic behaviors of autistic children. Illustrates the use of behavioral techniques based on positive reinforcement to teach language and appropriate behavior. Demonstrates how training in language and other skills can help improve the life of an autistic person. Film taken at the Efficacy Research Instute, Inc. of Taunton and the Efficacy Research Institue, Inc. of Framingham, both in Massachusetts. Focus on classic, low-functioning autists. Differential reinforcement techniques emphasized. Self-abuse of ‘untrained’ autists emphasized.

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