News summaries for autism therapy: discrete trial training (DTT)

definition of discrete trial training (DTT): Training that focuses on a single cycle of a behaviorally-based instruction routine, or in other words, one round of trying a behavior.
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Amaze Behavior Therapy Treats Each Child with Autism as an Individual, Summarized Jan 22, 2013

Amaze Behavior Therapy is an applied behavioral analysis-based clinic in Cleveland, TN. The owner and clinical director, Carrie Walls, explained, “At Amaze Behavior Therapy, we believe every child is unique and therefore needs an individualized approach … we offer an array of behavior therapy components.” In addition to ABA, Amaze Behavior Therapy offers discrete trial training, incidental teaching, pivotal response training, and verbal behavior approach. The focus is on early intervention so Amaze serves children from birth through five years old, although they will consult with children up to 8 years old.

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Different Roads to Learning Launches New Language App for Kids with Autism, Summarized Mar 16, 2012

Tell Me About It! is a new iPad/iPhone app for kids with autism. Developed by Different Roads to Learning in New York, the app focuses on teaching language skills using applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. Different Roads explains that Tell Me About It! “utilizes Discrete Trial Teaching, a method of teaching students…by breaking skills into the smallest possible steps, teaching each step intensively until its mastered, providing repetition, prompting incorrect responses, and using positive reinforcement.” Tell Me About It! can be found on iTunes for $9.99.

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Nigerian Reporter Discusses Various Therapies for Autism Being Used in Her Country, Summarized Nov 10, 2010

Ruth Olurounbi, a reporter in Nigeria, provides a broad overview of autism and autism therapies currently being used. She explains symptoms and diagnostic tools. Olurounbi discusses a number of treatments that have proved successful including “auditory training, discrete trial training, vitamin therapy, anti-yeast therapy, facilitated communication, music therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and sensory integration.” For the sake of categorization, she divides these therapies into three major groupings: behavioral and communiation, biomedical and dietary, and complementary.

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Virginia Schools Offer Free Autism Screening, Summarized Feb 12, 2009

Two Virginia school districts - Henry County and Martinsville - offer free autism screening, and provide therapy to children as young as 2 years of age. The Piedmont Regional Infant-Parent Program offers early intervention services that include picture exchange communication system (PECS) and discrete trial training. Therapists have realized that if they can start working with children as young as 2, the chances for learning are increased.

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