The "Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism "is used to comprehensively assess the skills of toddlers and preschoolers with autism across multiple developmental domains and to establish individualized teaching objectives. Administered every 12 weeks, it is an essential component of the intervention program described in the authoritative manual, " Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism." Sold in sets of 15 two-color booklets.
The "Early Start Denver Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism "is used to comprehensively assess the skills of toddlers and preschoolers with autism across multiple developmental domains and to establish individualized teaching objectives. Administered every 12 weeks, it is an essential component of the intervention program described in the authoritative manual, " Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism." Sold in sets of 15 two-color booklets.
Sally J. Rogers, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the
MIND Institute, University of California, Davis. A developmental
psychologist, she is involved at the international level in major
clinical and research activities on autism, including one of the 10
Autism Centers of Excellence network projects funded by the
National Institutes of Health/ National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development, involving a multisite, randomized,
controlled trial of an infant–toddler treatment for autism. She is
also the director of an interdisciplinary postdoctoral training
grant for autism researchers. Dr. Rogers is on the executive board
of the International Society for Autism Research, is an editor of
the journal Autism Research, and is a member of the DSM-V workgroup
on autism, pervasive developmental disorder, and other
developmental disorders. She has spent her entire career studying
cognitive and social-communicative development and intervention in
young children with disabilities and has published widely on
clinical and developmental aspects of autism, with a particular
interest in imitation problems. As a clinician, she provides
evaluation, treatment, and consultation to children and adults with
autism and their families.
Geraldine Dawson, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine at Duke University
and founding Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain
Development. A clinical psychologist and award-winning researcher,
Dr. Dawson has published more than 200 articles and chapters and 9
books on early detection and treatment of autism and brain
development. With Sally J. Rogers, she developed the Early Start
Denver Model, the first empirically validated comprehensive
intervention for toddlers with autism. She served as the first
Chief Science Officer for Autism Speaks, the largest autism science
and advocacy organization. Before joining the Duke faculty, Dr.
Dawson served as Research Professor of Psychiatry at the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and, prior to that, as Professor of
Psychology at the University of Washington and Founding Director of
the University of Washington Autism Center. A Fellow of the
American Psychological Society and the American Psychological
Association, Dr. Dawson is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Association for Psychological Science and awards for
Valuable Service and Research Contributions from the Autism Society
of America. Her books include the coauthored Early Start Denver
Model for Young Children with Autism, An Early Start for Your Child
with Autism and A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and
High-Functioning Autism.
"The ESDM Curriculum Checklist pinpoints important developmental goals and will be of great benefit to early intervention service providers." - Samuel L. Odom, Director, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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