Autism Programs’ School Based Services

New Electronic Briefs, Webinars & Podcasts Developed Specifically for School Based Professionals

All trainings supported by the NM Public Education Department

Webinars

Addressing Functional Communication

Webinar Link: Addressing Functional Communication - Part 1

Webinar Link: Addressing Functional Communication - Part 2

Antecedent Strategies

Webinar Link: Antecedent Strategies

Discrete Trial Teaching

Webinar Link: Discrete Trial Teaching

Early Years Classroom Case Studies

Webinar Link: Early Years Classroom Case Studies

Functional Communication Training

Webinar Link: Functional Communication Training - Part 1

Webinar Link: Functional Communication Training - Part 2

Practical Functional Assessment

Webinar Link: Practical Functional Assessment

Self-Monitoring and Self-Management

Webinar Link: Self-Monitoring and Self Management - Part 1

Webinar Link: Self-Monitoring and Self Management - Part 2

Webinar Link: Self-Monitoring and Self Management - Part 3

Skill-Based Treatment

Webinar Link: Skill-Based Treatment

Supporting Education/Instructional Assistants

Webinar Link: Supporting Education/Instructional Assistants

Supporting Verbal Behavior in the Early Years

Webinar Link: Supporting Verbal Behavior in the Early Years

Teaching Mands in the Early Years

Webinar Link: Teaching Mands in the Early Years

Teaching New Skills in the Early Years

Webinar Link: Teaching New Skills in the Early Years

Teaching Tacts in the Early Years

Webinar Link: Teaching Tacts in the Early Years

Visual Supports

Webinar Link: Visual Supports - Part 1

Webinar Link: Visual Supports - Part 2

When Do Academics Become Functional Skills?

Webinar Link: When Do Academics Become Functional Skills?

Webinars for Parents

11 Considerations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Webinar Link: 11 Considerations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Part 1

Webinar Link: 11 Considerations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Part 2

Webinar Link: 11 Considerations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Part 3

Supporting Documents

Building Motivation & Cooperation

Webinar Link: Building Motivation & Cooperation

Changing Behavior

Webinar Link: Changing Behavior - Part 1

Webinar Link: Changing Behavior - Part 2

Webinar Link: Changing Behavior - Part 3

Webinar Link: Changing Behavior - Part 4

Webinar Link: Changing Behavior - Part 5

Resources

Functional Communication Training

Webinar Link: Functional Communication Training - Part 1

Webinar Link: Functional Communication Training - Part 2

Functional Life Skills

Webinar Link: Functional Life Skills

Functions of Behavior

Webinar Link: Functions of Behavior

IEP Best Practices

Webinar Link: IEP Best Practices - Part 1

Webinar Link: IEP Best Practices - Part 2

IFSP vs. IEP

Webinar Link: IFSP vs IEP - Part 1

Personal Protection in Schools

Webinar Link: Personal Protection for in Person Classes

PreK Supports

Early Years - Part 1: Characteristics of ASD Parent Training

Early Years - Part 2: ASD Parent Training

Early Years - Part 3: Navigating the Process of Early Intervention to Special Education

Early Years - Part 4: Integrating Interventions to Support Inclusion

Early Years - Part 5: Instructional Strategies for Families

Early Years - Part 6: Understanding Environmental Supports for Families

Early Years - Part 7: Application of Environmental Supports for Families

Early Years - Part 8: Supporting IEP Goals in the Home Setting

Teaching New Skills

Webinar Link: Teaching New Skills - Part 1

Webinar Link: Teaching New Skills - Part 2

Toilet Training

Webinar Link: Toilet Training

Tools for Teaching at Home

Webinar Link: Tools for Teaching at Home

Webinar Link: Prompting

Visual Supports

Webinar Link: Visual Supports - Part 1

Webinar Link: Visual Supports - Part 2

Electronic Briefs

Podcasts

Autism Conversations in the School (PED)

Educator Voices: Antecedent Interventions

Some evidence-based interventions are actually many interventions that work togetherto serve the same purpose. An example of that is antecedent Interventions whichwe will talk about today. Antecedent interventions are designed to alter theenvironment before a behavior occurs. Almost anything that prevents a behaviorfrom happening is an antecedent intervention.

Educator Voices: Addressing Challenging Behaviors

Some Evidence Based Practices focus on the reduction or elimination of behaviors that interfere with a student’s ability to participate in school, home, and community settings.  Extinction is a strategy based on applied behavior analysis that is used to reduce or eliminate unwanted behavior. Extinction involves withdrawing or terminating the positive reinforcer that maintains an...

Educator Voices: Functional Communication

An important Evidence-Based Intervention for almost all children with ASD is Functional communication.  Every individual (regardless of disability) needs a way to communicate that allows them to get what they need or want in a way that is acceptable and understandable to the wide world beyond school, therapy and home.

Educator Voices: Prompting

Prompting refers to providing assistance or cues to encourage the use of a specific skill.  Sometimes the instructor provides one or more prompts.  Sometime the prompts are part of the material used (such as a stop light).  As teachers, we do a lot of it without even thinking about how and what we are doing. ...

Educator Voices: Planning for Transition

Transition is a topic that is most often addressed when students are in middle school preparing for the transition to high school and what our students will do when they are no longer our students. However, as most teachers and parents know, significant transitions occur throughout the school years. In my experience of an educator,...

Educator Voices: 11 IEP Considerations for Students with ASD

The 11 IEP Considerations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder help IEP teams consider some essential issues when developing an individualized education program for students with ASD. These considerations were developed to address parent concerns about the provision of services to students with ASD. The 11 Considerations were adopted into New Mexico law in July...

Educator Voices: Preference Assessment

It is important to think about how to determine what is actually reinforcing for students. In order for something to be reinforcing, the delivery of that item/activity, etc. must increase the likelihood that a behavior will happen again. Reinforcement is all about motivation! We must have effective reinforcers (things that will motivate our students to...

Educator Voices: Data Collection

Although teachers are required to collect data related to academic development as well as interfering behaviors, collecting information without using it to make instructional and/or environmental changes may be frustrating and does not make the best use of valuable time. In this podcast, we will discuss ways in which data can be easily collected and...

Educator Voices: Reinforcement

Reinforcements and rewards – what’s the difference and what’s the big deal?  You may be aware that it involves giving kids what they want in order to encourage them to do what they don’t want but understanding some of the subtleties will make a big difference in how successfully you use both reinforcement and rewards! ...