Description
Book SynopsisSummarizes information on adaptive behavior and skills as well as general issues in adaptive behavior assessment with the goal of promoting sound assessment practice during uses, interpretations, and applications of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (ABAS-II). This book assists in the functional use of the ABAS-II.
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1 Adaptive Behaviors and Skills: An Introduction Thomas Oakland and Patti L. Harrison Chapter 2 Professional and Legal Issues in Adaptive Behavior Assessment Thomas Oakland and Patti L. Harrison Chapter 3 ABAS-II Assessment Methods Patti L. Harrison and Thomas Oakland Section II: ABAS-II AND ADAPTIVE SKILL AREAS Chapter 4 Communication Skills G. Richmond Mancil and Betsy Vinson Chapter 5 Skills Important to Community Use Stacy K. Dymond Chapter 6 Functional Academic Adaptive Skills Melissa A. Miller and Nicole Fenty Chapter 7 School and Home Living Adaptive Skills Daniel E. Steere, Heather Garrison, and Joyce Burgener Chapter 8 Health and Safety Adaptive Skill Area Martin Agran, Fred Spooner and Tracie-Lynn Zakas Chapter 9 The Use of Leisure Time Dr. Robert Beland Chapter 10 Promoting Self-care Skills Monica A. Wallace and Marisa W. Shubert Chapter 11 Social Skills Kristy Lee Park, Sheldon Loman, and Melissa Miller Chapter 12 ABAS-II and Work Skills and Attitudes Kagendo Mutua Chapter 13 Motor Functioning and Adaptive Behavior Sarah A. Schoen and Lucy Jane Miller Section III: ABAS-II AND ASSESSMENT ACROSS AGE RANGES Chapter 14 Using the ABAS-II with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Tina Smith-Bonahue Chapter 15 Using the ABAS-II with Elementary and Middle School Students Randy G. Floyd and Renee Bergeron Chapter 16 Using the ABAS-II with Adolescents and Young Adults Craig Rush, Michelle Major-Sanabria, Stephanie Corcoran Section IV: ABAS-II AND ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS Chapter 17 Using the ABAS-II in Promoting and Evaluating Autonomy for Adults with Mental Impairments Steven Woolf and Christine Woolf Chapter 18 ABAS-II: Adaptive Behavior Assessment for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Kathleen Armstrong, Heather Curtiss, Kyle Popkave, and Carol Lilly Chapter 19 Intervention Design and Diagnosis for Young Children with Autism using the ABAS-II Steven Woolf and Christine Woolf Chapter 20 Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Adult Forensic Cases: The Use of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II J. Gregory Olley and Ann W. Cox
