This book examines a group-based adaptation of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) designed for
use with preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It describes the principles and
procedures of the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model (G-ESDM) and provides practical and
empirical guidelines for implementing effective affordable programs across public healthcare
and educational settings. Chapters offer rationales and strategies for designing and evaluating
interventions building interdisciplinary teams and organizing learning spaces to engage
student interest. Examples discuss the social interactions in groups that provide opportunities
for learning improving interpersonal skills and reducing problem behaviors. In addition the
book offers ideas for retooling teaching strategies when an individual child lags behind the
rest of the group. Featured topics include:Creating treatment objectives in the G-ESDM.Setting
up the G-ESDM team and learning environment. Development of the G-ESDM classroom curriculum.
Practical tools such as decision-making trees teaching templates and fidelity systems.
Facilitating learning through peer interactions and social participation. Implementing the
Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Preschoolers with Autism is a must-have resource for
clinicians and practitioners as well as researchers professors and graduate students in the
fields of child and school psychology behavioral therapy and social work along with
psychiatry pediatrics and educational and healthcare policy.
