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This chapter traces key historical understandings of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the early twentieth century and the shifts that have occurred from psychiatric frames of understanding to current constructions of the levels of support, as represented in the DSM-5, required for learners with ASD. The nature and role of evidence-based practices and their evolution in developing interventions for learners with ASD are presented. This is followed by analysis of an exemplar computer-based program, TeachTown Basics, designed specifically for learners with ASD, but this has also been applied to students with other learning issues (for example, intellectual disability). TeachTown Basics is a comprehensive intervention program that integrates specific elements of applied behavior analysis (ABA). These ABA elements are detailed before the program is presented. This chapter progresses to an analysis of TeachTown Basics in practice. This chapter ends with a discussion of emerging research data about the program across a school district.
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Jones, P., Wilcox, C., Simon, J. (2016). Evidence-Based Instruction for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: TeachTown Basics . In: Cardon, T. (eds) Technology and the Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20872-5_10
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