Autism Spectrum Disorders : The SCERTS Model

Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., has more than 25 years experience as a clinical scholar, researcher and program consultant to young children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related disabilities and their families. He is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Now for the first time in a video series, Dr. Barry Prizant presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to enhance communication and socio-emotional abilities for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other related disorders. The acronym "SCERTS¿" refers to the core components of the model: Social Communication (SC), Emotional Regulation (ER), and Transactional Supports (TS). This multidisciplinary, research-based model was developed by a multidisciplinary team including Barry Prizant, Amy Wetherby, Emily Rubin, Amy Laurent and Patrick Rydell. This outstanding NEW 2004 video series provides an overview of the SCERTS¿ model and demonstrates its application in classroom, community, and home environments for children in early intervention through the primary school grades. The SCERTS¿ Model is designed for those interested in moving beyond currently available approaches, to a comprehensive framework that builds meaning, logic and predictability into daily functional activities for children with ASD and all their social partners.A Resource Handbook is included with videos.