Body-Brain Center Project

Stimulating Social Engagement Behaviors in Individuals with Autism at Easter Seals

• http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-autism-baseball-fieldaug07,0,1628412.story
• http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_pr_chicagometgroundbreaking

Three intervention studies will be evaluated on individuals with autism spectrum disorder at the Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School:

• The Listening Project Intervention: Neurobiologically-based auditory intervention that is administered in five daily sessions. The intervention is designed to increase spontaneous social behaviors and the effects will be evaluated by pre- and post-testing of visceral regulation, auditory processing and affect recognition.
• The Listening Project Curriculum Booster:  Neurobiologically-based auditory intervention that will be administered daily as part of the classroom curriculum. The effects of this long-term intervention will be evaluated by teacher report of classroom behavior.
• The Stress Eraser Intervention:  The Stress Eraser biofeedback device will be used to help individuals self-soothe by teaching breathing techniques. The effects will be evaluated by pre- and post-testing of visceral regulation, auditory processing and affect recognition.