Explanatory Fiction 002: Fabio Zavala – Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Fabio Zavala: Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Explanatory Fiction is a narrative-style podcast dictated purely by a dice roll. Each week a randomly generated case is structured into a unique narrative that keeps you thinking as you analyze behavior and earn BCBA® CEUs. 

An image of Fabio Zavala, an artificially created character in the Explanatory Fiction Podcast.

Episode Description

Fabio Zavala is an 8-year-old Hispanic male with severe intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and a Traumatic Brain Injury resulting from a prenatal car accident. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico which his family and attends a public school where he just received a 1:1 aide in an intervention classroom. The Intervention Specialist, Neville, has worked with a similar case before so the school principal, Alfanso placed Fabio in there with the aide. After two quick weeks in the classroom, everyone is struggling with behavior management due to Fabio’s strong need for constant physical contact. If they are not careful, he will engage in elopement to preferred adults, climb on furniture, and engage in self-injurious behavior (SIB). Classroom staff are struggling to have time to themselves and to the other students in the self-contained classroom. This is where you come in. You’ve been scheduled to conduct a classroom observation in the school because they just cannot figure out where to start… Fabio is just constantly on the hip of his mother, his teacher, his aide… everyone. This is where you come in! You pull up to the school in your 2012 Toyota Corolla, chug your morning coffee, and head into the school to sign in… welcome to Desert Pines Elementary…

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Show Notes

0:00:40 Get BACB® CEU’s at www.explanatoryfiction.com
0:00:55 Introduction to Explanatory Fiction
0:01:35 Introducing Fabio Zavala
0:02:45 Arriving at the School
0:03:33 Learning More about Fabio from the Intervention Specialist (Neville)
0:04:00 Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)®
0:04:50 General Information on Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
0:13:00 Learning More about Fabio from the Aide (Carolyn)
0:13:18 AmeriCorps
0:14:50 Learning More about Fabio from the Principal (Alfanso)
0:17:06 An Observation of Fabio in the Classroom
0:18:28 Meeting with the School Team
0:19:31 General Information on Maria Montessori and Evidence Base Behind the Montessori Approach
0:19:43 Some Information on the Montessori Approach to Education
0:21:39 Occupational Therapy (OT)
0:21:47 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Device
0:22:10 General Information on Sensory Processing
0:22:47 American Sign Language (ASL) and Interprofessional SLP Collab
0:24:43 Proloquo2Go
0:24:44 LAMP Words For Life®
0:32:35 More Information on Behavioral Contrast
0:33:29 Dimitri and School Team Discuss Strategies and Solutions for Fabio and the Classroom
0:46:08 The Hosts of the Podcast have an Open Discussion about Fabio’s Case
1:00:48 IISCA (Interview Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis) – Now known as Practical Functional Assessment and Skill Based Treatment (PFA SBT)
1:06:04 Additional Reading on Synthesized vs. Isolated Contingencies
1:06:18 Additional Reading on Linear and Non-Linear Contingency Analyses
1:06:39 Additional Reading on Molecular and Molar Behavior Analysis
1:17:50 Wrapping Up

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