# Parent Support University: Week 18

Jul 29, 2020

## Parent Support University: Week 18

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Using Scripts to Assist Children with Autism in Social Situations and Reduce Their Anxiety - YouTube

[Using Scripts to Assist Children with Autism in Social Situations and Reduce Their Anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG9EmJn7H3A)

Speaker 1 ( [00:02](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=2.28)):

Hello AnswersNow, family and friends. Welcome back to our weekly parent support university. I'm Adam Dreyfus. I am one of the cofounders of AnswersNow. AnswersNow is a mobile platform, an app that connects you directly to your own board certified behavior analyst.

Speaker 1 ( [00:58](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=58.59)):

During the pandemic what we have decided to do is demystify behavior analysis a little bit like a lot of specialties that have developed their own language and it can be very jargony. Today we're going to be talking about scripting which has a very specific connotation for many autism parents and it is not positive. ...

Speaker 1 ( [01:52](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=112.5)):

So about 10 years ago, the National Professional Development Center, which is essentially a consortium of universities came together and compiled a list of stuff that we know that works. ...

Speaker 1 ( [03:31](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=211.81)):

So each evidence based practice today we're going to be talking about scripting. But I think there's a 20th one we've talked about. ...

Speaker 1 ( [04:15](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=255.97)):

In addition to directly serving your kids, AnswersNow has grown in a lot of ways. Over the last few years, we were text-based support for a while. ...

Speaker 1 ( [05:01](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=301.15)):

And so we're really excited about it. We've got a brand new interface for the parents and for their kids.

Speaker 1 ( [05:50](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=350.56)):

So scripting in the sense of the intervention is shown to be very effective. ...

Speaker 1 ( [07:41](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=461.92)):

So instead of just saying phrases, we work on how to create more functional language. ...

Speaker 1 ( [10:13](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=613.77)):

We're talking about one specific kind of scripting, which is the clinical intervention, which is where you're giving somebody prompts. ...

Speaker 1 ( [14:37](https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wlFTNttgRgHHXj-bUYO1pO4Yj_TwKsWynmw09igOwfXSGEboidQ-hZdS6cK_YQawINQOR4NfF2T1xrdQ2k_44ZGMhx4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=877.11)):

And let us know what we can do to help you. Thank you very much. I hope you and yours are staying safe and we'll see you next week.