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Rationale for Meaningful Versus Nonmeaningful Activites

Continuous participation in nonmeaningful activities decreases quality of life and may constitute life-wasting

Nonmeaningful activities have little impact on helping individuals function more independently

Constantly expecting adults with autism to engage in nonmeaningful activities increases the likelihood of challenging behavior Common strategies for treating challenging behavior may be less effective in settings where individuals are engaged in nonmeaningful activities A growing number of funding agencies are demanding more meaningful and community-integrated activities for adults with autism as a requirement for financial support

The third objective of meeting with executive staff is to ask for their active support for the process and outcomes of changing to more meaningful activities. It is helpful to explain that executive support can be demonstrated by their attendance at meetings with front-line supervisors to begin the process, periodically reviewing progress data regarding participant involvement in meaningful tasks (or lack thereof), and presenting feedback to front-line supervisors regarding observed progress. The intent is for the clinician to obtain assurance that the agency executives will support the actions taken with staff to provide more meaningful services for agency consumers.

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Specifying Criteria for Meaningful Versus Nonmeaningful Activities
Having applicable criteria for distinguishing what is and is not meaningful for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities is a prerequisite for assisting a center-based program in increasing the provision of meaningful services. Accordingly, one focus of early applied behavior analysis...
(Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism. Moving from Nonmeaningful to Meaningful. A volume in Critical Specialties-Treating Autism&Behavioral Challenge)
Assessing Meaningful Versus Nonmeaningful Task Participation
Once criteria have been established for meaningful versus nonmeaningful tasks as described in Chapter 4, Specifying Criteria for Meaningful Versus Nonmeaningful Activities, the next step of the protocol for improving the meaningfulness of center-based services involves assessing task participation of...
(Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism. Moving from Nonmeaningful to Meaningful. A volume in Critical Specialties-Treating Autism&Behavioral Challenge)
The Monitoring Form for Meaningful and Nonmeaningful Task Involvement
Objectively and systematically monitoring meaningful task involvement in a manner that results in quantifiable data is facilitated if a structured form is used to conduct the monitoring. A prototypical monitoring form is represented in the illustration on a subsequent page. This type of form has been...
(Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism. Moving from Nonmeaningful to Meaningful. A volume in Critical Specialties-Treating Autism&Behavioral Challenge)
Rationale for Fair Value Accounting
The fair value approach is in stark contrast to the historical cost approach used for other assets like land, buildings, and equipment. The rationale is that the market value for trading securities is readily determinable, and the periodic fluctuations have a definite economic impact that should be reported....
(Current Assets)
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(Money Creation)
Rationale, objectives & principles of regulation
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(Banking)
Rationale for regulation
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(Banking)
Rationale for Market Access Analysis
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(Trade in Climate Smart Goods)
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(Measuring the Success of Learning Through Technology)