Job Summary & Deliverables

The Autism Specialist provides developmental and educational services to children and adolescents with autism in a clinical setting or the home environment.

Essential Functions

• Designs individualized programs for children and adolescents with autism to increase and develop social, communication, and behavioral skills
• Provides services within the assigned treatment setting - clinical setting or the client's home. Homebased treatment assignments require access to reliable transportation.
• Designs specialized programs and teaching procedures for individual or small groups of clients to develop academic knowledge and ability through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures
• Charts the progress of assigned clients through weekly progress notes to ensure the ongoing evaluation of each client's strengths and opportunities
• Monitors progress notes and related data to ensure the proper implementation of individualized behavior change programs
• Reviews current research on autism, understands behavioral modification theories and applies appropriate techniques
• Completes various administrative tasks and meets deadlines for submission to ensure timely and accurate data collection for electronic health record systems