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Travel Training for Higher Functioning Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
For most teenagers learning to drive is a rite of passage. For teens on the autism spectrum learning to drive can be overwhelming and anxiety provoking. In order to be able to drive safely a driver needs to be able to anticipate the intentions of others. This necessary skill directly confronts...
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A Girl’s Eye View: Understanding and Supporting Families and their Daughters with Autism Spectrum Disorders
About a year ago, when doing research for my recently published book Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum (Jessica Kingsley Publishers), I stumbled upon a Yahoo! group, “Autism in Girls” (Autism_in_Girls-subscribe @yahoogroups.com). With approximately 1500 members, and a core group of active...
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A “Heroed Generation” The Challenge of Caring for Both a Child with an ASD and Aging Parents
It has been fairly common to hear about the “sandwiched generation.” This refers to those who are caring for young children or who are helping young adults navigate the waters of college applications and starting a career path toward their own independent life while at the same time helping...
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A New Genetic Perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Recent genetic studies in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) support an important role for what are being termed multiple “rare variants” in these conditions. ”Rare variants” include what we think of as mutations, and can be the cause of an ASD when they are found. This is an extremely...
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Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior
In 1981 O. Ivar Lovaas published his groundbreaking ABA manual, Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The ME Book. Countless therapists and families have been able to help their children learn life-altering skills such as socialization, language, and activities of daily living thanks to the...
