Your Child Has Just Been Diagnosed with Autism – Now What?

• By: Ann-Marie Sabrsula, MS The Arc Westchester Children’s School for Early Development
• October 2nd, 2023
• accessing services, advocating needs, autism diagnosis, building partnerships, coping strategies, early intervention, Fall 2023 Issue, managing stress, multi-modal approach, parent support groups, processing emotions, self-care, support network, tailored treatment
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Every family has their own personal journey towards an autism diagnosis for their child. Whether it brings the confirmation of what may have been suspected or the news of something completely unexpected, the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can have a significant impact on a family. Like the...

Strategies to Teach Key Foundation Skills to Young Children with Autism

• By: Ann-Marie Sabrsula, MS The Arc Westchester Children’s School for Early Development
• January 1st, 2021
• ABA, behaviors, language, reinforcement, teaching, verbal behavior, winter 2021 issue, young children
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Children with autism have both strong and weak points when it comes to learning – like all children. A significant tendency to progress at different rates across developmental domains is generally the case. Further, there can exist an uneven performance within a single area. Since language is a...