New Curriculum and Pilot Program Affirms Adults with Autism Want to be Loved

• By: Victoria Pettiquoi-Morgan, LICSW-C, LCSW I Aspire to Be Me, LLC Matthew Ratz, MEd Passion for Learning, Inc.
• July 5th, 2023
• adults, friendship, inclusive environment, intimacy, misconceptions, relationships, self-love, sex, sexual education, sexual expression, sexuality, Summer 2023 Issue
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…were also sure to discuss safety across the array of places where folks meet each other, both in real life and online. Finally, we explored “love languages,” aspects of sexuality,…

Interpersonal Relationships and Social Engagement in a Virtual Landscape

• By: Alissa Cappelleri, MAT Samantha Curiale-Feinman, MSEd, TSHH New Frontiers Executive Function Coaching
• July 1st, 2020
• communication, COVID-19, online, social skills, summer 2020 issue, virtual interactions
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…freely. Looking to the “Autcraft community” that has found a home on the online gaming platform of Minecraft, Dr. Kathryn Ringland has been able to observe essential tenets to structured…

Autism Speaks Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit

• By: Autism Speaks
• October 1st, 2011
• Asperger’s, Autism Speaks, families, high functioning autism, tool kit
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…specific to each family. For those who don’t meet the criteria for a complimentary hard copy, the AS/HFA Tool Kit is available to download in PDF form free of charge…

What I’d Like to See Change in the Disability World Over the Next 50 Years – Part 1: Let’s Change How We Define “Disability”

• By: Michael John Carley New York University Connections ASD Program
• April 12th, 2024
• actually autistic, advocacy, disclosure, diversity, health privacy, inclusion, neurodiversity, Spring 2024 Issue
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…Autism, and he is Core Faculty for Stony Brook University’s LEND program. For more information on Michael John or to subscribe to his free newsletter, you can go to www.michaeljohncarley.com….

Providing Opportunities for Employment

• By: L. Lynn Stansberry-Brusnahan, PhD Debra Cote, PhD California State University, Fullerton
• April 1st, 2014
• employment initiatives
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…or visit http://usa.specialisterne.com. For more information on Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (WI-BPDD), contact Beth Swedeen, Executive Director at (608) 266-1166, email beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov or visit www.letsgettoworkwi.org or www.wi-bpdd.org….

The Risky Road to Adult Sexuality: Know the Unanticipated Dangers

• By: Lynda Geller, PhD Spectrum Services
• January 1st, 2017
• harassment, internet, law enforcement, pornography, sex education, sexuality, winter 2017 issue
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…For more information, visit www.ahany.org. Dr. Geller can be reached at lynda.geller@aspergercenter.com. Spectrum Services is a cooperative of independent practices and organizations in NYC. For more information, please visit www.spectrumservicesnyc.com….

Contributing Factors of Aggression and Self-injury in Autism

• By: Jenny E. La Barbera, PsyD, BCBA-D NY Behavior Analysis and Psychological Services
• April 1st, 2015
• aggression, assessment, self-injury, treatment
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…function, treatment options may become more complicated. In these situations, an individual’s self-injurious behaviors may initially serve the function of obtaining access to a desired object or activity, however, if…

Autism Spectrum News Interviews Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, President and CEO of The New England Center for Children

• By: David Minot Autism Spectrum News
• January 10th, 2024
• ACE ABA Software System, applied behavior analysis, autism research, curriculum, education, funding for special education, in-house dental clinic, international schools, professional development, Winter 2024 Issue, workforce shortage
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…has hit education and behavioral healthcare very hard. Nonprofit service providers cannot compete with for-profit companies dangling remote opportunities, flexibility, and seemingly unlimited compensation. This field is not easy and…

Clinical Evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Celine Saulnier, PhD Ami Klin, PhD Yale Child Study Center Linda Quirmbach, PhD Center for Autism and Related Disorders at UCLA
• October 1st, 2009
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…to evaluate communicative abilities at the prelinguistic, early linguistic, and advanced language levels (Paul, 2005). Comprehensive speech and language assessments include measures to evaluate expressive and receptive language, nonverbal communication…

Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Older Autistic Women

• By: Mary P. Donahue, PhD Mindful Paths Psychological Services, LLC
• April 11th, 2023
• adult diagnosis, camouflaging, communication, diagnosis, gender bias, girls and women, masking, older adults, research, Spring 2023 Issue, supporting sensory needs, treatment
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…and creative. Just because someone has a different brain structure doesn’t mean they aren’t competent, with valid thoughts, feelings, and goals. Accept that manuals and behavioral interventions don’t work; find…