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Social Coping and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Power Combination of Psychology and Speech Language Interventions
…a primary intervention at all ages, and has been shown to be critical for promoting social communication, relationships and social cognition (National Research Council, 2001). Current research is demonstrating a…
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Using Typical Peers as Role Models to Help Improve Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
…demonstrating increased spontaneous engagement with the people around them, and as being an emerging and effective practice. Specifically, research supports typical peer model interventions as highly effective in promoting social…
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The Lighter Side of the Spectrum: A Mom’s View – Dads
…decade we’ve built a life together based on love, family, and for the past six years, autism. Like all parents, Joe and I don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes…
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Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Co-existing psychiatric disorders in individuals on the autism spectrum are common. Based on clinical and community studies, there is strong evidence that up to 70 percent of people with autism…
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Making Family Rituals and Traditions Work for You
…recipes comprise the meal. Dinner is followed by the year’s home movies that her daughters had hurriedly helped their father splice together earlier that day. The night’s festivities conclude with…
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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Charles N. Cartwright, MD, Director of the Autism Center at YAI – Part 2
…research at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. For more information about the YAI Autism Center visit www.yai.org/autism or call…
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De-Stress, Not Distress
…So find yourself a quiet, comfortable place to stretch out by yourself and listen. Re-Evaluate the Company You Keep Socialize with positive, enthusiastic people. Avoid complainers, blamers and…
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Autism New Jersey 37th Annual Conference
…families. • New to autism? Learn the basics of understanding behavior, building social/communication skills, and creating meaningful IEPs. • Teachers: access autism-specific best practice for instruction and classroom management. •…
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New Autism Charity Hopes to Carve Out Its Niche, Despite Tough Times
…Bob Harrington, director of the strategic restructuring practice at La Piana Consulting, in Oakland, Calif. “There’s a risk in splitting the potential funding community in too many pieces, especially when…
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Autism Research and Treatment: An Update From the Seaver Autism Center
…part of our commitment to education and community care, we also have a Community Outreach & Training Program that provides lectures and workshops to parent groups, agencies, and schools. Finally,…
