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How to Best Support Siblings of Individuals with ASD
…siblings to process their emotions and feel understood. Summary Siblings of individuals with ASD have specific and unique needs. Keeping communication open, honest and ongoing is a key component when…
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Sheltering at Home with My Brother Douglas During COVID-19
…mother who compared his milestones with mine, he was different. When diagnosed at age 5 with what was then called “Infantile Autism Childhood Schizophrenia,” my mother’s fears were realized. I…
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Introducing the Use of Behavior Skills Training to Achieve Staff Proficiency in the Use of PECS
…functionally in everyday activities should determine methods and durations of the intervention Early communication intervention begins with supporting social components, teaching pre-linguistic communication, providing other modes of expressive communication, building…
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Improving Communication Skills: Using Behavior Analytic Science Effectively
…targets can range from communicating basic wants and needs to navigating complex conversations. Practitioners must be skilled in creating a variety of interventions that best address these diverse communication needs….
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Connections for Transition Success
…their students, the better able they are to prepare them for those opportunities. When community agencies open their doors to families seeking programs, schools and partner agencies, we better understand…
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Transitioning to Work
…the autism spectrum due to social and communication problems. These young adults and their families must learn to navigate multifaceted adult care systems and manage complex service needs. Paul Wehman’s…
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Inherited Variations in Noncoding Sections of DNA Associated with Autism
…affects communication and behavior. Researchers have identified a number of genes associated with the development of ASD. Many studies have focused on examining the inheritance of, or mutations in, portions…
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Co-Occurring Conditions in Mild Autism Spectrum Disorder: Integrated Treatment Approaches
…College Internship Program (CIP), a comprehensive transition program for young adults 18-26. For more information, visit www.cipworldwide.org. References Cacola, P, Miller, HL, Williamson, PO (2017) Behavioral comparisons in autism spectrum…
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Evaluation and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
…adequately captures changes in social communication in ASD, the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC; Grzadzinski et al., 2016) has been recently developed and validated based on 56 minimally…
