The Lighter Side of the Spectrum: A Mom’s View – Our Story

• By: Carrie Cariello
• January 1st, 2012
• diagnosis, parenting
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…a story of your own to share or want to comment on this article? Email me at carrie@dovetaildental.com Carrie Cariello lives in New Hampshire with her husband and five children….

A Look Inside the Hidden Curriculum

• By: Brenda Smith Myles, PhD The Ziggurat Group
• July 1st, 2011
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…has been published because it has been largely considered “common sense” and is often only recognized after a hidden curriculum error has occurred. For example, there is a hidden curriculum…

ASD and Internet Crime

• By: Mary R. Cohen, PhD Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2011
• child pornography, emotional immaturity, illegal behaviors, internet crime, isolation, law, legal issues, spring 2011 issue
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…child pornography and deviant sexual material. Compulsive Surfing/ File Collecting Individuals on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to pornography addiction due to their obsessive compulsive tendencies, perseverative behavior and…

A Brief Overview of the Special Needs Trust

• By: Raymond J. Falcon, Jr., Esq. Falcon & Singer, PC
• April 1st, 2011
• assets, child, law, legal issues, Medicaid, special needs trust, spring 2011 issue
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…the child’s siblings or a favorite charity), without having to pay back Medicaid first. An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure. For more information, visit www.falconlawgroup.com….

Divorce with a Child on the Spectrum

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• April 1st, 2011
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…with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Family Psychology. 24(4):449-57.   Hitti, M. (2005). Parents’ arguments hurt kids, marriage: Fighting parents, misbehaving children especially hard for stepfamilies. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20050210/parents-arguments-hurt-kids-marriage….

Demystifying Aggression: Developing Effective Interventions

• By: Lynda Geller, PhD Spectrum Services
• January 1st, 2011
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…school can help children have experiences that improve personal control and social function (Common Connections at www.aspergercenter.com/articles.html). An understanding of an individual’s cognitive processes informs the individual and important others…

Supporting Grandparents of Children with ASD – The Story of a Grandmother’s Adult Daughter and Her 12-Year-Old Autistic Grandchild

• By: Bonnie Graham, LMSW WJCS Autism Center
• July 1st, 2010
• caregivers, family, grandparents, grief, summer 2010 issue, support groups
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…to grab onto and a valuable sense of community with others who share a common experience. The groups can impart a sense that the world they have been thrust into…

Autism and Maternal Stress

• By: Abigail Connolly, MA, MSED Barbara Shaunessy, PsyD
• July 1st, 2010
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…comorbid diagnoses was three. The comorbidities found, in descending order of frequency were: specific phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, separation anxiety, social phobia and oppositional defiant disorder. Additionally,…

Coping with Autism: A Mother’s Journey

• By: Marianne Clancy Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)
• April 1st, 2009
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…Group of the Association of ABAI, at dddc.rutgers.edu/autismsig/ ASAT Association for Science in Autism Treatment, at asatonline.org BACB Behavior Analysts Certification Board (find BCBAs in your local area at www.bacb.com)…

Summer Camp: The Gift of Friendship

• By: Debbie Sasson Eric Sasson Camp Akeela
• April 1st, 2009
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…Akeela focuses on building a community in which campers feel great about themselves, make friends, try new things and have fun! For more information about Camp Akeela, see www.campakeela.com or…