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Helping Parents Address Challenging Behaviors During These Challenging Times
…complains about schoolwork, the parent remains silent and does not change their facial expressions or demeanor. When the child engages in schoolwork without complaints, the parent positively reinforces by using…
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Special Education and College Readiness
…Does the student commute to and from school independently? Does he or she have an emergency plan of action for their commute? Is he or she able to manage money…
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Studies Map Gene Expression Across Brain Development
…research reveals a complex mix of networks, time periods and cell types involved in autism, underscoring the notorious heterogeneity of the disorder. “Both of these studies are, in a sense,…
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Services for the UnderServed’s Positive Psychology Approach to Serving People in Crisis and Their Families
…one’s strengths, and deepen one’s gratitude, meaning and purpose. As described in The Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, “Within positive psychology, disability…
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Clinical Evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorders
…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…
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Using Community Collaboration to Support Transition-Aged Students
In 2017, the Autism Provider Network of Northwest Ohio conducted a full scope community needs assessment which included a national best practice review, community provider audit, stakeholder focus groups, and…
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Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Older Autistic Women
…Treatment Research reveals considerably little about how to specifically support or treat the needs of autistic women. Thus, “evidence-based” doesn’t always apply. Treatment can also be complicated by the medical…
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Using Summer Vacation to Build College Readiness Skills
…areas of executive functioning, social communication and stress management. She has offices in NYC and Long Island, and is part of Spectrum Services at www.spectrumservicesnyc.com. Please contact Ronni at ronniaronow@aol.com….
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The Changing Times and Tools of Assistive Technology: One Manโs Story of College Success
…the school introduced reading software, but it wasn’t Kurzweil yet (www.kurzweiledu.com). Soon, he was performing at grade level. It’s also important that I mention the use of video games. PK…
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Autism Speaks Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit
…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…
