Summer Vacation: A Prime Opportunity to Develop Social Skills for the Workplace

• By: Katherine Cody, PsyD Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• April 1st, 2013
• employment, social skills, summer, workplace
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…experience to the work setting. Once the individual has obtained a job, communication, perspective taking, and emotional regulation are the next critical skills needed for successful and effective social behaviors…

Coping During COVID-19: Strategies to Reinforce Executive Functioning Skills During Times of Change

• By: Crystal Hayes, MEd College Internship Program (CIP)
• July 1st, 2020
• anxiety, coping skills, COVID-19, executive functioning, planning, routines, stress, summer 2020 issue, time management
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…meals, etc. Separating these spaces helps to compartmentalize certain parts of the day that may cause higher levels of stress. For example, the bed should be a place of rest…

AANE’s Online Training for Therapists Gives Hope to Neurodiverse Couples

• By: Grace Myhill, MSW The Autism/Asperger Network (AANE)
• January 1st, 2020
• neurodiversity, relationships, therapy, training, winter 2020 issue
• 4960    0

…also completed CERTIFICATION 201: Case Presentations and Advanced Topics in Neurodiverse Couples Therapy have practices in Australia, the UK, Mexico, and many regions of the U.S.A. Neurodiverse couples can search…

Green Goods and Services: A New Niche in the Economy for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• October 1st, 2014
• employment
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…Occupational Outlook Hand*]}*book. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/green/recycling/#sorters August 15, 2014.   U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014b). Occupational Outlook Hand*]}*book. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/print/assemblers-and-fabricators.htm August 15, 2014.   U.S. Bureau of Labor…

The Role of Mental Health Support in Autism Care: Breaking Free of the Patterns of This World

• By: Priya Winston, PhD, LMSW Transitions
• April 12th, 2024
• diagnosis, mental health, neurodiversity, Spring 2024 Issue, stigma, supports, therapy
• 614    0

…like anxiety and depression. There has been a lot of research to support the correlation and comorbidity between these conditions. In my opinion, this is caused by the battles that…

Both Individuals with Autism and Law Enforcement Benefit from Training

• By: Nora Baladerian, PhD The Disability and Abuse Project
• October 1st, 2015
• abuse, first responders, training
• 1265    0

…of communication, styles of communication, and relationship issues among others that demand officer sensitivity. One clear example is that many on the spectrum are literal thinkers. When officers fail to…

Evidence-Based Reading Intervention Practices for Students with ASD

• By: Tamara Sterling, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD
• January 1st, 2015
• evidence-based intervention, instruction, reading, school
• 7042    0

…The current best evidence, research-proven reading instruction for students with ASD, that should guide clinical and academic practice, are sight word instruction and reading comprehension intervention. Sight Word Instruction Sight…

The Ins and Outs of Technologically-Savvy Psychotherapy

• By: Alyson H. Sheehan, PhD Shana Nichols, PhD ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development
• January 1st, 2014
• technology, teletherapy, therapy
• 1202    0

…possibly be reached through a computer screen? Moreover, how can regulatory organizations and insurance companies keep pace with these alternative technological approaches to therapy? Continually expanding research and practice in…

Why Is There Laughter During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• By: Monica E. Carr, PhD University of Melbourne, Australia
• July 1st, 2020
• communication, COVID-19, emotions, humor, jokes, laughter, social skills, stress, summer 2020 issue
• 2346    0

…group training and reported that research evidence for social skills development in youth with ASD has largely targeted social competence. Additional components such as social cognition, theory of mind skills,…

Sharing an Adult Autism Diagnosis with Family, Friends, and Community

• By: Lori Lerner, LMSW, RYT-200 hr. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 11th, 2023
• acceptance, adult diagnosis, community integration, compassion, coping skills, diagnosis, disclosure, empathy, kindness, self-compassion, social support, Spring 2023 Issue
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…out with their loved one with a disability in their community. In his book Books for Living, the author Will Schwalbe writes about the book Wonder, which focuses on a…