Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: An Effective Approach for Schools to Prevent and Manage Challenging Behaviors

• By: Christine Alter, LCSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• April 1st, 2015
• Behavioral Intervention, challenging behaviors, school
• 4023    0

…group to students would be examples of tier-two supports. Such groups would focus on breaking down the steps to obtain a specific skill and then provide opportunities to practice this…

How to Navigate The Topic Of Driving with Autism

• By: Andrew Arboe Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker Planning Across The Spectrum
• January 1st, 2020
• community, driving, transportation, winter 2020 issue, young adults
• 6062    2

…went on, my dad became more comfortable about me driving and let me practice more and more. My advice to the parents of those in a similar situation as mine…

The Importance of Community Involvement in Preventing a Wandering Incident

• By: Michael V. Maloney, MA Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
• October 1st, 2015
• adults, community, eloping, safety, wandering
• 1137    0

…excerpted from A Guide to Safety, a free resource published by the Organization for Autism Research. Identify and Address the Cause To start, it is important to recognize why children…

Reducing Staff Turnover Among Autism Service Providers

• By: Georgia Efthimiou, MA, BCBA Lisa Radil, MA, BCBA Brandon Sierchio, MA, BCBA Howard Savin, PhD First Children Services
• July 12th, 2024
• burnout, professional development, service providers, Summer 2024 Issue
• 514    0

…behavior analysts.https://www.bacb.com/u-s-licensure-of-behavior-analysts/. Accessed 27 Apr 2023 Mitchell, D., & Braddock, D. (1994). Compensation and turnover of direct care staff in developmental disabilities. Ment. Retard, 32, 34-42. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Braddock-2/publication/15022295_Compensation_and_turnover_of_direct-care_staff_in_developmental_disabilities_residential_facilities_in_the_United_States_II_Turnover/links/57993bec08aec89db7bb9b9b/Compensation-and-turnover-of-direct-care-staff-in-developmental-disabilities-residential-facilities-in-the-United-States-II-Turnover.pdf Sellers, T.P., Seniuk,…

An Accurate Assessment is the Foundation of Your Child’s Future

• By: Bobbie Gallagher, MA, BCBA POAC Autism Services
• January 1st, 2018
• assessment, IEP, research, winter 2018 issue
• 2253    0

…organization, is making life better for every child with autism in our state. Each year POAC provides hundreds of free events for the autism community including: free training and education…

My Grandson May Have Autism – How to Discuss This with Family Members

• By: Peggy Halliday, MEd, BCBA Virginia Institute of Autism David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)
• April 1st, 2010
• 1125    0

…sites and other science-based organizations. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free quarterly newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment. In summary, we think it is commendable that you desire to…

A Place of Their Own: Residential Services for Soon-to-Be Adults with Autism

• By: Marina Sarris Interactive Autism Network, Kennedy Krieger Institute
• July 1st, 2013
• housing, planning
• 1206    0

…Horizon. J Contemp Psychother 41:37-45. View abstract: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-78751617782&md5=5bf16e37a8077539a420355f3b6f59c7   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (2010). The 2010 Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Strategic Plan for…

Authentic Strength-Based Practice: Can Neurotypical Professionals Make a Paradigm Shift?

• By: Kristie Patten Koenig, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA New York University Steinhardt
• January 1st, 2020
• intervention, neurodiversity, self-determination, strength-based practice, winter 2020 issue
• 10539    2

…people create shared understanding. Autism, 22, 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361318785172 Parsloe, S.M.(2015). Discourses of disability, narratives of community: Reclaiming an autistic identity online. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43, 336-356. Patten Koenig,…

Autism Advocacy: Inclusion, Empowerment, and Human Rights

• By: Annie Kent, MA Mental Health Systemic Advocate and Educator/Writer
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, advocacy, diversity, empowerment, exclusion, human rights, identity, inclusion, language, Winter 2023 Issue
• 3216    1

…dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved November 23, 2022, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversity Donvan, John, and Caren Zucker. Smithsonianmag.Com, Jan. 2016, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/early-history-autism-america-180957684/ Fee, Amy. “Waitlist-Plagued Ontario Autism Program Needs a Complete Rethink.” Thestar.Com, 13…

Uniquely Human Podcast #7 – Autism at the Holidays with Kristy Forbes and Kristen Finch

• December 18th, 2020
• family, holidays, neurodiversity, podcast, Uniquely Human
• 1874    0

…from our autistic friend, Conner. For more of Kristy’s work: www.kristyforbes.com.au https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/intunefamilies https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/itas https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/store https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/blog https://www.thend.co Follow Kristy: @_kristyforbes facebook.com/intunepathways @theneurodivergentcollective About the Uniquely Human Podcast Hosted by autism scholar…