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Use Social Apps to Keep Skills Sharp Over the Summer
…also many apps available that cover the most basic concepts of social skills. Some examples are Conover Company Everyday Social Skills and Life Skills Sampler to prepare children on what…
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Teaching Social Skills Through Video Modeling
…Jennifer Jacobs, M.S. CCC-SLP, is co-founder of Social Skill Builder (www.SocialSkillBuilder.com), a company launched in 1999 to provide computer-based tools for teaching social skills to children affected by Autism Spectrum…
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What I’d Like to See Change in the Disability World Over the Next 50 Years – Part 2: Know and Teach the REAL History
…Autism, and he is Core Faculty for Stony Brook University’s LEND program. For more information on Michael John or to subscribe to his free newsletter, you can go to www.michaeljohncarley.com….
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Behavior as Desire for Control in Autism Spectrum Disorders
…I would say that the sensory component, after consideration of possible medical concerns, should come first. At the same time, there are as many reasons for human behavior as there…
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Transition to Housing: A Framework for Planning
…transition, www.idea.ed.gov; choose Part B The Urban Land Institute, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center and University of Arizona; www.autismcenter.org/documents/openingdoorsebook News story 11/82010, rtv6-IndyChannel; www.theindychannel.com/news/25688588/detail.html and cited by…
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How Physical Distancing Brought Us Even Closer Together
…working from home. Less obvious benefits exist in the realm of psychological, communication, and sensory needs. For example, videoconferencing can help mitigate the crippling anxiety of being in a group….
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The Unique Legal Issues That Affect Children and Adults with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
…the school district provide a classified student with a “Free and Appropriate Public Education” designed to meet the student’s “unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment or independent…
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Exploring How Parents Choose ASD Treatments
…music therapy), medications, vitamin supplements (B12, melatonin, magnesium, and vitamin C), elimination diets (gluten-free, casein-free and removal of yeast), complementary alternative therapies (massage therapy, chiropractic), ABA therapy, relationship based treatments…
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Make Every Moment Count: Steer Clear of Fad Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders
…Holburn, In press). Facilitated Communication Facilitated Communication (FC) was developed by R. Crossley in Australia and designed to teach individuals with physical and communication difficulties to communicate with…
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Enhancing Communication to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
…has been identified, the same mode of communication should be used across all people and environments to promote the greatest success for the speaker/communicator. Although vocal communication may be the…
