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Partnering with the Community to Provide Information and Resources Related to OPWDD’s New I/DD ID Cards
…up an NSSA Community Information Session so that I would be able to come to the main Town of Hempstead building to meet with key staff from the clerk’s office….
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Social Skills Intervention: A Key Piece of the Employment Puzzle
…Working at AiCure, “has given me the opportunity to improve on my socialization skills,” he said. “Through simple interaction in the office, the company messaging service, team/company meetings (both in-person…
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Services for the UnderServed’s Positive Psychology Approach to Serving People in Crisis and Their Families
…positive support. Some common themes that came up among family members interviewed are the need for social support, whether it comes from staff or people in their social circle and…
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The Importance of Thinking Developmentally in Educational Approaches
…programs. A few simple examples include: Focusing on compliance training and not responding to the intentional use of communicative gestures and vocalizations Prompting students to say whole sentences even though…
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Considerations for Choosing a College for Students on the Autism Spectrum
…freshman. In addition to these factors, cost, the financial aid package, and how well prepared graduates are for the workforce are considered. These are all valid and necessary considerations for…
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I’ll Always Be a Sea Creature
Note: This article has been reprinted with permission. You may view the original article, published on November 28th, 2023, at www.neurodiversitypress.com/2023/11/28/ill-always-be-a-sea-creature. At swim practice, I would pretend I was a…
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Autistic Lived Experience: Life Magazine Labeled Me “A Bright Child Who Can’t Learn”
…Kindergartener back in the mid ’70s, to give an author talk about my book A Long Walk Down a Winding Road. I felt as though I had triumphantly come full…
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Psychiatric Problems Common in Siblings of People with Autism
…“stable and valid estimates of the prevalence of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in the siblings, which is really helpful,” she says. Registry data aren’t perfect, however. Some of the siblings…
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Assessing the Functions of Behavior: The Importance of Understanding Communicative Intent
…including receptive understanding, expressive language, and comprehension. Even in learners with a well-established capacity to communicate, there are often very significant deficits in spontaneous communications, in complex communication, and in…
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View from the Spectrum – The Sea of Interventions
…not, the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) places its main thrust on preparing the person with autism to function in the typical community and work…
