Reducing Behavior Difficulties to Help Children with Autism Learn and Grow

• By: Adrienne Robek, PhD, BCBA Los Niños Services
• July 1st, 2009
• 1021    0

…during the intervention, the more successful the child and caretakers will be. For more information on this topic feel free to contact Adrienne Robek at adrienne.robek@losninos.com or go to www.losninos.com….

Lessons Learned – Tackling the Unemployment Crisis for Adults with Asperger’s

• By: Michael John Carley ASTEP
• April 1st, 2012
• adults, employer training, employment, vocational rehabilitation
• 1377    0

…book, “The Last Memoir of Asperger’s Syndrome.” He was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in 2000. For more information about ASTEP, visit asperger-employment.org. For more on Michael John Carley, visit www.michaeljohncarley.com….

A Boy and His Dog

• By: Carrie Cariello
• January 1st, 2015
• parenting, pets
• 1151    0

…simply, just a boy and his dog.   “What Color Is Monday?” is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. You can also follow Carrie on her weekly blog: www.WhatColorIsMonday.com and Facebook.com/WhatColorIsMonday….

COVID-19: Helping Families With Special Needs During a Public Health Crisis

• By: Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• March 20th, 2020
• coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, family, planning
• 5044    2

…providing information, offer it in a developmentally-age appropriate way. Using a social story or pictures and visuals also may be helpful. Practice good hygiene: Use this time as an opportunity…

Supporting Families and Caregivers Through a Highly Skilled Workforce: Training with Compassion to Produce Best Outcomes

• By: Jennifer Ruane, MS, BCBA, LPC, CDE Jennifer Flanders, MEd, BCBA, LABA Jill Harper, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, CDE Melmark
• October 2nd, 2023
• behavior skills training, caregiver training, clinician-caregiver feedback loop, collaborative practices, compassionate care, cultural humility, evidence-based practices, Fall 2023 Issue, integrated treatment plans, interpersonal skills, lifelong learning, performance feedback, social validity, therapeutic relationships, treatment adherence
• 1216    0

…competency-based strategies, during which the trainee practices the skill and demonstrates competent or mastery of that skill (e.g., Harper et al, 2023). Therefore, clinicians must be skilled in the technology…

Ethical Implementation of ABA Programming in Schools: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

• By: Cara Graham, MA, BCBA Megan Miller, MA, BCBA, NJEMT Graham Behavior Services
• January 1st, 2021
• ABA, BCBA, challenging behaviors, checklist for parents, checklist for professionals, children, collaboration, evidence-based practices, IEP, school, teaching, winter 2021 issue
• 8765    0

…practices and that are shown in the research to be effective for teaching individuals with ASD; and 4) specific procedures for generalizing skills to the community and family. Megan Miller,…

Evidence-Based Interventions for Students on the Autism Spectrum

• By: Lynda Geller, PhD Spectrum Services
• January 1st, 2013
• bullying, emotions, evidence-based, interventions, students
• 2944    0

…adults on the spectrum to conceptualize, understand, or predict emotional states in other people, by Simon Baron-Cohen. The Mindreading DVD (www.jkp.com/mindreading), for children and adults, and the Transporters DVD (www.thetransporters.com),…

The Future of Autism and ABA: Predicting Outcomes

• By: Jamie C. Pagliaro, MBA RethinkFirst
• April 21st, 2023
• ABA, applied behavior analysis, fee-for-service model, insurance coverage, legislation, overprescription, patient-centered care, private equity, provider consolidation, treatment, underprescription, value-based care
• 4012    2

…Insurance Coverage Now Required In All 50 States. Disability Scoop. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/10/01/autism-insurance-coverage-now-required-50-states/27223/ 2. Sohh, Emily. (2020, October 28). Low standards corrode quality of popular autism therapy. Spectrum News. https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/low-standards-corrode-quality-popular-autism-therapy/ 3. Centers…

“CRISPR” Way to Cut Genes Speeds Advances in Autism

• By: Jessica Wright, PhD SPECTRUM
• January 1st, 2016
• CRISPR, genetics, research, technology
• 1511    0

…823-826 (2013) PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23287722 An M.C. et al. PLoS Curr. 6, ecurrents.hd.0242d2e7ad72225efa72f6964589369a (2014) PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24761311 Firth A.L. et al. Cell Rep. 12, 1385-1390 (2015) PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26299960 Mandal P.K. et al….

Guiding Your Child with Autism Through Puberty

• By: May Ng, MBBS, MSc, LLM, PhD Consultant Paediatrician, United Kingdom
• April 1st, 2020
• adolescents, masturbation, parenting, puberty, sex education, sexuality, Spring 2020 Issue
• 4931    1

…Australia and her paediatric training in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was the recipient of the prestigious UK Medical Research Council Fellowship and completed further training to obtain a…