-
Workplace Insecurities – Changing the Tide for Adults on the Spectrum
…Jewish Community Center, Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, and Westchester Jewish Community Services were given small grants to plan intensively how to develop their…
-
Accommodations at School
…adult life? Will it adversely affect adult functioning? Is it limited to the educational environment? For example, cursive writing is not really necessary in our computer age, and people with…
-
Computerized Health Games to Promote Social Perceptual Learning in Autism
…ASD have circumscribed interests in technology such as computers, and prefer computer gaming over other activities. Furthermore, several recent studies have reported that persons with an ASD can in certain…
-
On Being a “Unicorn”
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin Usually writing comes easily to me. It’s one of the unexplainable gifts…
-
ASD and Internet Crime
…child pornography and deviant sexual material. Compulsive Surfing/ File Collecting Individuals on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to pornography addiction due to their obsessive compulsive tendencies, perseverative behavior and…
-
Providing Menstrual Care Instruction to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
…evidence-based strategies to systematically teach new behaviors. Task Analysis and Chaining are common ABA instructional approaches. Task Analysis involves breaking a task down into sequential component steps that can be…
-
Advocating for Sensory-Inclusive Education: IEPs, Classrooms, and Schools
…changes that may help avoid sensory overload. For example, if a teacher shares that a student is struggling with the transition into the classroom, the occupational therapist may be able…
-
Benefits of Video Consultation for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
…from Behavior Therapy Associates in Somerset, New Jersey and can be reached at ezaklis@behaviortherapyassociates.com or gsloman@behaviortherapyassociates.com and at www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com. References Fisher, W. W., Luczynski, K. C., Hood, S. A., Lesser,…
-
It Takes Brains to Solve Autism
…compassion, and provided with continuing support and information. Please visit www.takesBrains.org and www.autismbrainnet.org to learn about brain research and to register. © 2014 AHA Association. Further reproduction of this article…
-
Accessing Government Benefits and the “Golden Ticket”
…proprietary planning process, Protected Tomorrows helps ensure the well-being of a loved one by creating a Future Care PlanTM. For more information, visit www.protectedtomorrows.com, contact info@protectedtomorrows.com or call (847) 522-8086….
