The Promise of Quality ABA: What Value-Based Care Means for Families

• By: Dana D’Ambrosio, MS, BCBA, LBA RethinkFutures
• July 5th, 2023
• ABA, coordination of care, early intervention, fee-for-service model, healthcare, improved outcomes, parent training, reduced care costs, service providers, Summer 2023 Issue, treatment, value-based care
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…It’s Needed. Retrieved from https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2023/feb/value-based-care-what-it-is-why-its-needed Teisberg E, Wallace S, O’Hara S. Defining and Implementing Value-Based Health Care: A Strategic Framework. Acad Med. 2020 May;95(5):682-685. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003122. PMID: 31833857; PMCID: PMC7185050….

Lessons I Learned From Job Coaching

• By: Andrew Arboe Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker
• September 28th, 2023
• actually autistic, developing rapport, Fall 2023 Issue, job coaching, professionalism, prompting, workplace support
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…improved the rapport for that school year, and I was able to obtain their employment preferences; for example, their preferred job field and position. This helps the special education team…

Keeping It Together When Faced with an Autism Diagnosis

• By: Laura Henderson, MA, BCBA Nicole Pelliciari, MS, BCBA CNNH
• July 1st, 2016
• ABA, diagnosis, treatment
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…designated insurance company who can efficiently assist with the process. Families can also independently contact board certified clinicians at the BACB (Behavior Analysis Certification Board) via the board website www.BACB.com….

Becoming an Autism Employment Entrepreneur

• By: Marjorie Madfis, MBA Yes She Can
• April 1st, 2014
• business, employment, entrepreneur
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…and is located at 157 South Central Avenue in Hartsdale, NY. 10530 Please like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GirlAgainBoutique. For more information, please contact Marjorie at (914) 428-1258 or mjmadfis@gmail.com….

Finding the Best Fit: Exploring College and Vocational Options

• By: Mary R. Cohen, PhD OASIS Program at Pace University Evan Oppenheimer, LMHC Jewish Child Care Association’s Compass Project
• January 1st, 2013
• career, college, education, students, supports
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…www.pace.edu/school-of-education/centers/center-for-teaching-and-research-in-autism-1/the-oasis-program-formerly-the-boss-program. Evan Oppenheimer, LMHC, is Coordinator and Licensed Mental Health Counselor at the Jewish Child Care Association’s Compass Project. For more information, please visit www.jccany.org/compass. References VanBergeijk, E., Klin, A….

Adults with Autism Face a Unique Set of Dangers and Hazards

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• October 1st, 2018
• actually autistic, adults, bullying, fall 2018 issue, safety, victim
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…confiscate the computers for evidence. These issues can easily be explained to the many autistics that are knowledgeable about computer technology; they perhaps can in turn be enlisted to help…

A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Sensory Processing Difficulties

• By: Sheri Wolnerman-Bardos, MS Natalia Appenzeller, PhD Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• October 1st, 2012
• dysregulation, parenting, sensory processing, stimulation
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…campus. The Center offers a wide range of programs, clinical services, professional training, community education, specialized program consultation and research, to individuals, families and schools. Visit us online at www.FayJLindnerCenter.org….

Inhibition of Eye Blinking Reveals How Toddlers with ASD Attend Differently to What They Watch

• By: Sarah Shultz Warren Jones, PhD Ami Klin, PhD Marcus Autism Center
• January 1st, 2012
• attention, blinking, eye gaze, research, toddlers
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…be able to easily communicate those experiences. Researchers hope that doing so will provide an inroad into helping those children and also into understanding the condition as a whole. That…

Neurodiversity – The New Normal

• By: Mandy H. Breslow, LCSW, MSEd Indie Living, Inc.
• January 1st, 2020
• advocacy, education, mental health, neurodiversity, winter 2020 issue
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…his book, Neurodiversity in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong likens neurodiversity to cultural diversity and biodiversity. He uses the example of the variations in skin color as an example, stating that…

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
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…training by providing compassion and care every step of the way. Compassion and Care Developing and maintaining caregiver relationships requires clinicians to develop skills in the area of compassionate care…