The Dilemma of Aging Parents with Adults with Autism Still Living at Home

• By: Alexandra Bricklin, MA, MT-BC
• April 1st, 2016
• adults, advocacy, aging, caregivers, housing
• 8030    2

…Facebook page, Rebecca Bricklin’s Personal Assurance Team Inc. at www.facebook.com/CormmunityforRebecca or contact Alexandra at alexsolre@mac.com. References Roux, Anne M., Shattuck, Paul T., Rast, Jessica E., Rava, Julianna A., and Anderson,…

Helping Individuals in Emergency Situations Starts with First Responder Training

• By: Glenn M. Sloman, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP Behavior Therapy Associates
• October 1st, 2015
• emergency, first responders, planning, training
• 1495    0

…ASD: www.autismriskmanagement.com, www.autism-society.org, www.fema.gov, www.redcross.org. To learn more about Behavior Therapy Associates, please visit www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com. Glenn M. Sloman, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NSCP is a Licensed Psychologist in New Jersey and a…

Addressing the Lack of Attention Given to Autism and Mental Health Services in the South Asian Community

• By: Veera Mookerjee, PhD, LMSW Resolveera - Serving Underserved Populations
• October 1st, 2014
• cultural competency, South Asian
• 2381    0

As the South Asian community is growing in the United States, so is the focus on the community’s needs and concerns, with mental health being one of the major needs….

Guidelines for Parents on Addressing the Needs of Siblings

• By: Marci Wheeler, MSW Indiana Resource Center for Autism, Indiana University – Bloomington
• October 1st, 2020
• fall 2020 issue, family, parenting, parents, relationships, resources, siblings, stress
• 4234    0

…who share a common understanding while also having opportunities for fun. Siblings need to learn strategies for dealing with questions and comments from peers and others in the community. Parents…

Rights and Challenges for Autistic People with Communication Disabilities in the Legal System

• By: Staff CommunicationFIRST
• July 5th, 2023
• AAC, ableism, accommodations, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, communication, cultural competence, disability rights laws, discrimination, equal access to public services, guardianship, law enforcement, nonspeaking, speech-related disabilities, stereotypes, stigma, Summer 2023 Issue, the legal system
• 3226    1

…Civil Rights Division. https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/statement-interest-lou-v-lopinto CommunicationFIRST. (n.d.). CommunicationFIRST. https://communicationfirst.org/ CommunicationFIRST. (2023, February 14). Police Brutality: A (Speech) Disability Concern. https://communicationfirst.org/police-brutality-a-speech-disability-concern/ CommunicationFIRST, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, & Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint….

Inclusivity and Equality in Treatment: Transforming Health Care, One Step at a Time

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Quality Healthcare Solutions, LLC
• April 12th, 2024
• cultural barriers, early intervention, equitable access, healthcare disparities, interdisciplinary approach, policy reform, Spring 2024 Issue
• 985    1

…Behavioral Health: Matters, LinkedIn: Dr. Jorge Petit, MD, or Substack: drjrpetit.substack.com. Footnotes 1. https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2010/0215/p453.pdf 2. https://nationalautismdatacenter.org/age-of-diagnosis/ 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8500365/pdf/jdbp-42-682.pdf 4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8085719/pdf/WJCP-10-15.pdf 5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010758/ 6. https://autism.org/comorbidities-of-autism/ 7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32203749/ 8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8961310/pdf/nihms-1790314.pdf 9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397491/…

Communication Challenges in College Students with ASD

• By: Gina Apicella, MS, BCBA, LBA Sarah Davison, M.S., CCC-SLP Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc.
• April 1st, 2019
• adults, college, communication, post-secondary education, relationships, social skills, spring 2019 issue
• 5904    1

…this knowledge, we are tasked with identifying ways to make college students with ASD more competent social communicators. One challenge related to deficits in nonverbal communication in those with ASD…

Computer Science Inclusion Program Gives Marketable Skills for Adulthood

• By: James Lawler Adil Imran Sanai Pace University
• January 1st, 2019
• college, employment, post-secondary education, students, technology, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
• 2062    0

…1. Mone, G. (2017). Bias in technology: As leading companies release troubling diversity statistics, experts search for solutions. Communications of the ACM, 60(1), 19-20. United States Equal Opportunity Commission (2014)….

Is Play Therapy an Evidenced-Based Intervention for Children with Autism?

• By: Heidi Hillman, PhD, BCBA-D, LMHC Eastern Washington University
• January 1st, 2018
• actually autistic, child-centered, children, evidence-based, intervention, research, therapy, winter 2018 issue
• 11917    3

…and uses the relationship as an intervention, rather than training children to engage in specific behaviors that may conflict with their natural ways of being. I conducted a comprehensive search…

Avoiding the Glares and Stares: Dealing with Challenging Behaviors in Community Settings

• By: Harry Voulgarakis, PhD, BCBA The SEED Center
• April 1st, 2015
• behavior management, community, reinforcement
• 1214    0

…www.seedautismcenter.com Additional Reading: Doubet, S., and Ostrosky, M. (2015) The impact of challenging behavior on families: I don’t know what to do. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 34: 223-233…