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Computer Science Inclusion Program Gives Marketable Skills for Adulthood
…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)….
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Helping Children with Autism Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep Without Medication
…problems are typically assessed using an open-ended interview and sleep questionnaires to identify the personal factors influencing sleep problems. This information is then combined with general information about common factors…
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Behavioral Treatment Components to Address Delayed or Denied Reinforcement
…function-based interventions became best practice (Hagopian, Boelter, & Jarmolowicz, 2011). One commonly used intervention for addressing challenging behavior is functional communication training (FCT). FCT involves providing delayed or denied reinforcement…
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Post-Secondary Employment for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
…or behavioral issues (Hurlbutt & Chalmers, 2004; Unger, 1999). Chiang, Cheung, Li, & Tsai (2013) also found that social communication deficits and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior in individuals…
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Facilitating Self-Advocacy for Adolescent Middle / High School Students with ASD through Person-Centered Internet Sites
…Disability Studies and Information Technologies at the Pace University Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, in New York City, and can be contacted at lawlerj@aol.com. References Felder, L….
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The Face of Grief Before and After the Autism Spectrum
…smile warmed the hearts of all around her. When she was five months old, I took her to a K-Mart Photography Studio to have her first formal portrait taken. While…
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Walking the Tightrope: Promoting Success in the Adolescent with ASD
…this time period. The time is fraught with the possibilities of the future, and the sense of accomplishment and success when the adolescent comes to a place of understanding or…
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Developing Independence: Teaching Goal Setting Skills to Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
Research conducted amongst the broader population has reported that goal setting for independence is a teachable and effective support strategy, yet it is one that remains under-utilized by the Autism…
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Financial Strategies for Your Child with Special Needs
…opinions of New York Life insurance Company or its affiliates. For more information, please contact Liz at ekinstlinger@ft.newyorklife.com or (917) 533-0284. Footnotes Neither New York Life Insurance Company nor its…
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Healthy Sexuality Education for Individuals with Autism
…persons with ASD commensurate with each individual’s receptive and expressive abilities. Effective sexuality education is complicated for individuals with ASD by language and communication problems, as well as by social…
