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Preparing Children with ASD for New Siblings
…headphones, teaching the request to access this item can effectively decrease the likelihood of challenging behavior. Functional communication training (FCT) to teach communication responses has been shown, repeatedly, to effectively…
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How to Best Support Siblings of Individuals with ASD
…siblings to process their emotions and feel understood. Summary Siblings of individuals with ASD have specific and unique needs. Keeping communication open, honest and ongoing is a key component when…
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The Sibling Project at the Mental Health Association in Orange County, NY
…Thomas Bull Memorial Park. Watching those kids playing together after months of isolation really warmed my heart, and it made me hopeful that the best is yet to come. Although…
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Sheltering at Home with My Brother Douglas During COVID-19
…the news on most of the day. The sirens of ambulances were a constant sound. Douglas covered his ears every time the sound reached us. I talked to Douglas about…
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Human Resources: Doing Performance Management in an Environment Where Managers Are Working Remotely
…The new environment is calling for better ways to use virtual communication using facial and language in ways that communicate the purpose of the video conversation. Make it interesting for…
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Where Is the Reform Movement in the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in New York State?
…agenda not the other way around. Otherwise we will constantly hear complaints of being under funded and overregulated. The reform narrative is so important because it creates a way of…
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Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention Today
…Scott-Rosenbluth, MS, BCBA, LBA Andrea Lavigne, PhD, BCBA, LBA, LABA In his study, Lovaas compared two groups of autistic children. Members of both groups were under the age of 4…
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Accommodations for Students in the Higher Education Environment
…sharing their strengths and needs as a learner, it is important for them to begin to understand how to advocate for accommodations on the campus. Students need to understand that…
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New Biomarker Panel Could Accelerate Autism Diagnoses
…community. “It is unlikely that a single marker will detect all autism,” he said. “This paper demonstrates that alterations in metabolic profiles can detect sizable subsets of individuals with autism….
