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Preparing the Field of Disabilities Services for Managed Care
…New York completed its first significant step in the transition with regional implementation of Care Coordination Organizations (CCOs) throughout the state. The Managed Care Community of Practice, a project of…
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Partnering with Your Childβs Doctor to Navigate the Special Needs World
…both the parents and the doctor feel free to ask important questions. This means two things: giving truthful and complete answers to the doctor and feeling comfortable to ask your…
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Strategies to Support Communication and Address Challenging Behaviors
…behaviors. According to Skinner (2012), requesting, or manding, is typically the first communicative response form taught to a person who has limited communication skills. Manding uses the principle of motivation…
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Social Connections for Women with ASD in Transition: 5 Areas of Importance
…competence compared to females without ASD, putting them at risk for developing co-existing mental health conditions (Jamison & Schuttler, 2015). Additionally, social isolation is a common experience for young people…
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Building Employability Skills in Persons with ASD through Volunteerism
…gap for our individuals who are interested in eventual competitive employment, but who do not yet possess the skill set necessary for community employment. Slowly, these placements can be shaped…
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Gaining Momentum in a Post-Secondary Education Inclusion Program with Innovative Supports
…motor and speech skills when with other students. Other technologies include Alexicom AAC speech tools and WatchMinder: Vibrating Watch and Reminder System and Activity Tracker wearables. These mobile computing tools…
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Growth Hormone Treatment Improves Social Impairments in Patients with Genetic Disorder Known to Cause Autism
…the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai conducts progressive research studies aimed at understanding the…
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Changes in Scores of Genes Contribute to Autism Risk
…inpatient and outpatient services–from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care. The System includes approximately 6,600 primary and specialty care physicians, 12-minority-owned free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, over 45 ambulatory practices…
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The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Announces Groundbreaking Initiatives at Yale School of Medicine and University of Miami CARD
…visit: www.djfiddlefoundation.org. For information about Yale’s Center for Translational Developmental Neuroscience, visit: http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/research/index.aspx. To learn more about CARD and The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Transition and Adult Programs visit: www.umcard.org/adults-asd/….
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Special Needs Family Planning – Tips for Families with Special Needs
…representative with MassMutual Westchester, a MassMutual Agency; courtesy of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Stuart may be reached at sflaum@financialguide.com. © 2012 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, MA…
