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From Crisis to Competence – ABA Used to Improve Communication Skills in Developmental Center
…request basic wants and needs, label common items and objects in their environment and engage in beginning communication skills. Two of the clients used minimal vocal communication skills with high…
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Awake Challenged, Punctually Challenged, and Underground Thursday Challenged
…wonderful strides in his punctuality. Ken now has worked nearly full-time for the same company for a number of years. “Underground Thursday” Challenged What is “Underground Thursday” do you ask?…
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The Effect of Preceding or Antecedent Physiological and Environmental Factors on Challenging Behavior
…problem behavior. It is important that these treatment components are used strategically before the occurrence of problem behavior. For example, if a child is found to be more likely to…
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Paving the Road to Success
…to establish a potential major, or trade. Those looking for employment learn the steps needed to complete a job application and resume. Participants then engage in role-playing during which, they…
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Naturalistic Intervention in Classrooms: A Look at Classroom Pivotal Response Teaching
…Collet-Klingenberg, Rogers, & Hatton, 2010). However, due to their complexity, often the use of these strategies in community settings can be challenging. Research conducted in Southern California indicates that over…
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Asperger’s Skill Building Network: Practical Strategies for Transition and Change
…1994), and yoga (Betts, 2006) to facilitate growth in social skills. NIPD/NJ is a YAI network member. The Asperger’s Skill Building Network (ASBN) is an intensive and comprehensive social skills…
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It Takes Brains to Solve Autism
…register to become tissue donors at www.autismbrainnet.org. Autism BrainNet is a consortium of academic sites funded to collect, store and distribute brain tissue resources necessary for researchers to understand the…
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Adults with Autism May a Have High Burden of Health Problems
…them,” Piven says. A 2012 study found, for example, that about 10 percent of adult patients in a state psychiatric hospital have undiagnosed autism.1 Of the 20 men in Piven’s…
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Video Games and Kids – How Much is Too Much?
…Video games have come to dominate the free time of many autistic children and teens, leading parents and health professionals to wonder about their long-term effects. There are undoubtedly some…
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Autism Science Foundation Announces 2014 Grant Recipients
…targets, biomarkers, language development and animal models. “The autism community has demanded more research to understand what is causing autism and to develop better treatments” said ASF president Alison Singer….
