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Ask the SLP – You’ve Been Told Your Child Needs Social Skills… Now What?
…skills that they fail to detect just from observing their environment. Social skills groups will allow your child to practice skills in a safe and comfortable environment. Developing a child’s…
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Providing a United Front
…Having dealt with this predicament before, the professional educator has had firsthand experience, not just theoretical textbook practice with this problem. If a parent continually bails the child out by…
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Social Skills Groups: What Does the Research Tell Us?
…intense. They found that current research is lacking in the following areas: establishing a common definition of what comprises social skills; conducting research that includes having control groups to compare…
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When Anxiety and Depression Coexist with Autism
…with ASD, compared to their neurotypical peers (Hudson, Hall, Harkness, 2017). In yet another study that examined 93 children and adolescents for the presence of clinically significant depression, the research…
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Providing Menstrual Care Instruction to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
…managing anxiety, and social skills interventions) as well as dissemination of ‘best practices’ in ASD interventions in schools and the community. For more information, visit www.ahrcnyc.org. References Ballan, M., &…
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Maintaining Best Outcomes for Students in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst a Pandemic
…example, it might not make sense to continue working on skills that would evoke challenging behaviors or on skills that were not going smoothly. Examples of goals that might be…
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Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Home: How to Thrive as a Family Unit
…others that can understand and relate to your point of view. Research groups in your community that provide these types of supports and encourage participation of family members. It can…
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Identifying and Navigating Behavioral Strategies in IEPs: How Can These Translate to Home?
…hand as well as a preferred activity to follow. This is commonly seen in school stated as, “first complete your math worksheet, then you can earn 5 minutes with your…
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Function-Based Interventions for Escape-Maintained Problem Behavior
…FCT intervention, the functional communicative response (FCR) should initially be less effortful than the problem behavior. For example, if an individual communicates using 3-4-word sentences, require a one-word utterance or…
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Set Up for Success: Vista Life Innovationsโ Three-Step Employment Model
…comfort zone in a new environment, sometimes for the better. At Creations, Vista’s retail gift store in downtown Madison, CT, students are able to complete employment assessments. Eugene, a new…
