Educating First Responders to Improve Encounters with Autistic Individuals

• By: Thea Davis, MSEd, BCBA Autism Bridges Andrea Lavigne, PhD, BCBA, LBA, LABA Autism Care Partners
• September 23rd, 2021
• elopement, emergencies, Fall 2021 Issue, first responders, law enforcement, training
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It is estimated there are more than 3.5 million Americans living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the number continues to grow.1 According to CDC statistics, the prevalence of autism has increased from 1 in 150 children born in 2000 to 1 in 54 as of 2020.2 This expanding segment of the...

Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention Today

• By: Andrea Lavigne, PhD, BCBA, LBA, LABA Rachel Scott-Rosenbluth, MS, BCBA, LBA Autism Care Partners
• January 1st, 2021
• Behavioral Intervention, challenging behaviors, early intervention, EIBI, Lovaas, skill development, winter 2021 issue, young children
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In the 1970s, O. Ivar Lovaas embarked on research that would change the way we think about trajectories for young children with autism. He went on to publish a pivotal study entitled “Behavioral Treatment and Normal Education and Intellectual Functioning in Young Autistic Children,” which...