Providing Primary Behavior Health Care Services to Autistic Clients: Is This an Exception or the New Rule for ABA Organizations?

• By: Howard Savin, PhD Jeffrey Selman, PsyD, BCBA-D First Children Services
• July 19th, 2022
• ABA, assessment, behavioral health care, cognitive behavioral therapy, diagnosis, parent training, psychoeducation, psychological counseling, Summer 2022 Issue
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It is well known, but not fully appreciated, that an ASD diagnosis triggers a tsunami of emotions within the family of the autistic individual. Many established ABA provider groups have realized that the needs of parents and siblings of ASD individuals should be tended to via an interdisciplinary...

An Interdisciplinary Model for Supporting Children with Autism and Their Families

• By: Jeffrey Selman, PsyD, BCBA-D Kathleen Gorski, M.ED, MAT Ellen D’Amato, PhD Howard Savin, PhD First Children Services
• January 1st, 2021
• ABA challenging behaviors, assessment, communication, diagnosis, family, parent training, treatment, winter 2021 issue
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An autistic child’s family is structured no different than that of neurotypical children. Families generally include parents and siblings with their own perspectives and issues. In the wake of substantial empirical support for the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis (ABA) interventions for...