Maintaining Best Outcomes for Students in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst a Pandemic

• By: Rita M. Gardner, MPH, LABA, BCBA, CDE® Helena L. Maguire, MS, LABA, BCBA Jennifer Labowitz, MS, NCSP, BCBA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• July 1st, 2020
• congregate care, COVID-19, home instruction, individualized plans, motivation, staff, students, summer 2020 issue, technology, telehealth, virtual instruction
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COVID-19 posed immediate and unprecedented challenges to organizations providing intensive behavioral services in a congregate care setting to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The evolving discoveries about the novel virus and how to combat...

Girls and Autism: Overcoming the Gender Gap to Ensure Best Outcomes

• By: Jennifer Labowitz, MS, NCSP, BCBA Maggie Haag, MEd, BCBA, LSW Melmark Pennsylvania
• April 1st, 2020
• diagnosis, gender, gender bias, girls, Spring 2020 Issue, support, treatment
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1 in 59 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with boys being four times more likely to be diagnosed than girls (Mandy et al., 2012). Recently, through a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, it was concluded that the true ratio may be...

Communication Modality Decisions for Individuals with ASD

• By: Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Jennifer Labowitz, MS, NCSP, BCBA Melmark
• April 1st, 2019
• ABA, assessment, communication, independence, intervention, language, PECS, self-determination, sign language, speech generation, spring 2019 issue
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Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have complex needs, and their challenges include social deficits, communication difficulties, and behavioral challenges (APA, 2017). The needs of individuals with ASD necessitate the expertise of several professions, including behavior analysis and...