Helping Parents Address Challenging Behaviors During These Challenging Times

• By: Bethany Vibert, PsyD Cynthia Martin, PsyD Margaret Dyson, PhD Adriana Di Martino, MD Autism Center at the Child Mind Institute
• July 1st, 2020
• antecedents, challenging behaviors, children, consequences, COVID-19, parents, reinforcement, summer 2020 issue, visual schedule
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There is a clear consensus that children with disabilities are the most vulnerable to both short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 (United Nations, 2020). This is particularly true for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (here forward autism) for whom the sudden disruptions in educational and...