Early Intervention Services for Toddlers with ASD

• By: Debra Reicher, PhD Carolyn Waldecker, PsyD The Hagedorn Little Village School
• October 1st, 2012
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), communication skills, early intervention, evidence-based interventions, family support, occupational therapy, speech therapy, toddlers
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Receiving an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis (ASD) can be an extremely stressful family event. Once the reports are read it may help to put them away for future reference and begin to focus on intervention. The shift from feelings of helplessness during the diagnostic process, to feelings of hopefulness...

Some Thoughts on Early Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of ASD

• By: Marion K. Salomon, PhD Marion K. Salomon & Associates, Inc.
• October 1st, 2012
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), autism evaluation, developmental assessment, diagnosis, early diagnosis, early intervention, toddlers, treatment
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I am the director of an Early Intervention agency and until recently was its primary Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) evaluator. I am a bilingual child psychologist and have been diagnosing and ruling out ASD in children below age three for several decades. We’ve seen ever-earlier diagnosis (down...

Alpine Learning Group’s Parent Training Program: Be Your Child’s Best Teacher!

• By: Angela Pagliaro MA, BCBA Jaime A. De Quinzio, PhD, BCBA-D Bridget A. Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D Alpine Learning Group
• October 1st, 2012
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), behavioral interventions, caregivers, challenging behaviors, early intervention, parent education, parent training, skill development
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Why should parents receive training? More and more children are being diagnosed with autism before their third birthdays. Providing early, intensive, behavioral intervention at the point of diagnosis is beneficial to achieve the best possible outcomes for children with autism. Given that the amount...

A Child’s Right to Positive Behavioral Interventions

• By: Laura Henderson, MA, BCBA Nicole Pelliciari, MS, BCBA CNNH
• July 1st, 2011
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), autism interventions, behavioral interventions, challenging behaviors, communication skills, educational support, functional behavior assessment, positive behavior support
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are complex neurobiological disorders of early brain development. The deficits associated with ASDs may affect many aspects of individuals’ lives including socialization, such as developing relationships, communication, and activities of daily living. Government...