Helping Children with Social Skills Difficulties: The Benefits of Extended School Year Instruction

• By: Michael Selbst, PhD, BCBA-D Behavior Therapy Associates
• April 1st, 2013
• and Caregivers, and Interventions, Assessment and Diagnosis, communication, coping strategies, Education / School, family, mental health, parents, services, Social Skills and Development, summer, treatments
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While it may feel like we are still trying to dig out from recent winter storms and stay warm, spring time is fast approaching. Over the next several months, parents and special education teams once again will begin to consider children’s needs for the summer and next school year. Many children...

Comprehensive Approach to Working with Individuals with Autism

• By: Nancy Weiss, MS, CCC/SLP Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• July 1st, 2012
• Assessment and Diagnosis, behavioral interventions, collaborative care, life skills, services, social skills, speech and language, support, treatment planning
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Families and individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders receive an endless bombardment of information pertaining to various therapies and approaches to address their complex needs. Navigating these therapies can be extremely confusing and for many it has become something comparable to a full time...