Progress in the Eye of the Storm

• By: Mervalyn Lamey Ingram CP Unlimited
• September 15th, 2025
• autism support, behavioral challenges, building trust, calming presence, direct support professional, Fall 2025 Issue, progress and independence, resilience and growth
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You may already know the center of a hurricane is called the eye of the storm. What you may not know is that while everything surrounding the eye is wild, swirling and out of control, the eye itself is curiously calm. It’s why meteorologists send planes into the eye, so they can observe and...

The Use of Self-Monitoring Interventions to Support Inclusion for Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• By: Stephanie A.C. Kuhn, PhD, LP, BCBA-D Western Connecticut State University
• July 1st, 2018
• behavioral challenges, extinction, inclusive classroom, self-management, self-monitoring, summer 2018 issue, technology
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There are numerous benefits to inclusion in school settings for students diagnosed with autism (Harrower and Dunlap, 2001). However, there are also many challenges related to inclusion for many of those students and for the educators and the support staff in those settings. Problematic behavior...