Using Summer Vacation to Build College Readiness Skills

• By: Ronni Aronow MA, MS Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2013
• budgeting skills, college transition, communication skills, executive functioning, independent living skills, planning, self-advocacy, stress management, summer, time management, transition
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Heading to college in the fall? Summer vacation is the perfect opportunity to work on the skills you’ll need to succeed in college. Whether it’s understanding the way your disability affects you, navigating new environments, using an ATM machine, making your own doctor’s appointments, or...

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...

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...