Addressing Sensory Behaviors Through the Lens of an Occupational Therapist and a Behavior Analyst

• By: Kristina Gasiewski, MOTR/L, MEd, BCBA Caleigh Dion, OT, MSOT, OTR Melmark
• January 10th, 2024
• behavior analysis, collaboration, evidence-based intervention, function-based assessment, individualized intervention, occupational therapy, sensory behaviors, sensory dysfunctions, sensory integration theory, Winter 2024 Issue
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a prevalent developmental and neurological disability that affects one in 36 children (CDC, 2023a). Individuals with ASD may have significant impairments in social communication and interaction, restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests, sensory features, and...

Remember the Kayak

• By: Carrie Cariello
• July 1st, 2014
• acceptance and humor, autism parenting, child behavior challenges, family experiences, impulsivity, parenting, public outings, sensory behaviors, social situations, wedding
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Carrie Cariello and her husband, Joe, live in New Hampshire. The have five children; four boys and one girl. Their second son, Jack, has autism. (No, their daughter, Rose, is not the youngest. The youngest is Henry, a child born nine months after the urologist canceled Joe’s...

The Costs of Raising a Teenage Son with Autism

• By: Jeff Stimpson
• October 1st, 2013
• caregiving challenges, employment stress, family impact, father, financial burden, food, food selectivity, long-term care uncertainty, sensory behaviors
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Researchers at the Children’s Institute, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with the University of Rochester, NY, studied the connection between autism and the hemorrhage of cash a family endures when one of their own has the condition. “It’s a disorder that seems to have an impact on...