Overcoming Challenges with Technology: One Individual’s Journey from Hospitalization to a Career

• By: By Brad Stevenson, PhD, BCBA-D, CDE® Keri Bethune, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark Carolinas
• April 1st, 2022
• aggression, dangerous behaviors, elopement, hospitalization, safety, Spring 2022 Issue, technology, video games
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Individuals with complex profiles can display behaviors that are dangerous enough to lead to frequent involvement with police and hospitalizations. Such was the case for Bob (pseudonym), who had a history of significant aggression, property destruction, and elopement behaviors. Bob lived at home...

Embracing Special Interests

• By: Andrew Arboe Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker Planning Across The Spectrum
• January 1st, 2021
• actually autistic, adults, driving, employment, special interests, video games, winter 2021 issue
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My special interests and I have gone through an unusual journey. I almost rejected them upon my initial reaction of dealing with life after high school and knowing the documented struggles with autistic adults. During that time, I decided to aim for work in the autism field by attending community...

Video Games and Kids – How Much is Too Much?

• By: Paul Weigle, MD Natchaug Hospital
• July 1st, 2014
• addiction, mental health, parenting, sleep problems, video games
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Although video games have been a part of American culture for over 40 years, their influence in the lives of youth has grown exponentially in recent years, particularly for those on the Autism Spectrum. The Kaiser Family Survey found that, between 2000 and 2010, the average amount of time that 8-18...