Helping Parents Address Challenging Behaviors During These Challenging Times

• By: Bethany Vibert, PsyD Cynthia Martin, PsyD Margaret Dyson, PhD Adriana Di Martino, MD Autism Center at the Child Mind Institute
• July 1st, 2020
• antecedents, challenging behaviors, children, consequences, COVID-19, parents, reinforcement, summer 2020 issue, visual schedule
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There is a clear consensus that children with disabilities are the most vulnerable to both short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 (United Nations, 2020). This is particularly true for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (here forward autism) for whom the sudden disruptions in educational and...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Families

• By: Taveesha Guyton, BSW We R Famile
• July 1st, 2020
• challenging behaviors, children, COVID-19, questions, routines, self-care, summer 2020 issue, visual schedule
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COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, has impacted us in many ways. Financially; there are millions of people unemployed due to the impact of this virus. Mentally and emotionally; individuals have isolated themselves due to stay-at-home orders, only going out for the essentials to places such as...

The Importance of a Visual Schedule

• By: Marieke Hoekstra
• January 1st, 2014
• app, technology, visual schedule
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It’s half past eight in the morning. Jan, a 10-year-old boy with ADHD, wakes up. His phone plays a nice, calm melody to wake him from his slumber. When the music stops, he looks at the screen of his phone to see a picture in black and white with a little man sitting on his bed and is preparing to...