Tag: aba therapy
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Parent Education vs. Parent Training for Families of Children with Autism
FIVE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS TO THE PARENT TRAINING For the past few days, my social media has been bombarded with retweets and shares of summaries of the article printed by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The JAMA article looked at the Parent Education vs. Parent Training models and their effectiveness, per parent report, in […]
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When Inclusion Hurts
es I said Inclusion can hurt. It can be downright painful. And that’s truth. The old saying “Nothing Good Comes Easy” can definitely be applied toward the process of including. And each year, things change (teachers, therapists, kids, the social dynamic increases). Inclusion in the early years is not as much of a challenge than when hitting second and third grade.
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Teaching Yes and No question forms
Teaching people with communication impairments to respond to Yes/No questions requires a level of knowledge and understanding from the person(s) posing the question. The person being a family member, a therapist, relevant person, or community provider. Therapists’ working on Yes/No with clients, should understand that there are different levels of comprehension and thinking from clients […]
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Choosing Between Speech Therapy and ABA
This blog post is inspired by an all too familiar discussion in online groups, parent support groups, and conversations within homes worldwide. The discussions that lead to decisions typically involve one of these phrases “I think I’m going to let go of speech and increase ABA. ABA can target social skills.” “I think I need […]
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One Language or Two? The Bilingual Quandry in Autism
I appreciate great research, well founded studies with clinically relevant recommendations that can be utilized by therapists and consumers. The topic of Bilingualism as it relates to autism or even relevant research with strong implications for bi or tri language acquisition in people with autism is a subject not well researched. However, the answer of […]
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A Call to Today’s SLP. Where Do You See Yourself.
I was honored to be a presenter at a professional development seminar for speech-language pathologists. The topic: The SLP and Applied Behavior Analysis. As I prepared and conferred with one of my mentors, the question was asked “Where does the SLP see him or herself?” A very relevant question in light of the marketing and […]
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