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By Juan Carlos Lopez, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBS When offering services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), parents and caregivers play a unique role in their child’s development. It is also important to remember that for the adults, it is as …

By: Adriana Neumann, BCBA, ABA Clinical Supervisor [caption id="attachment_13093" align="alignright" width="350"]  [/caption] We know why the problem behavior is occurring... But now what? Believe it or not, identifying why a problem behavior is occ…

By Keven M. Schock, BCBA, Lead Clinical Director and Kelly Rose, BCBA, Clinical Director Why doesn’t my child engage in the behaviors I would like him/her to? Parents often ask this question, and parents of children that are neuro-atypical have eve…

“In the beginning, we didn’t want to say autism. We just said J.P. was developmentally delayed. We never said autism. Not to our friends. Not to our family. Not even to ourselves.” J.P.’s parents struggled to accept their son’s autism diagnosis for …

By Melissa Fenske, M.S., BCBA, LBS “I need help! My child is out of control, and I don’t know what to do!” These words are all too familiar when we first speak to parents who are seeking home, school, and community services for their child diagnose…

By Abby Dalton Lee Lum, M.A., BCBA, LBS Let’s face it, mealtime with children can be a challenging time for all parents. Gone are the days when moms and dads could spend hours preparing a delicious and healthy meal attractive to young eaters. Pare…

By Heather Moore, M.S., BCBA One hallmark symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorders is what is called rigidity or a difficulty in adapting to changing environments. Parents who have children with autism who have trouble with changing environments often …

By April Cooke, M.S.W., BCBA, LBA Research has shown time and time again the importance of play to a child’s overall development, both for typically developing individuals as well as those who maintain a developmental disability. Spending time playi…

By Heather L. Paul, M.Ed., BCBA, BSL In today’s world with so many distractions, it seems almost impossible to get someone’s attention, especially our kids'. We are competing with cell phones, other handheld devices, social media - you name it. I ca…

By Kathleen Stengel, M.S., BCBA, LBA About eight years ago, I got a call from a mom whose two-year-old son had just been diagnosed with autism. I’ll never forget her first words: “No one will help me.” Doctors had told this mom that her son would pr…