Poses That Renew: Putting Our Best Feet Forward
Poses That Renew Now that the New Year has arrived, we have accomplished all of our holiday tasks and, maybe, reflected on what we hope the New Year might bring,...
Behavior
Getting Involved with Positive Behavior Support at Your Child’s School
Positive Behavior Support is becoming common practice in schools across the nation and has been successful in improving students’ social and academic performance. Unfortunately, parents are often unaware of how...
What is ABA, Now Really?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a popular intervention approach for individuals with disabilities, especially young children with autism. Unfortunately, however, there are widespread misconceptions regarding what ABA really entails. Many...
To Stim or Not to Stim? Is It an Option?
We all do it. We have funny little ways that we settle our nerves or process the world around us. For many, like my son, taking in information can send...
The Data Dilemma – It’s a Love-HateThing
The Data Dilemma – It’s a Love-HateThing I am not a Behavior Analyst. I only play one in real life. You see, as a parent of a child with special...
What would Mary Poppins Do?
What would Mary Poppins Do? I want to be more like Mary Poppins. Instead of screeching at my children, like the Wicked Witch of the West, to clean up yet...
Ethan’s Alternative Tomorrow: A PATH Toward Social Inclusion
Ethan’s Alternative Tomorrow Hang out with Ethan for a day and you quickly become enamored with this unique young man. He charms you with his clever wit, his love for...
How to Use Choices and Preferences to Improve Cooperation
How to Use Choices and Preferences to Improve Cooperation We’re going to begin this article by stating the obvious: “People perform better – and, in general, behave better – when...
Power of Prevention: Heading Off Difficult Behavior
In the past, children’s challenging behavior was typically addressed with consequences (usually punishment) imposed after the problem behavior occurred. Parents, teachers, and other people supporting children with special needs are now...
8 Tips to Prepare Your Family Members With Special Needs for the Holiday Season?
Can you believe it? The stores will be bypassing Thanksgiving and zooming towards Christmas before we know it!
