by Jilian DeTiberiis You have always known how important sleep is. You have likely heard recommendations to get 8 hours of sleep per night, along with the countless benefits getting enough sleep will…
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by Lianna Zemla What are Multiple-Step Tasks? Dressing, toileting, grooming, bathing, household chores, leisure, and cooking tasks all take multiple steps to complete. Some examples include putting on a shirt, washing your face,…
“Absolutely NO edibles!” Over my years in the ABA field, I encounter more and more families who say “I don’t want you to use edibles!” We use what is reinforcing….
by Ali Tango We’ve all been there. The cookie aisle at the grocery store, leaving the playground before everyone else, waiting at the salon for an unwanted haircut – tantrums come hard and…
This is a time unprecedented in our history. COVID-19 has shaken up our lives and within that, has disrupted what we know of the educational process. For individuals with special…
When teaching kids language skills, such as to identify objects, it helps to separate instruction into expressive and receptive. Expressive language is speaking and receptive language is understanding what others…
As September approaches, so is the uncertainty of what the school year will bring. Will it be hybrid? In person? Online? Will my child get everything done? How will my…
by Ashley Kemmerer What is cultural competence and how do we as practitioners work towards having it? The phrase cultural competence or cultural awareness has in recent weeks become a buzzword across many…
Now is a more important time than ever to stop the spread of germs and illness. We all know a major way to do this is to wash our hands….
Masks are now an essential item needed to be in the community. We grab our wallet, cell phone, car keys, and now a mask. Here are some ideas to increase…
Some things are completely out of our control. For example, this whole COVID-19 social distancing thing. Everything is closed. Sure you can go to the park, but when passing by…
A key feature of autism is difficulty with social skills. This can include understanding the emotions of others and the ability to understand empathy. The best tools we currently have…