by Kaori Nepo, PhD, BCBA-D | Apr 25, 2022 | ABA Page, Autism, Behavior, Blog, Development, Featured, Home Guide, Social Skills, Tips
Parents often have to deal with challenging behaviors from their children in public (like in the situation below). What can a parent do to avoid or reduce a dreaded tantrum? Let’s take a look at a common grocery store encounter between a mother and her child and...
by Azlen Theobald, PsyD | Apr 11, 2022 | Autism, Blog, Development, Featured, Mental Health, Psychological Page, Social Skills, Tips
Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are increasing as a population with 1 in 44 children diagnosed with ASD nationwide according to a 2018 surveillance study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2021. Studies suggest that ASD...
by Lauren Sivelle, MSEd, BCBA | Mar 28, 2022 | Autism, Autism Page, Behavior, Blog, Development, Featured, Home Guide, Social Skills, Tips
Food selectivity is a common concern among parents of children on the Autism Spectrum. Food selectivity can be more than just “picky eating,” as it often involves a significantly restricted food repertoire, and complete refusal of entire foods or food categories based...
by Rachel Schwartz, MFT, M.S.Ed., BCBA, LBS | Mar 14, 2022 | Autism, Blog, Education, Family Therapy Page, Featured, Mental Health, Psychological Page, Social Skills, Tips
In 2005, an American writer named David Foster Wallace created a humorous dialogue between fish that has become a favorite metaphor to describe the benefits of therapy. It can be summed up by two questions, from one fish to another: “How’s the water today?” asks the...
by NeurAbilities | Mar 9, 2022 | Autism, Blog, Education, Mental Health, Social Skills, Tips, Webinars
This webinar presentation was hosted and recorded by the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome… Dr. Cristina Sperrazza will speak about the benefits of a neuropsychological evaluation. She will provide a brief explanation of neuropsychology, an overview of the...
by Alexandra Back, MA, ATR-BC, LPC | Feb 28, 2022 | Autism, Blog, Creative Arts Page, Featured, Mental Health, Psychological Page, Social Skills, Tips
While it is necessary for us as a community and as service providers to address the needs of children with Autism, it is also important for us to acknowledge and respond to the quieter, sometimes forgotten needs of their siblings. Many children may have questions or...
