Halloween is one of the most eagerly anticipated events for children. Unfortunately, many children with autism aren’t able to participate due to their level of stress and anxiety caused by being in unfamiliar situations.
“How to survive the Holidays” is a hot topic for special needs blogs this time of year. But is that all we want to do? Merely survive? With a little planning and some modified expectations, the holidays can be enjoyable
It’s the week of one of the biggest holidays of the year and one of the busiest travel times! For parents, juggling last minute holiday preparations, days off from school, travel arrangements and other parental responsibilities
The holidays are fun, exciting and yet challenging times for everyone. Rushing, shopping, cleaning, and traveling are just a few things most of us seem to try to multi-task during this festive season.
Dr. Ronald Brown, a noted expert on the topic of ADHD has served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic (Health Affairs) at the University of North Texas System.
“What will happen to my child with special needs when I am gone?” This is a question that parents of children with special needs will eventually have to ask themselves. While this is a topic that is often avoided,
A BILLION dollars would go a long way towards improving the lives of people with Autism, right? Well, you would think so… but what’s the TRUE impact of Private Equity investments in ABA businesses? Who’s winning in this game of ABA roll-up?
Private Equity (PE) firms have a LOT of money – think hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars. Their job is to invest this money in order to provide their investors (typically pension funds, hedge funds,
Being an RBT for me was extremely fun because where were you going to find a place where you can be completely silly without having to worry what people thought about you? This was the only job that made me feel like I could make a dramatic difference while being myself.
I also liked to be surrounded by people that had the same goals of wanting to help kids and the teamwork made the job much easier and more enjoyable.
Change and progress was the ultimate goal for our kiddos. The early intervention program was seriously only a miracle because I saw changes in the kiddos that from day one, you wouldn’t even recognize who they were.
Changes from being able to utter 3-4 words where they can only make a syllable from when they started, the behavior decreases in which kiddo that used to engage in 30-40 0 self-harm to only half, learning how to wait during games, table work where they use to swipe and drop to the floor if they had to.
My favorite was when the parents would tell us what amazing progress they were making at home. I used to tear up and felt for these parents so much because it was already difficult for them and now, they can trust and rely on ABA and the therapists knowing their goal was ours.
By Emma Rogers, BA, RBT
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