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Summertime allows families to get outside and enjoy time together. With the seemingly never ending year of 2020 behind us, the outdoors offer us easier […]
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Summertime allows families to get outside and enjoy time together. With the seemingly never ending year of 2020 behind us, the outdoors offer us easier […]
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a scientific approach that is dedicated to the improvement and understanding of human behavior. ABA professionals are dedicated to improving
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Yes, its that wonderful time of year, when the weather becomes perfectly crisp and our little ones climb on the bus each day to venture
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Parental burnout is a condition that can result from chronic parenting stress. Symptoms of parental burnout can include: Exhaustion in one’s parental role Feeling disconnected
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Does this scenario sound familiar to you: you’re a parent stuck at home with your child or children during the current coronavirus sheltering order and
Don’t Forget to Take Care of Yourself! Tips for Parents During the COVID Pandemic. Read More »
While parents grapple with the current health crisis that brings with it feelings of uncertainty, worry and anxiety, children also find themselves with many of
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This entry is the second installment focusing on employing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) during the current health crisis. ACT is a form of counseling
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Do you feel like you’re navigating an uncharted course through this COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you’re just like us! I’m Jill, clinical director with SBS,
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As we all continue to face the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we may find ourselves needing more and more help with our
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Welcome back to our last installment of our “Preparing for a Successful Thanksgiving” blog series. In this installment we will be reviewing strategies to support
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Welcome back to the third segment of our “Preparing for a Successful Thanksgiving” series. In this segment we will be looking at setting your child
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Welcome to the first installment of our “Preparing for a Successful Thanksgiving” series. Thanksgiving can be a hectic time. Cooking, cleaning, travelling, seeing loved ones,
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It is well known that deficits in social skills are common with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Each child with ASD is unique and
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In-home ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) services allow skills to be targeted in their most natural environment-home. This unique and highly personalized approach uses items and
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New tools, different ways of doing things, and unfamiliar people, this is what ABA (Assisted Behavior Analysis) therapy may look like to a child with
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ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) was first applied by psychologist Dr. Ivar Lovaas in 1987 while working at the University of California, Los Angeles. His belief
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As a parent, if you’ve ever questioned the effectiveness of ABA therapy, let the evidence speak for itself. In 1987, the grandfather of Assisted Behavior
ABA: The Most Effective Treatment For Autism Read More »
Who, what, when, where, and why? These are the ‘five w’s’ that are traditionally asked when considering Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy for a child
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ABA and SLP are two acronyms you might be very familiar with if you work in the Autism field. They are used quite often in
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Have you ever re-arranged the furniture in your living room? Did you find that suddenly placing your sofa in a different spot makes it look
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