“Alien in a Boardroom” by Josh
Guest writer Josh is Sarah Steinberg’s brother. Josh is 29 years old, lives in California and has autism. As a child, Josh struggled to communicate […]
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Behavior
The social skills building play date
Does your special needs child have difficulty making and playing with friends? Are you looking for ways to encourage social interactions between your special needs
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Potty training your sensory kid
Teaching a child with Autism how to use a toilet can pose several different challenges. Even if you have success with potty training your child
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Let’s Have a Poop Potty Party!
So you have decided to potty train your child? Or maybe your child will go number 1 but will not go number 2? We can
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Potty Party Plan: The 1, 2, 3 so he will 1 and 2
Part one: number one Is potty training not going as easy as 1, 2, 3 like the books say? Does your child only do number
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Top 3 social skills to help your child avoid BULLYING
Check out these recent tips and images that became very popular on facebook! These are concise, simple to follow ways to help your child learn
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Smooth Sailing with Your Kids this Summer
Summertime is the perfect time to kick back and relax with your kids. Special trips, vacations and summer camp are all apart of the summertime
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5 Tips for a Social Summer
Summer is a great time to work on social skills for children with autism, as they relax and play with friends. Whether at camp, play
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Visual Routines: The Key to Dinnertime Success
Check out this video for ways to turn dinnertime into a successful experience for the entire family.
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Autism Survival Guide
Understanding the behavior of a child with Autism can be challenging, especially since many behaviors (good and bad) are specific to that child. However, when
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What Autism Looks Like
Overview The essential features of Autism are impaired development of language and social skills. A severe insistence on sameness and routine is another classic marker.
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Inside an ABA Session
There are many misconceptions that intense ABA therapy is “hard” on the child. However, this is where all the necessary developmental skills are taught to
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The ABA Evaluation
Continuing our discussion on Applied Behavioral Analysis, we now focus on what exactly occurs during an ABA evaluation. Please send in any questions, comments or
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ABA Therapy: Just Watch
ABA therapy…what I wish all parents and educators knew. Just watch. If you are unsure, just watch. If you are doubtful, just watch. Just watch
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ABA Myths
We continue to go in depth into the topic of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. Please feel free to send in any follow up questions
ABA Therapy- Who, What, Where, When, Why and How
Join us as we go in depth into the topic of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy over the next few blog posts. Please feel free
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Winter Break is Over: Getting Back on Track
For many kids, winter vacation ends tomorrow and that means it’s back to the daily grind. Back to getting out the door on time for
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New Years Resolution Ideas for Parents
Many people got gym memberships to better their physical health. New Years is a good time to think about ways we can be better in
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Turn “Give me” to “Can I Please…”
How to Stop “Give me That” and Teach Respectful Requests Do you often hear, “Give me that now!”… “I don’t have to listen to you”
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Car Trip Chaos
Summer is here and that means fun! Summer is a great opportunity to take short day trips with the kids to museums, waterparks, etc. Some