Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from parents who are having difficulty with their child’s behavior. Today’s question comes from no one in particular but from many parents. Every time we show a parent how effective the iPad is for their child with autism, they instantly want to [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Funding for iPads
Posted in AAC, Ask Missy Monday, Communication Intervention, tagged AAC, ABA, Applied Behavioral Strategies, augmentative and alternative communication, BCBA, funding, grants, IEP, iPad, proloquo2go, speech and language pathologist on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Speech Generated Devices and Later Communication
Posted in AAC, Communication Intervention, Research Review, tagged milieu teaching, motor imitation, PECS, vocal imitation on October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We try to review a research article each week. Because so many of you saw the 60 Minutes episode this week on iPad applications (such as Proloquo2go) for children with autism, we thought we would spring board off that wildly popular topic. In case you missed it, you can follow the link above to see [...]
Aggression in the Home
Posted in Challenging Behavior, Family, Intervention, What Works Wednesdays, tagged aggression, antecedent strategies, Applied Behavioral Strategies, BCBA, challenging behavior, consequences, hitting, preventive strategies, punishment, response cost on October 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Hi and welcome to “What Works Wednesdays” where we share a success story from one of our clinical cases. All names have been changed to preserve the privacy of the child and family. Our intent is to show readers how successful ABA can be. Today’s story is about a neurotypical little girl named Sophie who [...]
Sorting Through the Science
Posted in Evidence Based Treatments, Family, tagged Autism, Autism treatments, clinical trials, Peer-review process, peer-reviewed journals on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the greatest challenges you will face following the diagnosis of your child is determining which treatments to pursue to help your child grow and develop maximally. Many treatments are readily available for treating autism making the treatment selection decisions difficult for families. To ensure that your child receives treatment that is most effective [...]
Can We Address Feeding Issues at School?
Posted in Ask Missy Monday, Feeding Intervention/Feeding Therapy, Picky Eater, tagged ABA, Applied Behavioral Strategies, Eating, feeding difficulties, feeding intervention, feeding therapy, food selectivity, Picky Eater, picky eating on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from parents who are having difficulty with their child’s behavior. Today’s question comes from Tina, who is a teacher in a school district. Tina asks, “We have several children with feeding problems in our program. Is is appropriate for us to address [...]
Know Your Milk
Posted in Intervention, Picky Eater, tagged almond milk, coconut milk, goat's milk, hemp milk, milk, milk varieties, peanut butter zig zag, soy milk on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we are most certain that the topic of today’s post is probably not the most appetizing to many of our readers. However, given one of the headline stories on yahoo, we felt compelled to chime in. We should first clarify that we are not nutritionists, nor are we pretending to be. (On a completely [...]
Research Review: Melatonin and Sleep
Posted in Research Review, tagged Autism, melatonin, sleep on October 20, 2011 | 10 Comments »
We try to review a research article each week. Because we were both recently at the Autism Research Institute (ARI) conference, we picked a research article related to one of our presentations: sleep–or the lack thereof. We are not talking about OUR lack of sleep (there is not much sleeping going on out here), we [...]
It Is Never Too Late to Start Feeding Therapy
Posted in Feeding Intervention/Feeding Therapy, What Works Wednesdays, tagged ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis, Applied Behavioral Strategies, casein free, Eating, feeding difficulties, feeding intervention, feeding therapy, food selectivity, GFCF, gluten free, Picky Eater on October 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Hi and welcome to “What Works Wednesdays” where we share a success story from one of our clinical cases. All names have been changed to preserve the privacy of the child and family. Our intent is to show readers how successful ABA can be. We are often asked,”At what age should we begin behavioral feeding [...]
ARI Conference Reflection
Posted in Education, Intervention, tagged Adults with Asperger's, Adults with Autism, Applied Behavioral Strategies, ARI Conference, Asperger's, Autism, Autism Talk TV, continuing education, Health, nutrition, pill swallowing, Professional Resources, resources, Wrong Planet on October 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We just returned from the ARI conference in Las Vegas hosted by the Autism Research Institute. We were able to meet many people, parents and practitioners alike. We feel that this conference is must for families who are learning to treat their child’s autism. If you could not make it to Las Vegas, consider attending [...]
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