Parent Involvement and Self-Care
Published April 26, 2019
By Juan Carlos Lopez, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBS When offering services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), parents and caregivers play a unique role in their child’s development. It is also important to remember that for the adults, it is as …
Strategies to Reduce Problem Behaviors
Published April 19, 2019
By: Adriana Neumann, BCBA, ABA Clinical Supervisor [caption id="attachment_13093" align="alignright" width="350"]  [/caption] We know why the problem behavior is occurring... But now what? Believe it or not, identifying why a problem behavior is occ…
Why Behavior Happens
Published April 12, 2019
By Keven M. Schock, BCBA, Lead Clinical Director and Kelly Rose, BCBA, Clinical Director Why doesn’t my child engage in the behaviors I would like him/her to? Parents often ask this question, and parents of children that are neuro-atypical have eve…
Finding Hope for J.P.
Published April 8, 2019
“In the beginning, we didn’t want to say autism. We just said J.P. was developmentally delayed. We never said autism. Not to our friends. Not to our family. Not even to ourselves.” J.P.’s parents struggled to accept their son’s autism diagnosis for …
Help Me Help You: A Parent-BCBA Partnership
Published April 5, 2019
By Melissa Fenske, M.S., BCBA, LBS “I need help! My child is out of control, and I don’t know what to do!” These words are all too familiar when we first speak to parents who are seeking home, school, and community services for their child diagnose…
Paris, First and Foremost
Published March 29, 2019
“Paris has cerebral palsy. But she is so much more than her condition.” When Paris was diagnosed with CP at birth, Krystal knew the disorder would impact her daughter in many ways. But she determined early on that she wouldn’t let it define Paris. “…
Changed for the Better
Published March 22, 2019
By Martha, Justin's mom I wish more people understood that having a son with Down syndrome did change my family’s life for sure, but that Justin changed us for the better. Justin has taught us to value life more and appreciate what we are given. We …
Myra's Therapy Team
Published March 15, 2019
By Delisa Derbyshire, PTA  Meet Myra. She is a happy, unstoppable three-year-old with Rett’s syndrome. Perhaps the most striking thing about Myra is her brightly attentive, beautiful eyes. Although she cannot talk, Myra communicates with her eyes in…
Understanding Dysphagia
Published March 8, 2019
Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder and can be found in children who have neurological disorders. It is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in swallowing. Although dysphagia is a symptom, the term is sometimes used as a condition in its o…
Excelling with Enteral Nutrition
Published Feb. 22, 2019
Meet Mason! Turning three years old this February, Mason has been such a superstar since the day he was born. He and his family are happy to share his story to celebrate Mason’s health progress in addition to Feeding Tube Awareness Week. Mason is d…
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