Making requests is a vital part of communication. Without the ability to effectively ask for items or things, for example, children often won’t be able to get their needs met. Unfortunately, this situation commonly happens for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who typically face challenges with communication. While each individual’s particular communication deficit might […]
Patience may be a virtue, but it’s something that most children have trouble exhibiting on a consistent basis. A child often wants things immediately and doesn’t want to wait for them. Yet, patience is a basic skill that all children must learn to master. When children can exhibit patience, it helps them to be in […]
Despite amazing progress in recent years, there’s still much that the general public doesn’t know or doesn’t understand about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Advanced research and awareness efforts have led to improved identification of symptoms, accurate diagnosis, treatment options and general inclusiveness. At the same time, many people don’t fully grasp what autism is and […]
To succeed throughout daily life, children need to learn how to follow instructions. It is a skill that most children learn over time, with many bumps in the road to be expected. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), though, learning to follow instructions can be more difficult than others. This could be due to […]
There’s nothing abnormal about experiencing separation anxiety. All children experience separation anxiety at one point in time, and some people continue to experience it into adulthood. Separation anxiety is common when parents leave their children in a foreign place for the first time, such as the first day at daycare or preschool, for example. For […]
People who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from many comorbidities. In addition to their neurodevelopmental disorder, people with autism are at higher risk for having sleeping issues, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension and other conditions. While research is still ongoing as to why this may be, part of the reason for their higher susceptibility to some […]
Social skills form the foundation of establishing and maintaining relationships. This, of course, is a key component of happiness and success in life, whether from a personal or professional perspective. Many of these skills are learned from a young age, including how to be patient and take turns, how to listen and respond, how to […]
Summer is an exciting time full of long breaks from school, vacations and plenty of fun in the sun. At the same time, summer presents a lot of challenges for children and for parents. Not only are there major disruptions in typical routines and schedules, but all children are at risk of what’s known as […]
Children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) oftentimes exhibit problem behaviors. These behaviors can range from disruptive tantrums to even something harmful such as banging their heads into the ground. One of the major goals of applied behavior analysis is to help children with autism learn new replacement behaviors for any problem behaviors they may […]
