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How Hunger and Hydration Affect Autistic Behavior

For many parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a sudden behavioral meltdown or a period of irritability can sometimes seem to come out of nowhere. Their child may look happy, content and engaged in play one moment and then…
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How ABA Helps with Dentist Waiting Room Behavior

Learning patience and how to wait is hard for any child, yet they are essential skills for daily life. Not only are these skills vital for social interactions, they can affect a child’s safety as well. There are many times when children…
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How to Talk About Autism with Extended Family without Shame

Family support is critical in raising a child, no matter what that child’s development abilities are. It becomes even more critical, though, when a child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of children with autism…
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How to Help Grandparents Participate in ABA Learning

Parental and caregiver involvement is a key driver of success in applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy). The reason for this is quite simple: Parents and caregivers spend the most time with their children, so they need to know the strategies…
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What Eye-Tracking Studies Reveal About Autism

Studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a unique challenge to researchers, since many children with autism face deficits in social interaction and communication. In other words, unlike with other groups of people, researchers may not…