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How Can ABA Help with Dressing and Undressing?

Applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) is highly regarded for its proven ability to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gain the communication and social interaction skills they often struggle with. While every child’s ABA…
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How Autistic Adults Describe Masking and Unmasking

It is common for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to hide their symptoms as best as they can from others. This practice is called masking, and it’s a way not only to hide autism symptoms but to also cope with them. Some individuals…
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Understanding Monotropism in Autism

Having restrictive interests is one of the hallmark symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals with autism, for example, may show intense interest in one subject, such as vehicles, letters or numbers. These interests often go…
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ABA and CBT

Providing support services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often takes a multi-step approach. Since autism symptoms can range quite dramatically from one person to the next, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that works. In…
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Teaching Neurotypical Peers About Autism Inclusivity

The number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been on the rise in recent years. In 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the autism prevalence to be one in 31 children, an increase from the estimate…