ABAI on restraint and seclusion
Based on the work of a task force composed of highly qualified individuals, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) has issued position statement about the use of restraint and...
View ArticleWWC on Lovaas model
The US Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) released the results of its review of the model for teaching children with Autism that is based on the work of the late Ivar Lovaas on 24...
View ArticleAnother photo for fun
E. Guetzloe, G. Sugai, & R. Simpson I was moving some materials from one office to another when I came across this photo of some friends. Believe it or not, I took this with a film camera. Yes, it...
View ArticleSugar’s still not to blame
The sugar-makes-kids-hyper hypothesis is still false. Dan Willingham stuck another fork in it. Roasty-toasty. All done. Fizzle. Now, I’m not advocating a high-fructose, feed-’em-soda-and-sweets diet,...
View ArticleDenny Reid in C’ville!
Dennis Reid, a renowned researcher and clinician who for more than 35 years has worked with individuals who have Autism, will speak on 22 September 2011 on “Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting...
View ArticleAddressing bullying via PBIS
Tim Lewis Do you want to learn how to do something about bullying in schools? Here’s a way to get started. Under the auspices of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Tim Lewis will present an...
View ArticleWebinar on FBA and positive behavior support plans
Tim Lewis If you and your colleagues need to obtain a good foundation on the use of functional behavioral assessment and positive behavior support plans, there is an opportunity coming to satisfy that...
View ArticleToilet training Webinar
My colleague, Annie McLaughlin, who is the Outreach Supervisor for the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), will be hosting a Webinar on toilet training 15 May 2012. Annie—who completed teacher...
View ArticleUS ED resource on restraint and seclusion
The US Department of Education (ED) published Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document today. After the extensive discussions the last few years about abuses of management procedures (see ,...
View ArticleInsurance woes ahead?
Will changes in California’s insurance system cause children to lose their access to therapies based on applied behavior analysis? According to a story by Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times,...
View ArticleAutism encounters with law enforcement
Have you ever fretted about what would happen if someone who has not learned to comply with commands encounters someone who expects immediate compliance? Suppose further that the person who relies on...
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