AmyShymansky @ October 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Many state and federal initiatives are in place to end insurance discrimination for families with children with autism. The following link shares current information on your states current and pending legislation as well as prospective federal legislations.
http://www.autismvotes.org/site/c.frKNI3PCImE/b.3909861/k.B9DF/State_Initiatives.htm
Even if your state has laws in place to mandate insurance coverage for children with autism the process of getting [...]
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Jen Woyner M.A. BCBA @ October 14, 2009 # One Comment
“Instruction, defined functionally, produces behavior changes” (p. 43)
Barrett, Beatrice H. (2002) The Technology of Teaching Revisited: A Reader’s Companion to B.F. Skinner’s Book. Concord, MA. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. http://www.behavior.org/
If the instructor’s actions did not change student behavior, was instruction effective?
Tip: If you are not effectively changing behavior within 3 days of instruction, try changing your method again [...]
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Jen Woyner M.A. BCBA @ October 13, 2009 # No Comment Yet
“Each student brings to the classroom a unique genetic
endowment and a unique lifetime conditioning history as
well as an individualized set of current social and cultural
contingencies within that student’s family, community,
and peer group.” (p. 47)
Barrett, Beatrice H. (2002) The Technology of Teaching Revisited: A Reader’s Companion to B.F. Skinner’s Book. Concord, MA. Cambridge Center for Behavioral [...]
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Jen Woyner M.A. BCBA @ October 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
“Since an initial lesson description is a product of teacher behavior,
it is the teacher’s responsibility to discover and to alter whatever part
of the lesson plan is not functioning. It is not sufficient to explain
the lack of success in terms of a deficiency on the part of the student.” (51)
Barrett, Beatrice H. (2002) The Technology of [...]
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Jen Woyner M.A. BCBA @ October 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Consistency
Make sure that the message you are sending to your child is usually the same. EX- “No means no.”
Motivation
Will your child enjoy doing what you are asking of them? If not build in motivation. EX-Your child can do math but doesn’t really like to. Add in short 2 minute fun time breaks.
Expectations
Does your child know [...]
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