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Email UpdatesAmyShymansky @ December 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Teaching your child with autism to “wait a minute”, “not now, but later”, or “after you get done…” can be a difficult skill to teach. Many times the ability to wait for delayed gratification must be directly taught. Parents can begin teaching this skill by using a timer to directly teach the meaning of these [...]
AmyShymansky @ December 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Parents! Join us this Saturday for our interactive training to learn strategies for decreasing problematic behaviors with your child.
Decreasing Problematic Behavior Webinar (click here to view)
AmyShymansky @ December 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet
For families looking to begin a home-based educational program for their child with Autism getting started is the hardest part! From finding an effective consultant and therapists, to jumping thru insurance hoops or financial burdens. As difficult to start off and financially draining as a home-program can be for families they can be the most [...]
AmyShymansky @ November 18, 2009 # 2 Comments
Decreasing Problematic Behavior
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Jen Woyner M.A. BCBA @ November 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
If you are seeing problematic behavior for the first time or seeing a “new” behavior, start taking data.
Figure out when the behavior occurs and start counting…. How often, how long, how intense is it?
Write down what happened right before and right after the behavior-look for ongoing patterns
Try to identify what the person is trying to [...]