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Thankful for a Different Mindset

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 1/1 Aid, Autism, behavior, behavior change, Bobby, Church, Diagnosis, Early Detection, Early Intervention, Elopement, Occupational Therapy, Parent, School, services 15

Without the blessing of early detection and early intervention for Declan I realize I would have spent the last six years saying, “He should know better.” Read more about this, here!

Success in the Stack of IEP’s

March 19, 2019 Aggression, Autism, behavior, behavior change, Communication, IEP, Kindergarten, pictures, Potty Training, School, Special Education, support 20

Looking at a picture of Declan as his preschool graduation I realized how much he has accomplished through the years with adequate support. Read more about this, here!

Strangers and Autism

February 21, 2019 Autism, behavior, behavior change, Communication, Processing Speech, School, Strangers 19

Autism involves problems with socializing and communication. Processing what one hears is a large part of social communication. What does this mean for Declan when he is faced with a stranger and shuts down? Find out, here!

Discipline and High Functioning Autism

August 23, 2018 Autism, behavior, behavior change, Bobby, discipline, High Functioning Autism, learning, reinforcement, reward 8

Disciplining Catelyn has always been a challenge.
Not much bothers her when it comes to being sent to time out. Or to her room. She likes those things. Find out how we work to gain more preferred behaviors, here!