There’s a divide I’ve noticed between behavioral therapist communities. There are the BF Skinner lovers and the BF Skinner haters, no one is lukewarm with their opinion.
CARD has made some shirts coyly using BF Skinner’s face quoting him saying, “ A constantly experimental attitude toward everything- that’s all we need.” The shirts are clever and young. Hopefully they will garner the attention of young adults who are looking for careers in this dead economy. (more…)
It’s been over a year now that I have been working on the weekly documentary web series called The A-Word. I follow Jack Riley and his family once a week, and watch their lives unfold. At least that’s how it was. The more time that has gone (more…)
A few nights ago I had dinner with my friends Renee and Steve. Renee is an elementary school teacher, her husband Steve is a musician. They have a 2-year-old son, and in about a month will have a daughter as well. During dinner, (more…)
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the many reports circulating in the news involving the abuse of children and adults. After writing my last blog about the scandal at Miramonte School, The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (more…)
The news right now is saturated with stories about Miramonte Elementary School and the lewd acts that were allegedly committed against children by more than one teacher at the school. These events are closely shadowed by the Penn State (more…)
A few weeks ago I began a 3-part series called Autism and the Family Dynamic. In part 1, Emily spoke about her older brother that is on the autism spectrum and how her family needed therapy to help them talk about the stresses and emotional (more…)
My first introduction to autism was through my mom’s friend’s son who was only four years younger than me. I remember the first time I met him at around six years old; my mother warned me that he was different, and to not tease him. His (more…)
We are all too familiar with anxiety, probably now more than ever. Often associated with intensive stress and worry, anxiety is actually a normal adaptive function stemming from thoughts of past and future events, whether real or imaginative, (more…)
Weeks ago, I mentioned in one of my previous articles, that most children with autism respond remarkably well to planned schedules. Whether constructed through text or illustrations, these guidelines can be valuable (more…)
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