Monthly Archives: October 2012

Boo!-ks

By Ali Aguilar | Published: October 30, 2012
Books

Books are a wonderful way to introduce the new concepts and vocabulary related to holidays. Here are some Halloween books that can be integrated into your child’s ABA program.

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Ask Dr. Doreen

By Emily Goodwin | Published: October 29, 2012

CARD founder and Executive Director Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh is coming to Autism Live!

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Happy Halloween From Rochester, New York

By Amanda Falzone | Published: October 29, 2012
Rochester

On October 25th, CARD’s Fairport office got a spooky makeover… The Ghouls and Gobblins came over to our office for our Halloween party around 6, and trick or treated their way around the office! The office was spooked out with pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and even the occasion black cat (don’t worry, the mice were hiding!).
When the children all came in, they met a NFL referee, a penguin, and even Mini Mouse! Of course, our kiddo’s had the best costumes ever- including a tiger, the entire family from The Incredibles, and even a polar bear!

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The A-Word, Autism Part 43: Preschool And IEP Meeting

By Cheryl and Mike | Published: October 25, 2012

Jack Riley began preschool this year which has been a challenging adjustment for the family. On top of the stress of starting school, the family had an IEP meeting. Typically an IEP meeting happens annually after the child’s birthday, but this year they are having two meetings.

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Trick-Or-Treat!

By Ali Aguilar | Published: October 24, 2012
Trick or Treat

Halloween is around the corner! One of my favorite Halloween activities is practice trick-or-treat. This can be as simple or elaborate as you like. All you really need is a door, a bag and a treat, but it might be fun to incorporate dress-up clothes or have a Halloween dress rehearsal.

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What It Takes to Be A CARD Therapist

By Mattie Fraser | Published: October 22, 2012
Therapist

The first thing I’ll say is that it takes more than just a degree to be a CARD therapist. The qualities required of a successful clinician involve more than what can be summed up under education and experience on a resume.

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We’re Having An Open House In The Windy City

By Marisol Remoquillo | Published: October 16, 2012
Chicago

CARD Chicago is so excited to be hosting an open house for new clients this November! For the first time in nearly 5 years, the Chicago office no longer has a waitlist. Our office has been growing, and we’ve finally reached a capacity of qualified clinicians to help more families affected by autism!

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Speaking Out for Autism

By Amanda Falzone | Published: October 11, 2012
Rochester

I am fairly new to the Autism Community. Before working for CARD, the only experience I had with autism was J-Mac, my high school classmate who was diagnosed with autism and was our high schools’ basketball manager. Our senior year he stepped in and single handily scored 20 points in four minutes during our senior game. Other than that, I was clueless. Cut to July 2012, and all of a sudden I was the new Operations Manager for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders. It took a while to wrap my head around what we really do and I didn’t really didn’t see the community aspect of autism until this past weekend. Our office contributed to the Autism Speaks: Rochester Walk for Autism.

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Teaching Sarcasm

By Ali Aguilar | Published: October 10, 2012
Sarcasm

One of the reasons my daughter struggled to understand my explanation of sarcasm, other than the sub-par definition and the fact that she’s still a little shaky on the meaning of “opposite,” is because the ability to detect sarcasm and irony doesn’t develop until ages 5 or 6. In neurotypical children, this skill continues to develop into early teens (Creusere, 2000; Dews et al., 1996; Harris & Pexman, 2003; Pexman et al., 2011). For children with ASDs (ASD), understanding and using non-literal and counterfactual language, like sarcasm, is particularly difficult.

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See CARD Founder Dr. Doreen Speak At ARI Conference

By Tyler Bridges | Published: October 9, 2012
Dr. Doreen

The conference will be from October 12th to October 14th and will be featuring such distinguished speakers as CARD’s own founder Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh Ph.D, Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook, UCLA’s Peer Program’s Mina Park Ph.D, and many more! Don’t miss out on this chance to hear from those pioneering change and development for those with autism.

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