Author Archives: Suzanne Oshinsky

ABA for Autism: Take Action Now!

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: December 7, 2012

Autism parents, experts and activists, encourage everyone to sign the petition asking Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to clarify the essential health benefits to include ABA for Autism! This small clarification can open a world of possibilities for children with Autism. Learn how you can make your own infinity ribbon to tell the world that with ABA, the possibilities are infinite!

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The A Word, Autism Part 37: Parents Talk About Inflexibility Issues

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: July 9, 2012

Jack Riley is more aware of others and gets excited when he has visitors. When Jessica and other therapists first started coming over, he wouldn’t acknowledge their presence, but now he does with enthusiasm. At the same time however, Jack Riley has been having behavioral issues and has been very inflexible. Cheryl and Mike share with Jessica what his behaviors have been like. Jessica and Jack Riley continue working on categories as Mom and Dad help as interpreters.

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Autism Independence

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: January 5, 2011

The schooling that Phil’s students were receiving was something called transition services. Transition services are classes that help adults with disabilities become as independent as possible. Bob, Phil’s highest functioning student is somewhere on the autism spectrum. He would leave class everyday and go to work at his job for a few hours. It was a menial task but Bob enjoyed it, he liked the independence he had and would tell me about what he did there.

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Defining Autism

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: December 30, 2010

Some common signs of autism are difficulty communicating, lack of social skills, and repetitive behavior. [1] Remove the word autism from that sentence and those descriptions define most artists. There is an iconic, preconceived notion associated with artists labeled as genius. As they are consumed by their practice and their unique vision of the world, [...]

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Doctor’s Sued Over ‘Dangerous’ Autism Treatment

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: December 15, 2010

The main thing that struck me after reading the article “Doctors Sued Over ‘Dangerous’ Autism Treatment“ in the Chicago Breaking News was the difference in perspective over what is considered desperate and what is considered proactive when treating autism. .rax_tsmdwc_main { float:right; background: ; border: ; padding: 10px; margin:0px 10px 10px 10px; margin-right:0px; } .rax_tsmswc_inner [...]

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ABA As A Way To Teach Executive Functions And Perspective Taking

By Suzanne Oshinsky | Published: December 10, 2010

In November the annual conference for the Missouri Association for Behavior Analysis (MOABA) was held. This year Dr. Jonathon Tarbox, who is the Director of Research and Development for Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), was invited to give a speech. The focus of his speech was on the recent research and clinical practice [...]

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