Tag Archives: Autism

The A-Word, Part 53: Response Cost & The Library

By admin | Published: May 21, 2013
Riley

In this episode, Jack Riley is working on having a calm body instead of a silly body.

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CARD Opens State-of-the-Art Assessment Center in Woodland Hills, Open House on May 22

By Daphne Plump | Published: May 20, 2013
Open House Woodland Hills

We are proud to announce the opening of our new Woodland Hills Assessment Center. The center will provide assessments and consultations for children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of disorders. The Open House will be held on Wednesday, May 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 6330 Variel Ave., Suite 102 in Woodland Hills. It will provide families and professionals with an opportunity to meet one-on-one with the assessment team and tour the facility.

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Torin & Kaia – Mission Possible – Portrait of Hope

By Daphne Plump | Published: May 20, 2013
Torin & Kaia

Seven-year-old Torin Phillips and his 6-year-old sister, Kaia, are on a mission to overcome the limiting effects of autism. The two siblings, who live just outside of Boston in Forestdale, MA, receive intensive applied behavior therapy (ABA) from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD). Torin and Kaia’s unique and uplifting stories are featured in CARD’s newest episode of “Mission Possible: Portraits of Hope.”

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May Smarty

By Ali Aguilar | Published: May 6, 2013
May

Longer days mean waking up to sunshine and birds singing. My children both love birds – watching birds, making bird sounds, pretending to fly, building nests with old Easter grass, etc. One of our favorite summertime activities is feeding the ducks at a local pond.

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Autism Legislation Day

By Tyler Bridges | Published: April 18, 2013
Rally

Yesterday, April 17th, advocates from around the state joined as they met with elected officials to advocate for the over 15 proposed bills for the 2012-2013 legislative session impacting the autism, special needs and disability communities.

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Hacking Autism Hackathon

By Tyler Bridges | Published: April 18, 2013
SF

This weekend CARD is sending a team to San Francisco to be ‘Sensai’s’ for a Hackathon put on by AT&T and Autism Speaks.

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The A-Word, Part 52: Socio Dramatic Play & Outings

By Cheryl and Mike | Published: April 12, 2013
A-Word

Play has always had an important role in teaching Jack Riley. They have used play to teach him how to use items functionally – like when they use pretend food and place it on a plate. Jack Riley has now graduated to doing socio-dramatic play with his therapists where they take on different roles. They have been playing ‘restaurant’ for the last two months, where Jack Riley pretends to be the waiter, costumer, or the chef. Now that he has played out these roles, Jessica and Mike are taking him to an actual restaurant to see how he behaves in public.

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Online ABA Training & Curricula Programs Offering April Special

By Tyler Bridges | Published: April 3, 2013
April Special

It’s Autism Awareness Month! This month CARD would like to recognize to online programs that are making it easier (and cheaper) for parents to bring quality therapy into their home based on ABA principles. The best part about it, is that the training and curriculum is online! So YOU can use it when YOU have time!

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Institute For Behavioral Training Opens The Door To One-Stop Customized ABA Training For Practitioners & Parents

By Daphne Plump | Published: March 27, 2013
IBT

The Institute for Behavioral Training (IBT) launches its one-stop training site this week to provide parents and professionals who work with individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) customized training based on research-proven techniques using applied behavior analysis (ABA). IBT offers four types of training programs, including eLearning, face-to-face training, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) supervision and continuing education.

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Egg-citing ABA!

By Ali Aguilar | Published: March 20, 2013
Spring

One of my favorite ways for parents to maintain and generalize skills learned during therapy is to incorporate learned skills into seasonal or holiday activities. It ensures that concepts will be presented in a new way (in the context of the holiday). It also familiarizes children with seasonal and holiday traditions and objects. Easter eggs are one of the easiest and most versatile tools for generalization.

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